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John V. Dwyer, Jr.

Jack Dwyer believes in service - to his clients, to his community, and to his profession. For over 35 years, he has represented individuals and businesses that have the need for intelligent, thoughtful counsel, both to advise them on disputes and to fight for them in the courtroom when necessary. His soft spoken but firm approach has successfully resolved such diverse matters as Superfund litigation, environmental Administrative Orders, complex, multiple-party personal injury cases, and clergy abuse claims. Jack honed his skills trying numerous pro bono criminal and juvenile cases in the District Court in the 1970s, and he has tried civil cases in Superior Courts throughout the State of New Hampshire, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He has also argued before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the United States First Circuit Court of Appeals.

While Jack's background, intellectual interests, and skills remain broad, his current practice focuses primarily on environmental litigation and business disputes. From the seminal environmental case of the United States v Ottati & Goss, in which Jack served as trial counsel for an alleged responsible party, to the pending product liability case brought by the State of New Hampshire against the petroleum industry (State of New Hampshire v Hess, et. al.), Jack has earned the distinction of being at the top of the profession. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the area of Environmental Litigation for approximately 20 years. Those strengths have also translated into an expertise, largely on Superfund matters, of negotiating Consent Decrees with both federal and state regulators, serving as Chair of Responsible Party groups at Superfund Sites, directing recalcitrant litigation in Superfund matters, and structuring groups and methods for the performance of remediation activities. During that time, he has continued to litigate and try a broad range of commercial and complex professional and personal injury cases.

Jack has also put an extraordinary amount of time into making New Hampshire a better place to live. He has served as a Director and Chair of the Nashua Youth Council, a psychological counseling agency for troubled young people. He has been a youth baseball coach, as well as League President and Vice President. He served as a Trustee of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for over 20 years (3 years as Chair), during which time the hospital not only expanded its physical facilities, but also evolved into a multi-specialty system which became the major provider of health care services to the people of Southern New Hampshire. Jack was recognized by the New Hampshire Hospital Association as the State's "Most Outstanding Hospital Trustee" in 2004. Jack also served on the State's first Judicial Selection Commission, which was recognized by the New Hampshire Bar Association for "Distinguished Service to the Profession and to the Public." The Nashua Bar Association has also honored him with its unique "Edward A. Jordan Humanitarian Award".

Jack grew up in the projects of South Boston and the Oak Square neighborhood of Brighton, Massachusetts. He is a very proud alumnus of Boston College, from which he graduated (Cum Laude) in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army in South Carolina and Okinawa from 1969 to 1971, returning to Duke University School of Law from which he graduated (Order of the Coif) in 1974. He was admitted to both the New Hampshire Bar and the Bar of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1974. He is also a member of the Bar of the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Professional/Civic Activities
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Nashua Bar Association (Past President)
  • Trustee of Charles H. Nutt Hospital
  • Trustee Emeritus of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
Bar Admissions
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Education
  • J.D., Duke University School of Law (1974) (Order of the Coif) (Staff, Duke Law Journal- 1972-December 1973)
  • A.B. (History), Boston College (1968) (Cum Laude)
Representative Cases
  • State of New Hampshire v. Hess Corporation, et. al. (Merrimack County Superior Court 03-C-550)
  • United States v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et. al. (U.S. District Court N.H. 07-CV-00060)
  • United States v. Exxon Corporation, et. al.United States v. Exxon Corporation, et. al. (U.S. District Court N.H. 92-CV-00486)
  • Solidscape v. Sanders Design International (U.S. District Court N.H. 03-CV-00301)
  • Foss Mfg. Co. v. Exxon Corporation (U.S. District Court 88-CV-00160)
  • Hussey v. Exxon Corporation (U.S. District Court 88-CV-00385)
  • Brewster v. Town of Amherst, 144 N.H. 364 (1999)
  • Estabrook v. American Hoist & Derrick, Inc., (127 N.H. 162 (1985)
  • Chagnon Lumber Co., Inc. v. Stone Mill Construction, 124 N.H. 820 (1984)
  • Royal Globe Ins. Co. v. Poirier, 120 N.H. 422 (1980)
  • Chair, Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site Group
  • Counsel, Auburn Road Performing Party Group