About Us

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC is committed to providing high quality legal representation in workers’ compensation and insurance matters at a reasonable cost. Our Attorneys have experience before all New Hampshire State and Federal courts, the Department of Labor, and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Our Attorneys have extensive experience in counseling employers, insurance carriers and third party administrators in workers’ compensation and insurance matters and our attorneys include a former Legal Counsel to the N.H. Department of Labor and a past Chair of the Workers’ Compensation section of the N.H. Bar Association. This experience provides the necessary foundation to meet your legal needs with consistent, informed advice and representation throughout all stages of litigation.

Our firm has maintained its edge in meeting the legal needs of the business and insurance community by staying current with latest developments in case law, legislation, regulation and technology. Centrally located in Manchester, N.H. we are readily accessible to you, the courts, state agencies and legal resources.

We pride ourselves on keeping our clients informed and up-to-date.

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC is a member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network and is AV® Preeminent ™, Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

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Attorney Kevin W. Stuart Appointed to the Town of Auburn Zoning Board of Adjustment

Attorney Kevin W. Stuart has been appointed to serve as an alternate member on the Town of Auburn’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.  The Zoning Board of Adjustment reviews applications for certain land uses and whether to grant exceptions to the zoning ordinances in Auburn, New Hampshire.

Attorney Kevin W. Stuart Earns Recognition in the 2011 Edition of NE Super Lawyers®

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC is proud to announce that Attorney Kevin W. Stuart has been recognized in the 2011 list of New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars, only 5% of the attorneys in New England are selected for this honor.  This publication is a way to search for outstanding attorneys across New England in more [...]

Attorney Andrew A. Merrill Recognized in the NHBR

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Andrew A. Merrill for his recognition in the October 2011 edition of the New Hampshire Business Review.  You can find him in the Law section under Workers’ Compensation Law –Employers.  For more information on the New Hampshire Business Review, visit www.NHBR.com.

Attorneys Donna M. Daneke and Gary S. Harding published New Hampshire Bar News article

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Donna M. Daneke and Attorney Gary S. Harding for their recent publication of an article in the New Hampshire Bar News on the New Hampshire Supreme Court case Appeal of James Margeson.

Bernard & Merrill Attorneys to Present at NHAA Fall Conference

On behalf of the New Hampshire Adjusters’ Association, Attorneys Bernard, Merrill and Daneke are presenting at the annual fall conference on November 3 & 4, 2011, at the Atkinson Resort and Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire.  Their Topics include an analysis of third-party claims, an update of recent statutory amendments and New Hampshire Supreme [...]