Meredith, NH

Allison Ambrose

Allison joined the Wescott office in May 2011, building her practice and becoming Director and Managing Partner in February of 2016. A cum laude graduate of the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law (now University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law) and a Daniel Webster Scholar, Allison previously earned her BS in Business Management from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. Allison is admitted to practice in the Courts of the State of New Hampshire and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Prior to practicing law, Allison worked as an international business liaison for State Street Global Advisors in Boston, clerked for the Honorable Richard McNamara of the Merrimack County Superior Court and worked as a teaching assistant at UNH School of Law. Allison is a member of both the Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations. A graduate of the Leadership Lakes Region and Leadership New Hampshire programs, Allison is active in the community, serving as Corporator of Bank of New Hampshire, a CASA NH child advocate volunteer, Chair of the Belknap Economic Development Council (BEDC), various NH Bar committees and is the former Chair of the Belknap Mill Society. In 2018 she was recognized among the state’s brightest young achievers by the 40 Under Forty program. While Allison offers general legal services, she focuses her practice on civil disputes, personal injury and landlord/tenant matters. Her other advocacy work includes contract drafting and disputes, criminal and DWI defense, motor vehicle violations, and employment law. Allison lives with her husband and two young children in the Lakes Region. When not working, Allison enjoys spending time with family, hiking New Hampshire’s beautiful mountains, waterskiing, boating, and reading.

Jesse Friedman

Jesse has personally represented thousands of clients throughout the State - from juvenile delinquency offenses through homicides. He has extensive trial and litigation experience and has obtained favorable outcomes for thousands of clients throughout the years. Jesse has appeared and represented clients throughout the State of NH and has supervised over 25,000 cases in Belknap and Carroll counties for the past 25 years. Jesse has appeared and been lead counsel on some of the highest profile cases in NH history. In addition, Jesse is a founding member of numerous alternative sentencing programs and court initiatives to include the Belknap County Recovery Court and the Carroll County Adult Drug Treatment Court. Jesse also served two terms as a member of the NH Bar Board of Governors serving Belknap County.

Benjamin T. French

Wescott Law is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Benjamin T. French to its team of legal professionals. Prior to pursuing a career in the legal field, French worked for several years in the insurance sector. “I’d always had an interest in the legal field, but while I was working in intercompany arbitration for an insurance company I found I enjoyed the advocacy component,” noted French. “It was then I knew I needed to take the next step in my career and pursue a law degree.” French received his undergraduate degree from Franklin Pierce University in criminal justice and history. He completed his law degree at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he was a member of the nationally recognized Daniel Webster Scholars Honors Program. During law school, French worked as a law clerk for several New Hampshire law firms, including Wescott Law, and served as judicial intern to the Honorable Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. “While clerking for us during law school, Ben displayed many attributes that aligned with our core values here at Wescott Law,” said Sarah Rubury, partner and director. “As a New Hampshire native, he can effectively navigate our legal landscape and provide sound legal counsel to our clients. We are so pleased that Ben has joined our team.” French is now accepting cases in civil litigation, estate planning and probate administration, family law and divorce, and personal injury.

Rodney Dyer

Rod earned his BA from the University of New Hampshire and his JD from Boston University. From 2005 to 2011, Rod served as Chairman of Laconia Savings Bank (which changed its name in 2012 to Bank of New Hampshire), the largest independent bank in the State of New Hampshire. Rod is a member of the Belknap County Bar Association (Past President 1977-1979), and the New Hampshire Bar Association. Rod is also an active member of the Lakes Region community. He served two terms as Mayor of Laconia and also served as Chair of the Laconia School Board. Rod is a co-founder of the Lakes Business Group and of Lakes Region Community Health and Hospice. He is also a member of the Laconia/Gilford Economic Development Authority, and is the Gilford Representative on the Joint Board of Commissioners of the Lakes Business Park. Rod has received outstanding community service awards from the Belknap Mill Society and the Greater Laconia Chamber of Commerce. Dyer served as Chairman of Laconia Savings Bank (now Bank of New Hampshire) for six years. He is also past president of the Belknap County Bar Association and a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Professionally, Dyer has played a major role in real estate and condominium development in central New Hampshire for more than thirty five years. Dyer’s experience includes all types of residential and commercial development, zoning and planning, condominiums, shopping centers, business and corporate representation and commercial transactions. He retired in 2021 and resides in Laconia with his wife, Gail.

Sarah N. Rubury

Attorney Sarah N. Rubury joined Wescott Law in 2016, having previously practiced in New York. In January 2022, Sarah became a Partner and Director of the firm. A 2013 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Sarah also graduated magna cum laude from the Honors College of Middle Tennessee State University. She is admitted to practice in the Courts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Sarah gained extensive experience handling complex insurance litigation at Wilson Elser in New York. While in law school, she worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and Innovative Business Law Group. In the course of these positions, she focused on litigation, business, real estate and employment law matters for small and mid-sized companies. Sarah now focuses her legal practice on commercial and residential real estate matters, as well as estate planning, probate administration, business law, and select litigation matters. Sarah is committed to being an active member of her community. She currently serves as President of the Belknap County Bar Association, and is a member of the Town of Rumney Planning Board and the Grafton County Development Corporation Board of Directors.

Kathrine Lacey

First joining Wescott Law as a legal intern in 2013, Kathrine has since built a community foundation upon which she developed a successful law practice. In January of 2019 she became a Director and the Co-Managing Partner of the firm. A 2014 graduate of University of New Hampshire School of Law (now University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law) and a 2011 graduate of Bay Path College, Kathrine worked as a paralegal for law firm Marien & Hodge, PC of Springfield, Massachusetts and completed internships in the Laconia and Franklin City Prosecutor’s Offices. Kathrine is an active member of the Lakes Region community. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Central New Hampshire as well as Collaborative Divorce New Hampshire. Kathrine maintains a general practice, but primarily focuses on Family Law with a collaborative approach, as well as general litigation and criminal matters. She attended the June 2014 Collaborative Law-New Hampshire training. Kathrine’s goal is to preserve her clients’ best interests during challenging personal times, cultivating the integrity of the process while navigating clients through the application of the law as it pertains to their legal matters.

John has successfully defended and obtained not guilty verdicts for clients charged with various misdemeanor offense such as DWI, simple assault, and criminal threatening, as well as, serious felony charges such as possession of controlled drugs, welfare fraud, aggravated felonious sexual assault, and attempted murder. In his client-centered representation, John has successfully negotiated thousands of criminal cases which have resulted in reduced charges and favorable sentences.