Nashua, NH

Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson has over 30 years of experience fighting for accident victims, successfully resolving thousands of cases and recovering over $20,000,000 for clients last year. He holds a 'Best Lawyers in America' rating from U.S. News & World Report, is featured in New England SuperLawyers magazine, and is 'AV Preeminent' rated by Lawyers.com. He also supports non-profit organizations like the Brain Injury Association and the Consumer Health Law Program.

John L. Ward

Attorney Ward is the founder and managing partner of Ward Law Group, PLLC and his areas of concentration are Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, and Social Security Disability claims. He graduated Cum Laude from UNH and Franklin Pierce Law Center (now UNH School of Law). He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, New Hampshire Bar Association’s Legal Committee, New Hampshire Association for Justice, National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He serves on the board of directors for the North Manchester Hooksett Little League and the Manchester City Library Foundation, and is a Trustee for the Polaris Charter School. He is the former Chair, President, and Vice President of the NHBA’s Workers’ Compensation Section, and a former member of the NHBA’s New Lawyers Committee. He has been recognized as one of the top ten Personal Injury attorneys under 40 in New Hampshire by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, named in the New Hampshire Union Leaders Top 40 under 40 (2022), a Top 40 Under 40 civil plaintiff attorney by the National Trial Lawyers Association (2014-2021), awarded the Client’s Choice Award by AVVO (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023), and featured in Super Lawyers Magazine for ten consecutive years (2015-2024 as rising star, 2025 as super lawyer). He regularly speaks at seminars and coaches youth baseball and flag football.

Robert S. Stephen

Mr. Robert S. Stephen is a 1993 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Suffolk Law School, where he graduated #1 in his class. He founded Stephen Law Group, PLLC in 2004. With over 25 years of experience, he focuses on Personal Injury and Car and Auto Accident cases in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. He also holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.

David Gottesman

Attorney David Gottesman has been practicing law since 1973. He founded the Nashua-based firm Gottesman & Hollis, P.A. with attorney Morgan A Hollis in 1978 and currently focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases. Gottesman has achieved the level of Advocate in the education programs offered by the American Association for Justice.

Dana K. Smith

Attorney Smith is the Senior Associate Attorney at Ward Law Group, PLLC, concentrating on Workers’ Compensation law. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2009 with dual bachelor’s degrees in Justice Studies and English/Journalism, and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2013. He interned as a private investigator and Rule 36 Attorney with the New Hampshire Public Defender, mediated small claims cases, and completed a legal residency at Normand Higham. He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service, and the USA500 Club’s New Hampshire division. He served on the Kreiva Academy’s Board of Trustees from 2020-2022. He regularly appears at the New Hampshire Department of Labor and before the Compensation Appeals Board. He is a 5-year recipient (2021-2025) of Super Lawyers Magazine's 'Rising Stars' award, recognized in Workers’ Compensation, and selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a 'Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Attorney' for five consecutive years, in addition to 'Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Attorney' in 2024 and 2025. He is a lifelong resident of New Hampshire.

Michael D. Kelly

Michael D. Kelly, the founder of Michael Kelly Injury Lawyers, combines a personal commitment to justice with deep legal expertise. With an extensive background in various legal areas, Michael leverages his comprehensive knowledge to fight for his clients’ causes, consistently securing substantial settlements and verdicts. His dedication extends beyond professional obligations; he empathizes with the challenges his clients encounter, striving to achieve transformative outcomes in their lives. Kelly compiled an excellent academic record during his three years at New England Law in Boston. He attained the Dean’s List honors each year, Dean’s Scholarship, New England Scholar Award, and served on the Law Review. He also acquired practical work experience spending time at the plaintiff’s law firm of Lubin & Meyer and the defense law firm of Foster & Eldridge. Kelly concentrates his own practice primarily on his plaintiff’s personal injury cases. He has helped to guide resolutions that have reached six-figure outcomes for his clients. In all, he has achieved settlements for his clients totaling more than $1 million. While providing zealous advocacy for clients, Kelly is also committed to the firm’s credo of client service, which includes a unique offer: a 30-day, risk-free, guarantee. In the unlikely event that a client is dissatisfied within the first 30 days, they may have their file returned to them by the firm free of charge. Kelly has always stressed the emphasis Michael Kelly Injury Lawyers personal injury lawyers places on client service. “Almost every decision we make is geared toward providing an elevated experience for our clients. Many of our clients are in pain and in need of prompt, aggressive legal support. Our clients are our number one. They always will be.” According to Kelly, this attention to client service is proving to be a successful one. While their primary focus is on the firm and its clients, Kelly says the firm is also committed to the North End neighborhood where they are located. He volunteers as youth baseball coach in the area and is also active in Neon Fest, a fundraiser organized in honor of a classmate of Kelly’s from New England Law in Boston. All proceeds from the event are used to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital.

Christopher J. Garner

Attorney Garner has been providing legal services to individuals and families in New Hampshire for more than thirty years. He has developed expertise in a wide range of areas including complex divorce litigation, child custody, family law, consumer bankruptcy, personal injury, workers' compensation, estate planning, probate administration, criminal law, and real estate matters. He is a trained Collaborative Law professional and divorce and family law mediator, and a former Guardian Ad Litem. Mr. Garner is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and has successfully represented individuals in civil litigation throughout New Hampshire.