Portsmouth New Hampshire Employment Lawyer
We represent employers and individuals in all types of business and employment related matters. We have litigated cases involving claims such as breach of contract, wrongful termination, constructive discharge, sex discrimination, age discrimination, race discrimination, interference with contractual relations, retaliation, fraud, intellectual property infringement, confidentiality agreements, covenants not to compete, severance agreements, equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) claims, wage and hour claims, breach of collective bargaining agreements, consumer protection act claims, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and other labor law violations.
Representative cases also include:
- For Employees:
- Counseling and representing corporate executives with employment and severance agreements and ensuring receipt of severance packages commensurate with their experience and value in the marketplace, as well as the value of the restrictive clauses in employers' proposed severance agreements. Our attorneys have used their extensive state and federal court litigation experience to file suit immediately on behalf of executives when severance negotiations failed to result in acceptable terms and compensation.
- File actions in Court and or the New Hampshire Department of Labor to remedy wrongful discharge or terminations, forced resignations, illegal layoffs, wage and hour law violations, discrimination, breaches of confidentiality, invasions of privacy, breach of contract, sexual harassment, and other violations of statutory and common law rights.
- For Employers:
- Counseling, representing, and litigating the enforceability of covenants not to compete to ensure that our clients' trade secrets, customer lists, and good will are protected as much as the law allows;
- Negotiating resignations, terminations, layoffs, and other separations from employment in order to ensure that the employer's legal, business, and personal interests are fully protected.
Contact our Portsmouth New Hampshire Business and Employment Firm
If you have a business or employment matter and need an attorney to discuss your concerns, please contact the Portsmouth business and employment firm, Sherman Law, PLLC. We offer a free initial consultation and can be reached by phone at (603) 570-4837, by e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on our Contact Us page.


