Legal Experience
- Admitted to practice in all federal, state, and Bankruptcy courts in New Hampshire and Vermont
- Approved mediator in Vermont and New Hampshire state and federal courts and by the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
- Cole Law Office. Civil and commercial litigation, focusing on personal injury and business law, representing plaintiffs in a broad variety of civil matters and employers and creditors in business formation, contract drafting, collection and employee issues, and workout and litigation of business disputes, 1989 to present
- Hon. Shane Devine, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Concord, NH, Law Clerk, 1986 to 1988
Business Experience
- D. Norden Cole Associates, Etna, New Hampshire. Consult with small companies in connection with
restructuring and new ventures, 1982-1983 - North Country Chemicals, Inc., Penacook, New Hampshire, President. Direct and coordinate all company activities, 1979-1982
- Airkem VT/NH, Inc., West Lebanon, New Hampshire, Assistant to the President. Develop and implement corporate growth, 1975-1978
- Vista (Volunteers in Service to America), PDP Volunteer. Organize Native American farming cooperative, 1972
Education
- Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT. Juris Doctor cum laude, 1986.
- American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Professions
- Vermont Law Review
- Forum, Business Manager, Contributing Columnist
- 1985 Debevoise Moot Court Competition
- Semester in Practice Faculty Committee, Student Representative
- Co-founded student chapter of Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America National Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 1986
- South Royalton Legal Clinic, 1985, Honors
- Babson College, Wellesley, MA. B.S./Business Administration, 1969
Civic Activities
- Rotary Club, Lebanon, NH, President, 1982-1983
- United Developmental Services, Lebanon, NH, Board of Directors, 1978-1979
- Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1999-2000
Organizational Activities
- New Hampshire Supreme Court, Professional Conduct Committee, Member, 2000-present
- New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Bar News, Editor-in-Chief, 1991-96; Editor 1987-1991; Board of Governors’ Award 1994
- Grafton County Bar Association, President, 1992-1993
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988-1995
- American Bar Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Vermont Bar Association
- Windsor County Bar Association
- Lebanon College, Professor of Business Law, 1989
- Daniel Webster Chapter, American Inns of Court, Barrister, 1994-1997
- Frank R. Kenison Chapter, American Inns of Court, Co-Founder, 1995-1997; President, 1997-1999
Chair of Following Legal Conferences
- New Hampshire Bar Association, The New Hampshire DWI Case, Strategies, March 1989
- The New Federal Sentencing Guidelines, December 1989, update seminar, September 1991
- Practical Ethics, July 1992; Practical Skills Seminar (mandatory one-day seminar for all recently admitted New Hampshire attorneys), January and June 1989 through 1995, inclusive; District Court Practice, April 1994; and Managing the Small Firm Practice, December 1993
- Lorman Business Center, Inc., Collection Law in New Hampshire, Semi-annual one day seminar given 1996 to present
- Contracting in Hard Times, construction law workshop for New Hampshire and Vermont contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, March 1990
- Regularly featured speaker on radio and at meetings regarding current legal issues
Published Articles
- Licensee/Employee Liability For Service Of Alcoholic Beverages, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, June 1991
- Basic Contract Clauses, Val. Bus. J., March 1990
- Dealing With Shoplifters, Val. Bus. J., September 1989
- Mechanic’s Liens, Val. Bus. J., April 1989 and March 1997
- Impeaching Effectively With Contradictory Deposition Testimony, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, Fall 1988
- Overcoming Hearsay Objections To Business Correspondence Under New Hampshire Practice, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, Summer 1988
- Courts and the Threat of Litigation Overload, New Hampshire Bar Journal, 1988