Legal Services & Lawyers

Mark was raised in Hopkinton, New Hampshire and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy studies from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2002. In addition to playing on the squash and tennis teams, in his final year Mark completed a residency at University College, Oxford University where he concentrated his studies on modern British politics.

Mark's strong interest in environmental and land use law led him to Vermont Law School, where he received his J.D. in 2008. During law school, Mark was the recipient of the academic excellence award in Legal Profession. Mark's legal training has included clerkships at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office Environmental Protection Bureau, as well as, within the Environmental Enforcement Section at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Prior to attending law school, Mark was a faculty assistant and staff coordinator at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mark is an associate with Normandin, Cheney and O'Neil and concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental, land use and real estate law. He was admitted to both the New Hampshire Bar and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 2008.

John Pendleton has been a lawyer for more than 15 years. He has an active consumer bankruptcy practice. Attorney Pendleton is a former felony prosecutor, who today as a criminal defense lawyer works in federal and state courts throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts. John is an effective DWI defense lawyer and is certified in the National Highway Safety Administration's standardized field sobriety test.

Attorney Pendleton also practices in the areas of water law, public utility law before the NH Public Utility Commission, business, land use, personal injury and toxic waste and oil spill matters. His clients include water companies, such as Pennichuck Corporation, municipal water and sewer districts, developers and individuals relative to land use, water and environmental issues.

Attorney Pendleton is a past recipient of the Robert Kirby Award, recognizing a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association as an outstanding attorney, 35 years old or younger, demonstrating excellent advocacy and personal characteristics.

Attorney Pendleton received his B.A. degree from Trinity College and his J.D. degree from the University of Richmond. Attorney Pendleton has twice been on the NH Bar Association's Board of Governor's and served a number of years on the New Hampshire Bar Association's Ethics Committee. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for NH Legal Assistance, as a member of the Steering Committee for the Campaign for Legal Services, and on the NH Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission. Attorney Pendleton has served the State of New Hampshire over the past ten years as Vice Chairman of the New Hampshire Plumbers Licensing Board. He currently serves his community as the Vice President of Seacoast Mental Health's Board of Directors. He has previously served on the Governor's Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission and the Board of Bridges, Rape & Assault Support Services of Nashua, New Hampshire.

Please feel free to contact Attorney Pendleton by email at jpendleton@granitestatelawyers.com or by telephone at (603) 433-7105