Legal Services & Lawyers

Richard Samdperil has been practicing criminal defense in New Hampshire since 1995.

He has tried and won cases in almost every court in southern New Hampshire, and has won new trials for convicted defendants at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Richard's practice includes criminal defense, DWI defense, appellate litigation, and civil and personal injury litigation.

Samdperil & Welsh, PLLC maintains a state-wide criminal practice, with its principal clients in Rockingham and Strafford counties. The firm represents adult and juveniles in all types of criminal and family court matters, with a significant percentage of the practice devoted to clients under the age of 21.

BACKGROUND

After graduating from law school in 1994, Richard went to Georgia to work with lawyers defending capital murder cases. In 1995, Richard returned to New England, and has been working as a trial and appellate lawyer in the New Hampshire courts ever since.

As a trial lawyer, Richard has tried and won cases in the district and superior courts of Cheshire, Sullivan, Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford counties. He estimates that he has tried over 100 cases before a judge or jury.

From 2000-2002, Richard worked as an attorney with the Appellate Defender Program at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. As an appellate lawyer, Richard briefed and argued dozens of cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He has litigated over 50 cases before the State's highest court, many of which have resulted in published opinions.

Richard has also authored materials and taught defense lawyers on topics including New Hampshire constitutional law, law and forensic sciences, and the elements and defenses of common crimes. In 2007-08 Richard was an adjuct faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH where he taught Criminal Law.

Richard is a member of both the National and New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and has been affiliated with both organizations for over a decade. Richard is also active in the local and state bar organizations. The law firm is a member of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce, and Seacoast Local.

Richard lives on New Hampshire's seacoast with his wife and three children.

For many years, Ed Van Dorn has provided personal injury victims in New Hampshire, Vermont and all of New England with comprehensive personal injury legal representation. He has represented clients in a wide variety of serious personal injury cases, including wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, medical malpractice cases, product liability cases and in dog bites cases. Most notably, Mr. Van Dorn, Jr. obtained three record-setting jury verdicts in three different states. He has been featured in the national legal professional journals U.S. Law Week and Trial Magaizine. He has served on the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and presently serves on the Board of Governors of the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Van Dorn is a certified civil trial lawyer by The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has over 30 years of trial experience in representing seriously injured personal injury victims in five different states in the Northeast. If you need quality legal representation that leads to outstanding settlements or verdicts, contact our New Hampshire office to speak to personal injury lawyer Edward M. Van Dorn, Jr.
Education:
B. S. St. Peters College, Jersey City N.J, 1970. J.D. Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn N.Y. 1976

Professional Honors & Activities:
Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Arthur Dwyer, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity, Essex County, New Jersey, 1976-1977. Twice awarded New Hampshire Trial Attorney's Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Services to his Clients. Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Member Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Three record setting jury verdicts in three states for serious personal injury cases.

I concentrate my practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and social security disability law strictly for plaintiffs. I am married and have two teenage boys. My law firm has eight attorneys who cover most legal areas.