Client Acquitted of Assault Based on Self-Defense Argument

Merrimack County Superior Court. The State charged Client with first degree assault based on a stabbing that occurred outside a restaurant/bar in Concord. Ted Lothstein argued that Client acted in self-defense, protecting himself from a drunken thug. The jury acquitted Client.

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Ted Lothstein presenting at CLE By the Sea

July 13th, 2023

Ted Serving as Faculty for Newburyport Continuing Legal Education Seminar On July 20, 2023, Ted Lothstein will be a faculty member at the annual “CLE By the Sea” in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Topic: Evolving Judicial Attitudes Towards Ra… Read More

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Jury Trial over shooting in self-defense at post office ends in mistrial

May 15th, 2023

Last week, Ted Lothstein was up in Grafton County Superior Court for a jury trial that was supposed to last four days – but ended unexpectedly with a mistrial on the second day. Ethical rules prohibit lawyers from making public statements about… Read More

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Hat Trick for LG: 5 Days, 3 Victories

April 10th, 2023

Firm Wins NH Supreme Court Appeal. On March 30, 2023, in State v. Tufano, an appeal case handled by Ted Lothstein, the NH Supreme Court reversed a conviction for cruelty to animals arising out of a very unusual fact pattern. The accused was seen by n… Read More

Felony Charges Reduced: Client Serves Only 3 Weekends in Jail

Merrimack County Superior Court. Client charged with two felonies: burglary of a commercial building and, while on bail for that charge, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Burglary dismissed to allow Client to enter the Merrimack County Adult Diversion Program, felony drug charge reduced to misdemeanor, Client serves 3 weekends in jail. Read More

New Trial, then Dismissal, for Therapist Wrongfully Accused

10/12/2018: In our most recent and perhaps our greatest victory, we won an appeal granting a new trial to a beloved and esteemed therapist wrongfully accused of sexual assault by a client. On October 12, 2018, the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a critical victory we had already won in the Superior Court - a victory that freed a therapist from prison who had been wrongfully accused of sexual assault by a client, and cleared his name. The Court held that the Superior Court was right to vacate the jury verdicts and sentences, and grant a new trial, for the therapist because juror bias infected the proceedings, resulting in an unfair trial. On October 17, 2018, the Merrimack County Attorney's Office issued a press release, announcing the State would not bring the case to trial again. Instead, the State dismissed the charges. Read More about Dr. Afshar's Case Read More

Conviction for Issuing Bad Checks Overturned

Right Vindicated: Writing Check on Empty Bank Account is Not Necessarily a Crime.Read Ted’s Brief on AppealRead the Court’s Decision Overturning the Conviction. State v. John Reed Stewart,154 N.H. 678, 921 A.2d 933 (2007). Read More

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