Attorney Joseph W. MacAllister graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1985 and was admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire and before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire that same year. He has been a principal of the law firm of Gawryl & MacAllister (formerly Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister) since 1989 and has been practicing in Nashua since 1985. Attorney MacAllister's primary practice areas are personal injury, criminal law, family law, real estate law and private mediation.

Attorney MacAllister has served on New Hampshire Bar Association committees, and is a member of the NH Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the NH Bar Foundation and NH Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is a mediator in civil cases, a neutral evaluator in domestic relations cases for the New Hampshire Superior Court system, and a Certified Guardian ad Litem. He has also served as a member and Chairman of his local School Board.

 

Bar Admission: State of New Hampshire, 1985, U.S.

District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 1985

Experience: Gawryl & MacAllister (formerly Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister), Nashua, NH

Education: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH (J.D. 1985)

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (B.S. 1976)

Attorney MacAllister’s appearances before the Supreme Court can be found at:

• In the Matter of Veta Rossino and Joseph Rossino, 153 N.H. 367 (Apr. 21, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligorJoseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally

• In the Matter of Lucille Rossino and Joseph Rossino, 153 N.H. 282 (Feb. 24, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligor Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally

• Multi-Pro Flooring v. Michael Johnson, (3JX) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

Consumer protection act; summary judgment; attorney’s feesJoseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Jared O’Connor on the brief and orally

• Kerouac v. Town of Hollis, 139 N.H. 554, 660 A.2d 1080 (June 1, 1995)

Constitutional challenge to municipal regulations

• Kidder v. Kidder, 135 N.H 609, 609 A.2d 1197, (June 2, 1992)

Marital: standards for ordering alimony

• State v. Meaney, 134 N.H. 741, 599 A.2d 120, (Nov. 6, 1991)

Criminal procedure: suppression of evidence

 

 

Attorney Joseph MacAllister can be reached at jmac@gmac-law.com

by phone 603-882-3252 x 13