After serving as Portsmouth City Attorney for 7 years, Peter Loughlin's practice has continued to be exclusively in the area of municipal law. He has served as town counsel, or special town counsel, to over 60 cities and towns throughout the State of New Hampshire, and in communities that he does not represent, he frequently represents landowners seeking municipal approvals.
Attorney Loughlin has participated in numerous Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Municipal Lawyer's Association, and has presented lectures and workshops for municipal officials throughout the State sponsored by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS
EDUCATION
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS - Attorney Loughlin is the author of 5 volumes on Municipal Law published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender which he updates with supplements on a yearly basis. Those treatises are part of the New Hampshire Practice Series and include:
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - Attorney Loughlin has been a member of the Pease Development Authority since 1990 and has been its Vice Chairman since 1994. He is a member and past Chair of the Municipal Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association; a Trustee of Strawbery Banke Historic Museum (1998-2004); Chairman of the City of Portsmouth Trees & Greenery Committee (2003-Present); and former member of the Immaculate Conception Parish Council (1982-1988, President 1985-1988); (1996-2006).
Attorney Loughlin has participated in numerous Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Municipal Lawyer's Association, and has presented lectures and workshops for municipal officials throughout the State sponsored by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS
- The Best Lawyers in America 2014, 2015 & 2016, Municipal Law
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rated
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Municipal Law Section
- Rockingham County Bar Association
EDUCATION
- Merrimack College-BA History
- University of Notre Dame Law School
AWARDS
- Daniel Webster Boy Scouts of America - Good Scout Award (1997)
- Portsmouth Rotary Club - Paul Harris Fellow (1997)
- New Hampshire Bar Association - Vicki Bunnell Award for Community Service (2001)
- Rockingham County Bar Association - Professionalism Award (2003)
- Granite State Award for Good Citizenship (2008)
- Catholic Lawyer's Guild Saint Thomas More Award (2008)
- Eileen Foley Good Citizen Award (2010)
- Rockingham County Bar Award for Commitment to the Law (2013)
PUBLICATIONS - Attorney Loughlin is the author of 5 volumes on Municipal Law published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender which he updates with supplements on a yearly basis. Those treatises are part of the New Hampshire Practice Series and include:
- 13, 14 & 14A New Hampshire Practice, P. Loughlin, Local Government Law (3rd Edition): These volumes deal with all aspects of local government including charters; town meetings; public officials and employees; municipal boards; public meetings and records; municipal powers; contracts and property; eminent domain; ordinances; municipal liability and elections. [3 Volumes, 1440 pgs; $246] For information call LexisNexis Sales Department at (800)223-1940.
- 15 New Hampshire Practice, P. Loughlin, Land Use Planning and Zoning (4th Edition): This volume deals with the purposes, adoption, amendment and enforcement of zoning ordinances; nonconforming uses; vesting; preemption; variances; special exceptions; subdivision and site plan approval; historic districts; excavations and wetlands. [819 pgs; $107] For information call LexisNexis Sales Department at (800)223-1940.
- 16 New Hampshire Practice, P. Loughlin, Municipal Taxation and Road Law: This volume deals with municipal finance; budget law; debt limits; taxation; appraisals; abatements; exemptions and the tax collection process. In addition, it contains a detailed treatment of all issues related to roadways in the State of New Hampshire, including the obligation to maintain highways; funding and liability; as well as requirements for laying out new highways and discontinuing old roadways. [955 pgs; $98] For more information call LexisNexis Sales Department at (800)223-1940.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - Attorney Loughlin has been a member of the Pease Development Authority since 1990 and has been its Vice Chairman since 1994. He is a member and past Chair of the Municipal Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association; a Trustee of Strawbery Banke Historic Museum (1998-2004); Chairman of the City of Portsmouth Trees & Greenery Committee (2003-Present); and former member of the Immaculate Conception Parish Council (1982-1988, President 1985-1988); (1996-2006).
