Paul H. MacDonald - Concord, NH
Attorney at Ransmeier & Spellman P.C.
Land Conservation Lawyers in Concord, NH
One Capitol Street Fourth Floor Concord, NH 03301
- Free Consultation
Concord Land Conservation Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Land Conservation
- Real Estate
Attorney Information
Overview
A former Managing Director of the firm, Paul is a seasoned real estate and land use attorney who concentrates his practice on real estate and land conservation law. Paul has over 30 years of experience representing and advising individual and institutional clients in real estate transactions, land use, and conservation law matters.
Paul was born in Concord, Massachusetts and grew up in Underhill, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1985 with an A.B. in English. While at Dartmouth, Paul played baseball, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and was an active player behind the scenes in the College’s theater community. After a short stint at Boston University's graduate school of English, Paul received his J.D. in 1991 from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review. He was admitted to practice in New Hampshire in 1991, and in Vermont in 2004.
Paul lives with his family in Hopkinton, New Hampshire along with a number of Labrador Retrievers and cats. A long-time fly fisherman and fly tier, Paul is active in conservation issues, and is a regular presenter at the Land Trust Alliance's National Rallies and at the "Saving Special Places" conferences of the New Hampshire Center for Land Conservation Assistance. In addition, Paul is a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Five Rivers Conservation Trust, a land trust dedicated to preserving open space in Concord and its surroundings. Paul is also a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Capital Region Food Program and continues to participate in the program's Holiday Food Basket Program.
Education
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Legal Education
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Vanderbilt University Law School,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 1991
J.D.
Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Editor
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Vanderbilt University Law School,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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Dartmouth College, 1985
A.B.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
Major: English Literature
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Dartmouth College, 1985
Current Employment Position(s)
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Director and Shareholder
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, Land Trust Alliance’s National Rallies and at the "Saving Special Places" conferences of the New Hampshire Center for Land Conservation Assistance
Pro Bono Activities
- Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Five Rivers Conservation Trust
- Past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Capital Region Food Program
Published Works
Articles
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Waterfront Property Sales and Site Assessment Studies
Bar Admissions
- New Hampshire, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- Vermont, 2004
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Contact
One Capitol Street
Fourth Floor
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 410–4904
Fax: 603- 224-2780
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.ranspell.com
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