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Manchester, Susan A.

Susan A. Manchester - Manchester, NH

Attorney at Sheehan Phinney

Zoning, Planning & Land Use Lawyers in Manchester, NH

1000 Elm Street 17th Floor Manchester, NH 03101

Manchester Zoning, Planning & Land Use Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
  • Condominiums
  • Workouts Foreclosures & Loan Purchases
  • Corporate
  • Development & Construction

Attorney Information

Overview

Sue conducts an active commercial real estate and lending practice. She represents developers before land use bodies and analyzes complex title issues from a technical, as well as practical, viewpoint. She has specialized knowledge in condominium law. In addition, she represents regional and national commercial lenders.


Awards and Honors

Honors

  • America’s Leading Business Lawyers, 2004 - Present
  • Best Lawyers in America® 2016 and 2013 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Real Estate
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law
  • 2023 David P. Goodwin Outstanding Neighbor Award, NeighborWorks Southern NH
  • 2020 Visionary Award, 2020 VisionQuest
  • 2017 Good Samaritan Award, Pastoral Counseling Services
  • 2016 David P. Goodwin - Good Neighbor Award
  • 2014 Hope Award, Granite Pathways
  • 2011 Sheehan Phinney Kimon S. Zachos Pro Bono Achievement Award
  • Chambers USA, Real Estate; Land Use
  • New England Super Lawyer®, Real Estate Law
  • 2008 YWCA's Susan B. Anthony Award

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
      J.D.
  • Non Legal Education

    • Brown University
      B.A.
      Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

  • Periodic speaker at CLE’s conducted by title insurance companies

Pro Bono Activities

  • Community Impact Committee for Manchester/Derry/Salem Granite United Way
  • New Hampshire Bar Foundation, Board Member
  • Former Chair of Trustees, Christian Education Clerk and Church School Superintendent for Amherst Congregational Church
  • Manchester Rotary Club, President and Board Member
  • Immediate Past Chair and Current Member of the Board of Directors, NH Association for the Blind
  • Amherst Land Trust, Former Board Member

Representative Clients

  • Represent landlord in various build to suit facilities at Pease International Trade port.
  • Represent developer of hotel to be constructed in historic mill yard district in Manchester, NH.
  • Represent developer of 132 affordable housing units in Lunenburg, MA.
  • Represent developer of 28 units of affordable housing in Amherst, NH.
  • Represent developer of 78 units of affordable housing in Londonerry, NH.
  • Represent NH lender in $20 million mixed use construction loan in Manchester, NH.
  • Represent developers of Lake Sunapee ski resort in lease negotiations with the state of NH.
  • Represent developer of 33 units of affordable housing in Londonderry, NH.

Published Works

Articles


Bar Admissions

  • New Hampshire, 1980
  • U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 1980

Other Affiliations

  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • New York Bar Association
  • State of New Hampshire Federal Bar
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers

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Manchester, NH

1000 Elm Street
17th Floor
Manchester, NH 03101

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Phone: 603-945-9922

Fax: 603-627-8121

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Website: https://www.sheehan.com/

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