Thomas P. Colantuono Esquire - a Manchester, NH Personal Injury Lawyer

Manchester Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury 40%
Workers' Compensation 10%
Civil Litigation 30%
Criminal Defense 10%
DUI and DWI 10%

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Attorney Colantuono has over forty years of experience and concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Criminal Defense, DUI/DWIs, and Estate Planning law. Prior to joining Ward Law Group, he was an Attorney at a well-known Concord law firm for 10 years. While Attorney Colantuono specializes in many fields, his primary focus is in the area of Personal Injury matters.

Tom graduated cum laude and with Distinction in History from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He earned his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and has taught legal subjects as an adjunct professor at Rivier College, New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University), and the Nashua Regional Vocational Technical College.

Attorney Colantuono began his career as an Assistant Attorney General before founding his own private practice in 1981. While serving as a private practitioner, Attorney Colantuono served as a representative from District 14 in the New Hampshire Senate (1990-1996) and as a representative from District 4 on the New Hampshire Executive Council (1998-2001). In 2001, he was appointed by George W. Bush to become a United States Attorney-a position he held for 8 years. As U.S. Attorney, Tom supervised the work of 23 Assistant U.S. Attorneys in all federal criminal prosecutions and civil matters on behalf of the federal government.

He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. A member of the Bar Association since 1976, he has served on the Ethics Committee and the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Bar Association. While in the Senate, Attorney Colantuono served as the Assistant Majority Leader and as the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He also participating as a member on several other committees, including the Executive Departments and Administration, and Capital Budget committees. He also served on several of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee's Subcommittees while in office as a U.S. Attorney.

Attorney Colantuono resides in the Manchester area and enjoys pursuits such as golfing, spending time with his family, and traveling abroad.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Distinguished - Martindale-Hubbell, 2019 - Present

Education

Legal Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Attorney
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Past Positions

U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Attorney, December 1, 2001 - March 1, 2009
New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General, March 1, 1978 - August 1, 1981
Law Office of Thomas P. Colantuono, Attorney, August 2, 1981 - January 1, 2001
Bianco PA, Attorney, March 2, 2009 - October 31, 2019
Rivier College, Adjunct Professor, 2009
Southern New Hampshire University, Adjunct Professor, 2010 - 2011
Nashua Community College, Instructor, 1978

Languages

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English
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Bar Admissions

New Hampshire

Other Affiliations

New Hampshire Association for Justice, 2011 - Present (Member)
Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee, 2001 - 2009 (Member)
Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Border and Immigration Issues Subcommittee, 2001 - 2009 (Member)
Attorney General's Advisory Committee, White Collar Crime Subcommittee, 2001 - 2009 (Member)
New Hampshire Executive Council, 1999 - 2001 (Member for District 4)
New Hampshire Senate, 1994 - 1996 (Assistant Majority Leader)
NH Senate, Ways and Means Committee, 1994 - 1996 (Chairman)
NH Senate, Finance Committee, 1992 - 1996 (Member)
NH Senate, Judiciary Committee, 1990 - 1996 (Member)
New Hampshire Senate, 1990 - 1996 (Senator for District 14)
New Hampshire Bar Association, 1976 - Present (Member)

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Manchester, NH

28 Webster Street
Manchester, NH 03104

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