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Keene Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Overview
Attorney Peter Heed is a trial attorney with over 35 years of litigation experience, trying hundreds of cases to verdict, both criminal and civil. He has recently joined the Law Firm of Abramson, Brown & Dugan, Of Counsel, where his practice is focused on litigating complex medical malpractice cases as well as cases of wrongful death and serious injury. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at Keene State College. For more than ten years, Attorney Heed served as County Attorney, Chief Prosecutor for Cheshire County, New Hampshire. In that capacity, Attorney Heed established a reputation for aggressively prosecuting felony cases and supporting victim’s rights, particularly in the area of violent crimes, domestic violence, computer crimes, and offenses against children. Attorney Heed also served as New Hampshire’s Attorney General in 2003 and 2004, and in this role as the State’s chief law enforcement officer, he managed and directed more than 145 attorneys, investigators, and staff in the prosecution of the most serious criminal offenders (including all homicides in the state), as well as the prosecution of white collar crime and consumer fraud. While Attorney General, Attorney Heed successfully proposed and pursued initiatives to fight growing problems of domestic violence, identity theft, child pornography, and sexually violent predation in the State of New Hampshire. Attorney Heed also took on the major oil companies by spearheading litigation to challenge MTBE use as a gasoline additive within the State.
Attorney Heed grew up in the Amish County of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and came to New Hampshire when he attended Dartmouth College, where he earned his AB Degree in 1972. After going on to graduate from Cornell Law School, Attorney Heed returned to New Hampshire and began his legal career in 1975 as a homicide prosecutor with the State’s Attorney General’s Office. His primary responsibility was to supervise the investigation and prosecute murder cases arising throughout the State of New Hampshire. He also handled and argued numerous appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Federal Courts. Attorney Heed then went into private practice, becoming a partner in one of the largest general practice firms in Keene, New Hampshire. Attorney Heed’s private practice encompassed a broad range of trial work, particularly personal injury litigation, aviation law, and criminal defense. In the Fall of 2000, attorney Heed successfully ran for Cheshire County Attorney, returning to prosecution and public service. Attorney Heed served six terms as County Attorney, becoming President of the New Hampshire County Attorney’s Association and was honored by being named a Board of Director of the National District Attorney’s Association. He is an active member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. Attorney Heed has also served his community for many years as Moderator for the Town of Westmoreland, and has served on numerous non-profit Board of Directors.
About Peter W Heed
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice 70%
- Wrongful Death and Serious Personal Injury 30%
Litigation
- 100%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Court Mediator/Neutral, New Hampshire Superior Court, 2000
Other Affiliations
- New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- New Hampshire Association for Justice, 1981 - 1985 (Board of Governors)
- National District Attorneys Association, 2010 - 2012 (New Hampshire Delegate and Board of Directors)
- National District Attorneys Association, 2000 - 2003 (Member)
- National District Attorneys Association, 2007 - 2011 (Member)
- New Hampshire County Attorneys Association, 2008 - 2010 (President)
- New Hampshire County Attorneys Association, 2000 - 2003 (Member)
- New Hampshire County Attorneys Association, 2007 - 2013 (Member)
- Rudman Center for Justice (Leadership)
- UNH School of Law, 2011 - Present (Advisory Board)
- National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School, 2004 - 2006 (Board of Advisors)
- New Hampshire Supreme Court, Committee on Justice System Needs and Priorities, 2004
- New Hampshire Judicial Council, 2003 - 2004
- Senior Association of Attorneys General, 2004 - Present (Member)
- Governor's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2003 - 2004 (Chairman)
- New Hampshire Supreme Court, Citizens Commission on New Hampshire State Courts, 2005 - 2007
- New Hampshire Legal Assistance, 2005 - 2009 (Board of Directors)
- New Hampshire Special Olympics, Law Enforcement Steering Committee, 2008 - 2012
- The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
Education
- Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1975
Law Journal: International Law Journal, Editor, 1974 - 1975 - Dartmouth College
A.B.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Rufus Choate Scholar
Honors: Colby Government Prize
Major: Government
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Sigma Epsilon
Past Positions
- Former New Hampshire Attorney General
- Cheshire County Attorney-Chief Prosecutor and Lead Trial Counsel, 2000 - 2003
- Cheshire County Attorney-Chief Prosecutor and Lead Trial Counsel, 2006 - 2012
- 35 years as trial attorney trying hundreds of cases to verdict
- Criminal Justice Keene State College, Adjunct Professor
- Franklin Pierce College, Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice Program, 2006 - 2009
- New Hampshire Community Technical College, Criminal Justice Program, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Board, 2006 - 2014
Pro Bono Activities
- Monadnock Child Advocacy Center, Board of Directors, 2006 - 2010
- Monadnock Child Advocacy Center, Advisory Board, 2011 - 2012
- Moderator, US Senatorial Debate, Keene, NH, 2010
- Moderator, NH Republican Gubernatorial Debate, Keene, NH, 2002
- Cheshire County Courthouse Task Force, Member, 2009 - 2012
- Cheshire County Sheriff Department Training, "Use of Force in Law Enforcement", 2006 - 2011
- Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, 2003 - 2004
- Cheshire County Criminal Justice Coordination Council, 2002 - 2003
- Cheshire County Criminal Justice Coordination Council, 2007 - 2010
- Public Access Television, Cheshire County, President, Board of Directors, 2005 - 2007
- Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Board of Governors, 1993 - 1996
- Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Vice President , 1994 - 1996
- Roxbury Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1985 - 1988
- Cheshire County Domestic Violence Council, Board of Directors, 2001 - 2003
- Cheshire County Domestic Violence Council, Board of Directors, 2007 - 2012
- Cedarcrest Children’s Special Needs Care Facility, Board of Advisors, 2004 - Present
- The Moving Company, (MoCo Arts), Board of Directors, 2005 - 2010
- The Moving Company, (MoCo Arts), Advisory Board, 2010 - Present
- Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services, Inc., Council of Advisors, 2005 - 2007
- Keene Family YMCA, Board of Governors, 1989 - 1992
- NH Health and Welfare Council, Board of Governors, 1985 - 1988
- NH March of Dimes, Board of Governors, 1989 - 1992
- NH Lung Association, Board of Governors, 1979 - 1982
Classes and Seminars
- Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention, Domestic Violence Program, Featured Speaker, 2010
- New Hampshire Police Academy, Graduation and Keynote Speaker, 2003 - 2004
- New Hampshire Corrections Department Academy, Graduation Featured Speaker, 2005
- Presenter: "The Role of the Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System," Criminal Justice
- Instructor, Paralegal Studies, Keene State College, 1981 - 1984
- Moderator, Town of Westmoreland and Westmoreland School Board, 1999 - 2002
- Moderator, Town of Westmoreland and Westmoreland School Board, 2005 - 2010
- Leadership Monadnock, Keene Chamber of Commerce, Featured Presenter, 2008 - 2012
- New Hampshire School District SAU 29, "Keene Comes Alive," Featured Performer and Narrator, 2009 - 2012
- Cheshire County Historical Society Annual Benefit & Auction, Master of Ceremonies, 2011 - 2012
- National Junior Honor Society Induction, Keynote Speaker, Keene Middle School, 2012
- Moderator, Town of Walpole Special Town Meeting, Re: Hooper Trust, 2011
- Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary "Quest" Program, Featured Presenter on Civics and the Criminal Justice System, 2012
- Moderator, Keene City Mayoral Debate, 2007
- Featured Presenter, "Focus on Criminal Justice", Cheshire County Youth Rotary Interact Program, 2012
Ancillary Businesses
- Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, Keene State College, 2009-present
Achievements
Honors
- Outstanding Service in Highway Safety Award, New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency, 2007
- Truth and Justice Award, New Hampshire Voice of the Faithful and Survivor's Network, 2008
- Granite State Independence Award, for service and contributions to disabled voters, 2004
Office Information
Address
127 Washington St. Keene, NH 03431
Fax
- 603-354-3029
Office Hours
Standard office hours; evening and weekends available by appointment
Publication
Articles
- "Overview of New Hampshire’s MTBE Litigation: One State's Solution to Widespread Goundwater Contamination", American Bar Association Section of Environmental Energy and Resources, March 11, 2004
- "RSA 606:10 and the State's Right of Appeal: A Powerful Tool for Justice", New Hampshire Trooper Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2004
- "Back to the Future: The Attorney General's Office, Then and Now", New Hampshire Bar Journal, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2004
- "Fallen Heroes", New Hampshire Trooper Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2003
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