McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association

Located in New Hampshire, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association is the State's largest full service law firm. Eighty attorneys and more than twenty-five legal assistants advise a wide range of domestic and international corporate clients with their legal needs in the greater New England area. The firm counts amongst its attorneys Fellows of the American Colleges of Trial Lawyers, Real Estate Lawyers, and Trust & Estates Counsel. The 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 29 of the firm's attorneys. The firm also received the highest rating from Chambers and Partners USA in every practice area rated in the state of New Hampshire. Members have drafted legislation, including the Business Corporation and Limited Liability Company Acts of New Hampshire, and are the authors of the State of New Hampshire's Environmental Law Handbook. Attorneys are licensed in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, D.C. Our attorneys actively participate in service to the public and to the profession. Current members of the firm have served as Attorney General in New Hampshire, Presidents of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New England Bar Association and as Secretary of the American Bar Association. The McLane Law Firm is a member of TerraLex, the premier international and interstate association of independent law firms.

Federal Trade Commission Issues Revised Franchise Rule
Anthony Delyani, June 28, 2008, previously published by New Hampshire Business Review on June 2008
One would be hard pressed to drive more than a few blocks in a retail zone these days without running into a franchised business.

Avoiding Legal Traps In Health Care Growth With Non-Profits
Rolf Goodwin, June 21, 2008
An aging population, improving technologies, advances in treatment and increasing health care spending all mean one thing: health care providers are challenged to keep pace in providing state-of-the-art facilities. Year after year, new projects and renovations are almost a constant priority for...

NH EMPLOYEES PROTECTED FROM SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION
Jennifer L. Parent, June 21, 2008
Bill, who is white, male, and heterosexual, calls the employee complaint hotline to complain about harassment by several of his co-workers. Specifically, Bill complains that he is being harassed by co-workers through their questions and comments insinuating that he is homosexual. He claims that...