Todd defends health care providers and others in personal injury litigation. He is the 2023 and 2020 Lawyer of the Year for Best Lawyers - Manchester for medical malpractice defense, and 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Best Lawyers - Manchester for personal injury litigation defense. He is a regular presenter at continuing education programs for attorneys, health care providers, and insurance professionals. He has been a Contributing Editor to the Tort Law Reference: A Fifty State Compendium, since 2008. Todd lives in Epping, where he is a Board Member of the local community health center, Lamprey Health Care, and member of the Epping Conservation Commission Trails Committee. Other community involvement includes Manchester’s Families in Transition-New Horizons, Granite United Way, and Southeast Land Trust.
Distinctions
•Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Manchester- 2026, 2023, 2021
•Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Manchester- 2026,2023
•Best Lawyers in America, 2018-present, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•New England Super Lawyers, 2016-present, Civil Litigation - Defense
•New Hampshire 200, New Hampshire Business Review 2025 list of New Hampshire’s leading business leaders
•Martindale-Hubbell, Distinguished Peer Review Rating
•Contributing Editor, Tort Law Reference: A Fifty State Compendium, 2008-present
•University of Connecticut School of Law
•Associate Editor, International Law Journal
•Dean’s fellow
Media & Publications
November 2025: Todd Hathaway was featured as one of eight of New Hampshire’s Best Lawyers in the November edition of New Hampshire Magazine.
August 2025: Todd Hathaway was recognized as 2026 Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Manchester, NH in Best Lawyers in America.
August 2025: Todd Hathaway was recognized as Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Manchester, NH in Best Lawyers in America.
April 2025: Todd Hathaway and Catherine Bousquet obtained dismissal on behalf of a neurosurgeon in a case involved alleged improper informed consent for spinal surgery.
March 2025: Todd Hathaway and Gretchen Wade obtained dismissal for a pediatrician in a case involving alleged improper prescription of an antidepressant medication.
February 2025: Todd Hathaway was named again to The Best Lawyers in America for both medical malpractice and personal injury defense. Only the top 5% of practicing attorneys nationwide achieved this recognition.
January 2025: Todd Hathaway and Bill Tucker were named to New Hampshire Business Review’s NH 200, a list of 200 influential business people in the Granite State.
December 2024: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained a dismissal on behalf of two surgeons and a hospital in a case involving alleged bowel injury in connection with hernia repair.
November 2024: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained dismissal for a corrections medicine provider in a case involving COVID-19 precautions.
September 2024: Todd Hathaway and Catherine Bousquet obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a New Hampshire hospital in a case involving an alleged visitor trip and fall.
April 2024: Todd Hathaway was named again as a “New England Super Lawyer,” an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence practice and only 5% of New England attorneys.
March 2024: Todd Hathaway presented a continuing medical education program to a New Hampshire hospital medical staff on documentation practices.
February 2024: Todd Hathaway was named again to The Best Lawyers in America for both medical malpractice and personal injury defense. Only the top 5% of practicing attorneys nationwide achieved this recognition.
August 2023: Todd Hathaway was recognized in the 30th edition of Best Lawyers in America for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
June 2023: Todd Hathaway presented to a New Hampshire hospital medical staff on Trends in Clinical Risk Areas.
May 2023: Todd Hathaway presented at the New Hampshire Bar Association continuing legal education program Medical Malpractice Cases in New Hampshire.
January 2023: Todd Hathaway was recognized as Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Manchester, NH in Best Lawyers in America.
January 2023: Todd Hathaway was recognized as Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Manchester, NH in Best Lawyers in America.
October 2022: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained dismissal for a family practitioner in a case involving alleged improper prescription of antibiotics.
October 2022: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won dismissal of a case against a corrections medicine provider in a case involving alleged failure to diagnose and treat alcohol withdrawal.
October 2022: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained dismissal for a rehabilitation facility provider in a case involving alleged improper physical therapy.
September 2022: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained dismissal for a corrections medicine provider in a case involving alleged failure to diagnose and treat an alleged intestinal perforation.
May 2022: Todd Hathaway and Catherine Bousquet won a defense verdict after trial for a hospital in a case involving an alleged wheelchair injury.
April 2022: Todd Hathaway and Elizabeth Ewing successfully defended an emergency department nurse practitioner through trial in a case involving alleged complications of a surgical procedure.
March 2022: Todd Hathaway and Christopher McGown contributed to the 2022 update to New Hampshire law chapter for the Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium.
February 2022: Todd Hathaway and Gretchen Wade won dismissal on statute of limitations grounds in a case involving alleged failure of a hospitalist to diagnose and treat respiratory failure.
December 2021: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won partial summary judgment for a dentist on claims alleging consumer protection violation.
November 2021: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker obtained dismissal for an emergency physician in a case involving alleged failure to diagnose cauda equina syndrome.
March 2021: Todd Hathaway and Christopher McGowan contributed to the 2021 update to New Hampshire law chapter for the Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium.
March 2020: Todd Hathaway and Christopher McGown won dismissal of a lawsuit against a palliative care provider in a case involving nursing home care.
January 2020: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won summary judgment for a hospital on a claim of EMTALA violation.
November 2019: Todd Hathaway and Christopher McGown contributed the 2020 update to New Hampshire law for the Tort Law Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium. https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/store/product/tort-law-desk-reference-a-fifty-state-compendium-2020-edition/
October 2019: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won dismissal of a lawsuit against an emergency medicine provider in a case alleging improper examination.
September 2018: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won dismissal of a lawsuit against an emergency medicine provider in a case involving alleged improper involuntary emergency admission.
May 2018: Todd Hathaway and Chris McGown won a Defendants’ verdict after trial for health care providers in a case alleging failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer.
June 2018: Todd Hathaway and Allison Fusco won a Defendants’ verdict after trial for a health care provider in a case alleging negligent circumcision.
August 2017: Todd Hathaway and Abby Tucker won a Defendants’ verdict after trial for a hospital in a case alleging defamation by a hospital security officer.
