New Hampshire Attorney Home > New Hampshire Attorneys > Mary Elizabeth Tenn

NH Personal Injury Attorney

Mary Elizabeth Tenn

Mary Elizabeth Tenn joined Tenn And Tenn, P.A. in 2001.  Mary’s practice areas include personal injury, complex commercial litigation, and domestic relations matters in New Hampshire.  As part of Mary’s diverse practice, she regularly represents both corporations and individual clients.

Mary is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She also is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to joining Tenn And Tenn, P.A., Mary worked as a litigation attorney in Boston's Hale and Dorr LLP, where she was elected to partnership in 1999. During that time, Mary also served as Special Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County and prosecuted cases on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mary is a frequent trial advisor for the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School and a judge for the Harvard Law School First-year Moot Court Program.

Mary received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she served as Co-Chairperson of the Tenant Advocacy Project and as an editor of Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review.  She received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Boston College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded membership in the National Jesuit Honor Society—The Order of the Cross and Crown.

Born and raised in Manchester, Mary is active in local community and charitable organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council and the Board of Trustees for Leadership New Hampshire.

In 2005, Mary was recognized by the New Hampshire Bar Foundation and was presented the prestigious Robert E. Kirby award for demonstrating the traits of civility, courtesy, perspective, and excellence in the practice of law.

Mary has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. She is also a member of the Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications. She received recognition in 2011 from Best Lawyers for her work in Family Law.

Memberships and Awards

Current Employment Position(s):

• Member

Areas Of Practice:

• Personal Injury — Plaintiff
• Commercial Litigation
• Domestic Relations

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1994
• New Hampshire, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Education:

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Cum Laude
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1991
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• New Hampshire Bar Association
  Member
• Manchester Bar Association
  Member, Executive Committee
• New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
• Daniel Webster American Inn of Court
  Member
• New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  Member
• American Bar Association
  Member
• Massachusetts Bar Association
  Member
• Robert E. Kirby Award, 2005

Community Involvement / Awards:

• Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council
  Board Member
  Executive Committee Member
• Leadership New Hampshire
  Class of 2003, Alumni
  Member – Board of Trustees
• Super Lawyers, 2010
• Best Lawyers in America 2010
• Best Lawyers in America 2011