After successfully establishing her own law practice, Brenda E. Keith joined Attorney Edmund J. Boutin at Boutin & Associates in 2000. That firm became Boutin & Altieri, P.L.L.C. in 2006 and allowed Ms. Keith to continue to work closely with Attorney Boutin (now deceased) for over 18 years. In September 2018, Miss Keith left Boutin & Altieri, P.L.L.C. to form Boutin Law PLLC. At Boutin Law PLLC, Ms. Keith continues to practice in the areas of municipal law, land use and zoning law, commercial litigation, estate planning and probate administration, and guardianship matters.
Boutin Lowman provides legal advice in corporate formation and financing, governance and regulatory compliance, negotiation of business transactions, purchase and sale of real estate, and risk management. Our firm has represented parties in business acquisitions, as well as negotiation of multi-state equipment sales, licensing, lease contracts, and financing and distribution contracts.
Business Disputes
Jonathan M. Boutin, a founding member of Boutin Law PLLC, brings over 25 years of legal and corporate experience and knowledge to his statewide practice, which focuses on business law, estate planning, commercial and residential real estate transactions, land use and development, municipal law, and business litigation. Jonathan represents small to medium-sized companies on all aspects of their businesses, from formation and financing to governance and operational matters to eventual sales and wind-downs. Before attending law school, Jonathan worked in human resources management. He draws upon his extensive professional experience to help his business clients navigate an array of employment issues, including hiring, designing and implementing workplace policies, employee discipline and termination, as well as compliance with federal and state laws.
Boutin Lowman provides full-service counsel to employers. Our attorneys are experienced in preparing employment agreements, non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-compete agreements, restrictive covenants, severance packages, separation agreements, and employee handbooks.
Employment Litigation
Miss Keith has extensive experience advising municipalities on a broad range of issues, including RSA 91-A, Right-To-Know requests and responses, tax assessment and collection, planning and zoning matters, employment issues, negotiating complex, high-value municipal contracts, including host community agreements for private solid waste facilities, drafting and adopting municipal ordinances and regulations, budgetary issues, real estate financing, acquisition and conveyancing, boundary and easement disputes, quiet title actions, and conservation easements. Miss Keith has appeared before the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the Waste Management Council on behalf of her municipal clients. She has served as litigation counsel for several New Hampshire towns and has appeared before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Our attorneys represent clients in all phases of commercial and residential real estate transactions for both buyers and sellers, from the negotiation process through closing...
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Acting both for municipalities and for applicants, our lawyers have appeared before municipal boards throughout New Hampshire. Our attorneys regularly handle planning and zoning matters, including special exceptions and variance requests, site plan and subdivision review and approval, ordinance waivers, and state and local permitting issues, and have appeared in State courts throughout New Hampshire in matters involving municipalities or municipal law.
Boutin Lowman offers its clients cost-effective, practical estate plans that meet the needs of individuals and families. Our attorneys have experience preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorney for financial affairs, and durable powers of attorney for health care that include advance directives. Our firm is experienced in the use of joint tenancies, trusts, life insurance, and other instruments to protect assets and pass them directly to the heirs. Because estate planning also includes planning for end of life, we address HIPPA authorization and nomination of a guardian should one ever be required.
Wills
Trusts
Jonathan also assists clients in developing estate plans that best suit their needs, whether it consists of a simple will and power of attorney or a complex trust, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, life insurance trusts, and nominee trusts. He works personally with each client to ensure that they have the best strategy in place to anticipate tax issues and ensure that the assets are managed as designated for the beneficiaries.