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Joseph M Annutto

Divorce and separation Attorney at Nashua, NH

3.7   6 reviews
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  • State Years
    Massachusetts - MA 16 years
    New Hampshire - NH 26 years
  • Licensed for 16 years
    State MA
    Acquired 2007
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 26 years
    State NH
    Acquired 1997
    Status
    Active No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST IN NH & MA. YOUR BEST OPTION FOR DIVORCE, BANKRUPTCY, AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE. DURING COVID-19 WE ARE OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO TAKE YOUR CALL AND SCHEDULE A PHONE CONSULTATION.

Our law office understands that when people hire an attorney, they are often experiencing very stressful situations. They need someone who cares about them. Annutto Law Office makes sure our clients not only receive high-quality legal services, but also the support and resources they deserve.

For many years, Annutto Law Office has been providing expert legal assistance in Nashua, NH and Lowell, MA with an experienced team of attorneys.

 

Overview: What our legal practice offers

  • 25+ years of experience in Divorce, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury cases
  • Expert advice and representation by experienced attorneys
  • Returned phone calls within one business day
  • Provide honest assessments of cases, whether good or bad
  • Perform all work with the highest level of care and attention to detail

 

 Legal Fields:

  • Divorce law
  • Family law - custody, parenting plans, child support enforcement, paternity
  • Bankruptcy law
  • Criminal Defense law
  • Personal Injury law
  • Wills, Trusts, and Estates

 

Professional development:

1982

Bachelor of Science Cum Laude

in Business Administration and Economics; Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

 

1983 to 1994

Employed by Oneida National Bank (now Bank of America)

Bankers Trust of South Carolina (now Bank of America)

First NH Bank and Bank of Ireland (now Citizens Bank)

Second National Federal Savings Bank

 

1992

Master of Business Administration

Southern NH University; Manchester, NH

 

1997

Juris Doctor

University of New Hampshire (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)

Concord, NH

 

1997

Founded Law Office of Joseph M. Annutto, PLLC

 

Memberships:

  • New Hampshire Bar Association; 1997 to present
  • Massachusetts Bar Association Member, 2007 – Present

 

Licensed in:

 

New Hampshire (State and Federal) and

Massachusetts (State and Federal)

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Joseph M Annutto

Reviews

3.7 / 5.0
  6 customer reviews
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Posted by anonymous | January 2, 2012
The best
Joe has been the best lawyer I have ever dealt with. I thought about doing the divorce myself, but Joe showed me how he could help me and not get myself into trouble. The result was so much better than what I would have done myself. I am so thankful I hired Joe.
Posted by Melanie | August 6, 2011
Great Law Firm
11/10/2009 Joe really took care of me. He took the time to get to know me and to understand my problems. I would recommend him to any one.
Posted by anonymous | January 31, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Great Lawyer for Divorce
I was going through a very difficult divorce. It came as a a complete shock to me. I went into the office and was a bit flustered. The receptionist calmed me down and set me up with an appointment for the next day. Without getting into to many details. Joe was great. Pricing was very fair and the whole process was efficient. Getting a divorce can suck but Joe and the team he worked with made it much better. Highly recommend!
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Posted by anonymous | September 5, 2017
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Great all around lawyer
Had an issue . That Mr. Annuto resolved very quickly and firmly. He is great I would recommend to anyone looking for a great lawyer.
Posted by Mike | December 7, 2022
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Buy my boat!
Such absolute carelessness. Didn’t review material. Embarrassment in court. If it was just money you might understand. This is kids lives and well-being. All of his advice was to advance his own billable hours, when that got called into question, he scorched the earth and ran away.
Response from Joseph Annutto December 10, 2022
This review is not accurate. We recently had a hearing. Prior to the hearing, the client reviewed and approved my presentation/argument to the Judge for completeness and accuracy. He agreed it was accurate and complete. During the hearing, the Judge posed 2 questions directly to the client, not to me; from the client's direct answer, from his own mouth, it was apparent that he had previously misrepresented information to the Judge. The Judge was not pleased. The Court order noted these 2 verbal misrepresentations and the client was disappointed in the order. Yet, it was the client who was inquired directly by the Judge. This is all on the record both in the court order and on the court's recording of the hearing. So to now turn it around and blame me is completely inaccurate and completely false. This client has not taken responsibility for his own statements. I have no idea where the allegations regarding billable hours comes from. I only performed work that either is required by the court such as assembling what are called mandatory disclosures of statements or actions requested by the client. Nothing more. The reference to "he scorched the earth" is that I told him I could not represent him if he was going to make misrepresentations to the court. Therefore, I withdrew my representation. The circumstances made it impossible to represent this client. I did nothing to embarass anyone as the presentation was based upon information he provided and that he approved prior the hearing. Perhaps the embarassment in this situation was based upon the client getting caught making misrepresentations to the Judge. My office is in the service business and we have offered great service to our clients for over 20 years as documented by our real reviews here on AVVO and on www.lawyerratingz.com. We continue to strive to provide great service and will always do so. Our office was designated one of the 10 best attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client service in NH for 2018 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. I meet with clients during some of their most distressing times of their lives as we handle divorce/family law, bankruptcy, criminal defense, personal injury and estate planning. My staff and I are very empathetic to our clients and their situations. Unfortunately, I think this review was unnecessary, uncalled for and misdirected. At no time did this client tell me of any dissatisfaction with our service prior to the receipt of the court order or the billing until he was caught making the misrepresentations to the Judge and I found it necessary to withdraw my representation.
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Posted by SUSAN | January 27, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
DIVORCE
Hired Atty Annutto for a divorce case. I wanted nothing from my husband; just a divorce - I even paid for it myself. After I and former husband filled out the paperwork I walked into his office and asked at the receptionist desk where exactly we were suppose to sign. He obviously does not believe in marking an X at the appropriate spots, nor using a highlighter, nor a little sign here sticky. For someone to show me where we were to sign I was charged $ 75.00. Very unprofessional service in my opinion; the documents should have clearly stated where to sign. If anyone out there does not believe this is true I have the invoice to prove it. My second issue is my name change. On my divorce papers it was stated I was returning to my previous last name. Divorce was approved by the Court as submitted on Oct. 30, 2018. Several times in November and several times in December I called the atty's office looking to receive my refund due me from the Trust Account. I was given every imaginable excuse why I had not received it as of Dec 31, 2018 from there may be more charges incurred (for what? divorce was already approved) to its in the billing office and it would be mailed out the first week in January 2019 because that is when billing was done. I had to call again looking for my refund again and was told it would be in the mail by January 3rd. That following Monday 1/7/19 I called again to say I received nothing - told it was in the mail. I received a phone call on Tuesday from his office to say I could come by to pick up my check. The check was handwritten and dated on that Tuesday 1/8/19 which proved it never went to billing and was not mailed as stated the previous week. My check was not what I expected and I requested several times, via phone, email, and fax for a copy of the last invoice to see where the difference in the refund occurred. Well I was given a copy of a bill dated 11/30/18 which I never received stating there was a telephone conference with clerk regarding name change $ 50.00. Really? The divorce was approved 10/30/18 by the Court. Reviewed Final decree $ 25.00. Really? I was charged $25.00 10/30/18 Reviewed court notice. Unprofessional service throughout the whole process - my ex-husband is the one who let me know we were divorced; he received his copy of the divorce decree before I had. Would I recommend this lawyer to another -NO. As far as I am concerned he charged me a total of $ 150.00 in trumped up fees. Totally disgusted that a lawyer can get away with this kind of service.
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Response from Joseph Annutto February 11, 2019
My office is in the service business and we have offered great service to our clients for over 20 years as documented by our great reviews here on AVVO and on www.lawyerratingz.com. We continue to strive to provide great service and will always do so. Our office was designated one of the 10 best attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client service in NH for 2018 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. I meet with clients during some of their most distressing times of their lives as we handle divorce/family law, bankruptcy, criminal defense, personal injury and estate planning. My staff and I are very empathetic to our clients and their situations. Unfortunately, I think this review was unnecessary, uncalled for and misdirected. At no time did this client tell me of any dissatisfaction with our service. If she had, I would have taken care of the issue immediately. Even after posting this review, I called and left a message for this client in an attempt to resolve and address her issues. I never received the courtesy of a call back. I don’t think there was ever really an issue with us. If there was, I would have been contacted before or after the review was posted. This is a situation where she is angry that she was getting a divorce and that she had to pay for it. She says so in the first line. “I wanted nothing from my husband; just a divorce-I even paid for it myself.” She is angry with her husband and that she had to pay for her own divorce. My office did prepare the documents quickly, accurately, and professionally. Her review says nothing as to the accuracy of the documents or their timeliness because she couldn’t. We don’t charge clients to point out where to sign documents. However, if someone asks to meet and is seeking legal advice we would charge for that time. As an attorney, our time and advice is charged for. The retainer agreement provides for us to do so. So, if there was a charge for a meeting it was to discuss documents, their meanings and implications. This office sends out monthly statements detailing all activity and charges. This client never challenged the any of the charges at the time the statements were sent to her. This divorce was completed quickly, accurately, and efficiently. This client received a sizeable refund back. The service was very professional. The only reason she was told by her husband about the divorce first was because he was self-represented. When that happens, the court sends the notices directly to the self-represented person. If a party has an attorney, their notice goes to the attorney. We informed her that the divorce was completed as soon as we received the notice. The only reason the ex-husband would have known first would have been on the mail service and the timing of the mail delivery. So now she is basing her review of me on the quickness of the delivery of the US Postal Service. The bottom line is this divorce was handled very professionally and very quickly which is why this client received a sizeable refund. Her anger is misplaced towards our office when she is angry at herself for getting divorced and having to pay anyone for it. This office will continue to have happy and satisfied clients. Our awards show our professionalism and client satisfaction. If this client was really interested in resolving whatever issues she had, she would have contacted me before the review or responded to my call when I called her. Joe Annutto
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Cost

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  • Free Consultation 60 minutes
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 9.9 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • Annutto Law Office
  • 1997 - Present
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Southern New Hampshire University
  • 2010 - 2014
  • Senior Vice President - Audit
  • Second National Federal Savings Bank
  • 1993 - 1994
  • Vice President - Audit Manager
  • Bank of Ireland First Holdings
  • 1986 - 1993
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Education

  • University of New Hampshire School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1997
  • Southern NH University
  • MBA
  • 1992
  • Syracuse University
  • BS - Bachelor of Science
  • 1982

Legal Cases

  • State v. confidential
  • Both charges dismissed
  • state v. confidential
  • Plead to 1 count; 7 charges dismissed

Associations

  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2007 - Present
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1997 - Present

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2017
  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2016
  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2015
  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2014
  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2013
  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2012
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Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Monthly Dinner
  • Impact of Bankruptcy on a Divorce
  • 2008

Attorney endorsements

Received (12)
Given (13)
Endorse Joseph
Bankruptcy and debt Attorney | Jul 26
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
Divorce and separation Attorney | Jun 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have been involved in cases with Joe in a number of different areas. He is always well-prepared, knowledgeable and effective at representing the interests of his clients."
Family Attorney | Apr 08
Relationship: Co-worker
"I endorse this lawyer."
Criminal defense Attorney | Apr 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. I have found that he provides quality representation in all criminal and motor vehicle matters."
Family Attorney | Apr 08
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
"I endorse this lawyer."
Divorce and separation Attorney | Apr 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Joe is a well-known and respected lawyer in this community. I gladly endorse him!"
Divorce and separation Attorney | Apr 02
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
"I endorse this lawyer."
Family Attorney | Apr 02
Relationship: Co-worker
"I endorse this lawyer."
Divorce and separation Attorney | Apr 02
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
Family Attorney | Nov 14
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer in the area of family law."
Divorce and separation Attorney | Nov 13
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Joseph has always done a good job for my immigration clients whether it was in a divorce matter or a criminal issue. I endorse this lawyer."
Bankruptcy and debt Attorney | Sep 07
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
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