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Biography
Attorney Heather M. Burns represents people throughout the state of New Hampshire as a member of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team. She practices in the areas of personal injury law and employment law, in which she primarily works with plaintiffs. Specifically, she handles cases that concern discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She has represented clients in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and state superior courts, as well as in front of the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security, and the New Hampshire Department of Labor.
Attorney Burns has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbel.
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Licensed in New Hampshire for 34 years
State: New Hampshire
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
10 Centre Street, P.O. Box 1090, Concord, NH, 03302
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
8 School Street, P.O. Box 13, Hillsborough, NH, 03244
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
20 Grove Street, Suite 130, P.O. Box 574, Peterborough, NH, 03458
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
159 Middle Street, 1st Floor, Portsmouth, NH, 03801
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
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Best Attorneys Online 2013, Best Attorneys Online 2013
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Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
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Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell
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College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
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Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers
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Best Attorneys Online 2014, Best Attorneys Online 2014
Associations
Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the NH Bar Association 2003-2004 and member of the Labor & Employment Section
Member
Member of the Federal Practice Section of the NH Bar Association
Member
Member of the Gender Equality Committee of the NH Bar Association
Member
Member of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association since its inception in 1998
Member
Membership in National Employment Lawyers Association since 1990’s
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Membership in New Hampshire Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association since in or 1993
Member
Membership in the New Hampshire Association for Justice f/k/a The New Hampshire Trial Lawyers’ Association since 1990
Member
President of The New Hampshire Trial Lawyers’ Association n/k/a the New Hampshire Association for Justice from 2006–2007
President
Membership in the American Association for Justice since November, 2005
Member
Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, inducted 2012
Fellow
Granite United Way Campaign Cabinet member
Member
Member of the Board of Directors of Womenade of Concord
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Education
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Carnegie Mellon University
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University of New Hampshire School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English