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Jim is a Partner at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. and the Chair of its Criminal Defense Practice Group.
A native of Concord, New Hampshire, Jim brings substantial courtroom experience to Shaheen & Gordon’s litigation team, focusing his practice in the areas of criminal defense, white-collar defense, and DWI / DUI defense. He defends clients in a range of criminal cases throughout state and federal courts, often taking on difficult and well-publicized criminal cases. Through his straightforward and aggressive approach to courtroom work, Jim regularly earns victories for clients in matters large and small. He assists clients in mitigating the stigmatizing impact of criminal charges through effective negotiations and, when those negotiations reach an impasse, Jim tries his cases, regularly winning not-guilty verdicts after bench and jury trials. He has extensive trial experience in New Hampshire’s District and Superior Courts. He has successfully argued several appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He defends major crimes and minor offenses, representing clients in cases involving homicide, vehicular homicide, assault, sexual assault, public integrity matters, computer crimes, drug possession and drug distribution, theft, pornography, impaired driving, and DWI / DUI, as well as a range of motor vehicle offenses.
Jim has been repeatedly recognized for his outstanding work as a criminal defense lawyer. Since 2015, Best Lawyers in America and New Hampshire Magazine have named Jim among the top attorneys in New Hampshire in the areas of General Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and DUI / DWI Defense. In fact, he is the ONLY criminal defense attorney in New Hampshire named by Best Lawyers in all three of these criminal defense categories. Jim was named “Lawyer of the Year” five times: 2024 (Criminal Defense: General Practice), 2023 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), 2022 (Criminal Defense: General Practice), 2020 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), and 2018 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar). These unique distinctions are in addition to his several industry honors for his criminal defense and DUI / DWI work. He was named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star List in Criminal Defense from 2008-2014, a list that includes only 2.5 percent of lawyers in New Hampshire. In 2015, he was promoted to the Super Lawyers List in Criminal Defense, an honor that has repeated itself for 9 years, between 2015-2018 and 2020-2024. Only 5% of lawyers in New Hampshire qualify. AVVO gave Jim its highest rating, a 10.0.
Jim has been honored for his commitment to New Hampshire’s legal community. In 2024, the Mayor of the City of Concord named Jim to the City’s Board of Ethics. In 2010, Governor Lynch appointed him to the Judicial Selection Commission, which is responsible for interviewing, investigating, and recommending candidates to the Governor to fill state court judicial vacancies. In 2013, Governor Hassan promoted him to serve as the Co-Chair of the Judicial Selection Commission, making him responsible for managing the Commission, a position he occupied through 2016. In 2005, the Union Leader named him to its 40 Under 40 list – an annual collection of the State’s “young leaders” selected by the State’s only newspaper of statewide circulation.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim served for four years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Justice Bureau of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. As a prosecutor, he appeared in every Superior Court in New Hampshire, tried several white-collar, theft, and homicide cases, and routinely argued appellate cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. At the Attorney General’s Office, Jim was ultimately assigned to the Homicide Unit where he was one of five prosecutors responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all murder cases, statewide.
Jim began his legal career with the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault in Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the litigation department and represented corporate clients in white-collar criminal matters, intellectual property disputes, and employment cases.
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State: New Hampshire
Acquired: 2001
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State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1999
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107 Storrs Street, Concord, NH, 03302
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"I've had the pleasure of working with Jim Rosenberg since 1999 when we were Associates together at the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault in Boston. We worked together on and off since then on various matters. Jim is a brilliant, out-of-the-box thinker who has a keen understanding of the laws and courts. He is a great advisor and gifted litigator. I highly recommend him."
"I endorse this lawyer. Great criminal defense attorney, especially in the area of drunk driving defense. Would hire him personally if I were in that situation and I would recommend him to anyone who needs top-notch, no-holds-barred criminal defense."
"It is with pleasure that I endorse Jim Rosenberg as a fellow attorney. I am lucky to call Jim a colleague for many years now, beginning with our time at the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office as prosecutors. Since becoming a criminal defense attorney, Jim has distinguished himself as an excellent trial attorney and passionate advocate for his clients. He combines those abilities with the personal skills to engage police and prosecutors in the subtle ways that are most effective and most beneficial for clients. He is well-liked by attorneys and judges, but more importanlty he is greatly respected by those people. Jim's track record of successful results for his clients, combined with his knowledge of the law, have made him an invaluable asset to his clients. Having defendended highly complex cases with Jim, I have witnessed his ability to take a seemingly very difficult case, and through skilled advocacy and lawyering, obtain a fantastic result for his client."
"Excellent lawyer."
"Jim is an outstanding advocate for his clients. His knowledge of the law is top shelf and is matched by his outstanding trial skills. Jim is a hard working, dedicated and aggresive advocate for his clients. Whether it is working quielty behind the scenes or in the middle of crowded court room, Jim gets the job done and delivers excellent results for all his clients."
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2008
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2008
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2005
40 Under 40, New Hampshire Union Leader
2006 - Present
Partner, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
2005 - Present
Director, Shaheen & Gordon, PA
2004 - 2005
Associate, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
2000 - 2004
Assistant Attorney General, The State of New Hampshire - Office of the Attorney General
2013 - Present
Judicial Selection CommissionCo-chair
2010 - Present
Judicial Selection CommissionMember
2005 - Present
New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2001 - Present
New Hampshire Bar AssociationMember
Win - client found not guilty
Victory - Not Guilty
Victory - Not Guilty Verdict After Trial
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1999
Juris Doctor
1996
Bachelor of Arts
2011
NH 2d District Congressional Race
2005
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