Your Hopkinton, New Hampshire Law Office
This is home. Our office is at 8 Maple Street, in the town where we live and work, and Hopkinton clients aren't a service area to us — they're neighbors.
That means something practical. We know the Select Board and the Planning Board. We know which parcels have complicated history and which deeds were written in language nobody uses anymore. We've been to the fair. When a Hopkinton client calls, we usually know the road, and often the property.
Hopkinton or Contoocook? Both, and It Matters
If you own property here, you've run into this. The town is Hopkinton. The mailing address for much of it is Contoocook. One ZIP code, 03229, covers the whole town — Hopkinton Village, Contoocook, and West Hopkinton alike.
Most of the time it's a curiosity. Occasionally it's a legal problem.
Deeds, wills, and title searches are indexed by the town of record, not the mailing address. A will that describes "my home in Contoocook" is describing property in the Town of Hopkinton, and that mismatch can create a moment of confusion at exactly the wrong point — during a title search, in a probate filing, or when a lender's underwriter in another state can't reconcile two names for one place.
It's easily handled when someone catches it. It's a headache when nobody does. We catch it.
What Hopkinton Clients Actually Call About
Wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and advance directives, most on a flat fee. For families whose land has been here for generations, the real question is usually less about taxes than about keeping the property intact and out of a court fight.
Probate and estate administration
Hopkinton estates are administered through the Merrimack County probate court in Concord. We take executors and administrators through it from petition to final accounting.
Closings, deeds, title work, easements, boundary questions, and subdivisions. Recording happens at the Merrimack County Registry of Deeds in Concord; the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment meet at Town Hall on Main Street.
Formation, contracts, commercial leases, and exit planning for Contoocook's small businesses and the people running them out of home offices across town.
Leases, security deposits under RSA 540-A, and eviction matters. We represent both sides.
Injury, defense, and litigation
Car accidents on I-89 and Route 103, criminal charges heard in the Merrimack County courts, and civil litigation in state and federal court.
Questions We Hear From Hopkinton Clients
Is your office in Hopkinton or Contoocook?
Hopkinton — 8 Maple Street. Mail addressed to Contoocook 03229 reaches us either way.
Our family has owned land in West Hopkinton for generations and we want to divide a lot. Where do we start?
The Planning Board at Town Hall, and ideally with the subdivision regulations and a look at the deed first. Older family parcels frequently have access and boundary issues that are easier to resolve before an application than during one.
Where does a Hopkinton estate get probated?
The 6th Circuit Probate Division in Concord. Probate follows the town where the person lived.
Do you only take Hopkinton clients?
No — we work throughout New Hampshire. But we do especially like the ones who can walk here.
Come See Us!
8 Maple Street, Hopkinton, NH 03229 | (603) 499-7431
Appointments Monday through Friday. Free 30-minute consultation, and parking that requires no strategy.
If you're a Hopkinton resident and you're not sure whether you need a lawyer, call and ask. Sometimes the answer is no, and we'd rather tell you that than take the meeting.
We're located right in the center of town - two doors down from the Everyday Cafe for your convenient caffeine needs!
Let's Talk About Your Options
Call (603) 499-7431 for a free 30-minute consultation, or get in touch and we'll find a time.
Our office is located in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. We serve clients throughout Merrimack County, and New Hampshire-wide.