ANNA BARBARA HANTZ
Anna Barbara Hantz has been an attorney with Gottesman & Hollis for more than 10 years. During that time, she has litigated a number of cases ranging from land use and zoning to construction defect and insurance coverage disputes. Hantz is especially known for her work on the landmark case of Simplex v. Town of Newington, which established a new standard for variance review in New Hampshire zoning law. Similarly, along with colleague attorney David Gottesman, she received the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers 2003 Special Recognition Award for her work in setting privacy standards for Internet information brokers in Remsburg v. Docusearch, Inc.
In addition to litigation, Hantz also offers private mediation services and is involved in Rule 170 mediation, a court-sponsored program in which lawyers volunteer to mediate cases for others. Mediation helps the parties maintain control of their dispute and its resolution, and provides a quicker result than lengthy, expensive and often unpredictable trials.
Hantz is also very active in the community and federal and state governments. She is a volunteer for the Domestic Violence Emergency (DOVE) Project, which provides free legal representation at final hearings for domestic violence protective orders. She is a past president and current board member of the Nashua Children's Home, an organization that she has been involved in for the last 14 years. She previously served as executive director of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and she was a delegate to the1988 Republican National Convention. Hantz has been a member of the Governor's Judicial Selection Commission for more than two years. In 1999, she was nominated for the Nashua YWCA Distinguished Woman Leader Award.
Attorney Hantz's expertise includes the areas of:
- General Civil Litigation
- Land Use/Zoning/Municipal regulation
- Trespass/Damage to Property
- Construction Defect
- Insurance coverage
- Contract and business litigation
- Internet privacy
- Family Law/Divorce
Academics
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992, Order of the Coif)
- University of New Hampshire (B.A. with honors, 1977)
Admitted to Practice
- New Hampshire State Bar
- Massachusetts State Bar
- Maine State Bar
- United States District Courts in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts
- United States First Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Committees & Associations
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Committee
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Founding Director of the New Hampshire Women's Bar
- Past Chair of NH Women's Bar Association Marilla Ricker Awards Committee
- NH Bar Pro Bono Referral Program participant
- NH Rule 170 Mediator
Important Cases
- Simplex v. Town of Newington, 145 NH 727 (2001)
- Murder of Amy Lynn Boyer by a Cyberstalker
- Morgenstern v. Town of Rye, 147 NH 558 (2002)
Speaking Engagements, Seminars and Panel Appearances
- Faculty for Persuasion - April 13, 2007 (New Hampshire Trial Lawyers' Association) "Legal Writing Tips" (with Judge Holman)
- Faculty for Financial Issues in Divorce - March 22, 2002, (New Hampshire Bar Association) "Ethical Issues."
- Reality CLE: An Inside Look at Family Law Cases - September 12, 2001 (New Hampshire Bar Association, Pro Bono Program) "Hearing Preparation, Temporary Hearing, GAL Interview and Resolution" (mock presentation/role play).
- Faculty for Effectively Presenting a Divorce Trial in New Hampshire - March 16, 2001 (NH Trial Lawyers) "Financial Discovery, Equitable Distribution and Non-Married Parties."
Media Appearances
- Channel 9 "Ask the Expert" for the NHTLA on Internet commerce, September 2000.
Publications
- "Advice to Women Entering the Practice of Law." NH Editions, July 1998.
Contact Information
- Email - ahantz@nh-lawyers.com