Marla B. Matthews

Shareholder - Director

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Marla Matthews advises the regulated industries and our business clients on a variety of insurance, healthcare and energy issues. Marla frequently represents clients before the New Hampshire Insurance Department on a range of matters, including licensing, market conduct examinations, and holding company filings and approvals. She also appears before the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Labor. In addition to her agency practice, Marla represents clients before the New Hampshire Legislature.

Experienced as a former special education teacher, she also represents school districts on special education and related matters.

Recent projects of note include:

  • Representing a Canadian insurance company in acquisition of a book of business
  • Achieving a satisfactory conclusion to an extensive and lengthy market conduct examination
  • Successfully representing school district on a manifest educational hardship appeal.

Prior to joining the firm, Marla served as a law clerk to the Honorable James E. Duggan, associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

She currently serves on the board of directors of New Hampshire Jobs for America's Graduates.

Marla is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law. She received her bachelor of science degree, magna cum laude, from Keene State College.

Recent articles by Marla B. Matthews:

Insurers Should Keep Their Eye on the Legislature in 2010
January 2010

Basics of Special Education Law and How To Avoid Due Process
November 2009

Supreme Court Rules Parents Can Be Reimbursed for Private School Tuition
July 2009

New Hampshire Changes Health Insurance Laws
July 2008

New Hampshire Enacts New Property and Casualty Insurance Laws
July 2008

New Hampshire Enacts New Insurance Laws
July 2007

Marla B. Matthews

Practice Areas:
Energy/Utilities
Financial Services/Banking Law
Government Relations/Lobbying
Insurance Law
Municipal Law

Direct line:
603-545-3604

Toll-free:
800-528-1181

Mobile:
603-568-8843

Fax:
603-228-6204

Administrative assistant:
Sandra Rolph, ext. 208

Admitted in:
New Hampshire