Our Attorneys

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Dave has been privileged to represent a spectrum of clients in simple as well as complex civil disputes for more than 44 years. He has done so successfully because he continues to believe in fair fights and just results. Dave has represented publicly traded and closely-held corporations, as well as family‐owned and not for profit companies. He has handled disputes involving environmental, class action, insurance, commercial landlord & tenant, sex abuse and officer & director malfeasance matters in addition to probate disputes and creditors’ claims in the Bankruptcy Court. Dave also counsels clients on various business matters including management buyouts and sale of interests in closely held companies. He has been given the highest peer review rating (“AV”) by Martindale Hubbell.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New Hampshire State Courts
• United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Claims Court
• United States Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• New Hampshire Bar Association
• Nashua Bar Association (President, 1995)
• Trustee and Secretary, Nashua Public Library (1986 to present)
• Past Chairman, Nashua Catholic Regional School System

EDUCATION

• B.A., Saint Anselm College, 1973
• J.D., University of New Hampshire Law School (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center), 1977
• Certificate in Licensing, Centre D’Études Internationales de la Propriété Industrielles, University of Strasbourg, 1976

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Brad Westgate has practiced real estate and land use law for over 40 years. During this time he has represented builders, developers, individuals, corporations, non-profits, landlords, tenants and lenders.

It is common for Brad to take a project from beginning to end. He represents and negotiates purchase and sale agreements. He appears before land use boards to secure zoning, subdivision and site plan approvals, among others. Brad processes closings while working with acquisition and construction lenders and counsel.

Brad has seen and experienced much during his years of practice. There have been at least four boom and bust cycles during that period. Regulatory processes have evolved. Brad’s experiences provide him with unique insight into the minds of buyers, sellers, lenders and regulators all to his clients’ great advantage.

Brad’s veteran land development clients appreciate his creativity, diligence and most of all hours upon hours of toiling. His clients know that his efforts make their projects work. Brad also has earned respect from land use regulators because of his innovative and logically sound analysis of land use issues.

Brad has brought to life numerous projects, including residential communities, new commercial sites and the redevelopment of old. His projects include a major expansion of a hospital’s main campus, the permitting of a substantial continuing care retirement community, a complex mixed-use project, the permitting and development of facilities for homeless veterans and the development of a non-profit’s new athletic and community facility in a multi-party transaction.

He has received the highest peer rating by Martindale Hubbell (“AV”) and continues to be named one of the Best Lawyers in America. He has been listed for a number of years as a leading individual in Chambers USA.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New Hampshire (State and Federal Courts)
• Massachusetts (State and Federal Courts)

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION

• J.D., Suffolk University Law School, cum laude (1978)
• L.L.M. in Taxation, Boston University School of Law (1983)
• B.A., Boston University, magna cum laude, (1975)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Barbara began her law career as an associate in a large international law firm, focusing her practice on general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital financing transactions. Since joining Winer and Bennett in 2016, Barbara now applies her drafting and deal management skills to commercial real estate transactions and land use matters, working closely with one of the area’s most experienced real estate attorneys, J. Bradford Westgate. Barbara also assists clients with business formations, business transactions, contracts, and other corporate matters.

After living in Boston for more than a decade, Barbara has returned to her native Nashua where she lives with her husband and two children.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• MicroSociety Academy Charter School, Board of Trustees (2018-present)
• Children’s Winter Garden with White Wing School, Board of Directors (2016-2019)

EDUCATION

• J.D., Boston University School of Law, magna cum laude (2009)
• B.A., Boston University, summa cum laude (2006)