Judith A. Fairclough
Overview
ShareholderJudith is the Chair of the Divorce and Family Law group. She is a family law specialist with considerable trial experience and is also certified in the area of collaborative practice. Her approach to divorce, post-divorce matters, and prenuptial agreements is creative and client-centered. Judy’s practice focuses primarily on high net worth clients involving complex financial issues, large and small business interests, professional practices, and various complicated financial scenarios. In addition, Judy has 30+ years of experience in drafting and reviewing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
Hobbies
Judith is an avid gardener and cyclist.
Professional and Community Involvement
Professional Involvement
- Member, Hearings Committee, New Hampshire Supreme Court Attorney Discipline System (2015-present)
- Board Member, New Hampshire Bar Association Pro Bono Referral Program (2016-present)
- Advisor, Board Member and Founding Member, The American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators, New Hampshire Chapter (2015-present)
- Certified in Collaborative Practice
- Former Co-Chair, Family Law Section, New Hampshire Bar Association (2011-2012)
- CLE Program faculty, New Hampshire Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association Family Law Section
- Member, New Hampshire Bar Association Family Law Section
- Member, Collaborative Law Alliance/New Hampshire
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Former Member, Family Division Rules and Policy Group
Community Involvement
- Board Member, The Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center (2012-present)
- Committee Member, NH Special Olympics 50th Anniversary Gala (2018-2019)
- Volunteer, Healing with Art Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center (2014-2017)
- Parents’ Committee, St. Lawrence University (2011-present)
- Former Board Member, NH Special Olympics
Honors & Distinctions
- Selected by The Best Lawyers in America as Concord, NH “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law (2019)
- Cited in The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law (2009-present)
- Recognized as a New England Super Lawyer, Family Law (2016-present)
Publications
A Practical Guide To Divorce In New Hampshire – Chapters on Prenuptial Agreements and Family Law Published by MCLE New England, December 2009 (as supplemented in 2011)
