David Gottesman

David Gottesman is a founder and shareholder of Gottesman & Hollis, P.A. in Nashua, New Hampshire whose practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury. Gottesman represents people harmed in serious accidents and negligence cases and has focused on plaintiff-side injury work for decades. The practice includes personal injury, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, motor-vehicle crashes, premises cases, construction accidents, product claims, and related civil litigation. Gottesman helps injured individuals and families investigate negligence, document serious losses, negotiate claims, and pursue litigation when necessary.

Gottesman earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1973 and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in 1970. His education was followed by more than five decades of legal practice and the development of a plaintiff-side injury practice in Nashua. This background supports careful legal analysis, clear communication, and practical judgment in matters involving personal injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury.

Gottesman has experience handling personal injury, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, motor-vehicle, premises, construction, and product-related cases since beginning practice in 1973. He co-founded the firm in 1978 and has also participated in professional, civic, and public-service activities in New Hampshire. Across these matters, the work requires careful preparation and attention to the legal, factual, and practical issues that affect the client’s position.

David Gottesman brings decades of trial and injury-law experience to people facing serious physical and financial consequences after accidents. He has held leadership roles in trial-lawyer organizations and community life while continuing to represent personal-injury clients. The practice combines longstanding plaintiff-side advocacy with substantial New Hampshire trial experience. This approach helps clients understand available options, evaluate risk, and move important matters forward with informed legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Gottesman & Hollis, P.A.
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Past President, New Hampshire Association for Justice
• Former President, Civil Justice Foundation at AAJ
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, National Crime Victim Bar Association
• Member, Nashua Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Public Justice
• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
• Past President, Nashua Rotary West Club
• Incorporator, Director and Chair, Greater Nashua Division of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• Local Affairs Chairman, Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce
• Past Director, Boys Club
• Former Trustee, Nashua Center for the Arts
• Advisory Board Member, Care Center
• State Senator, New Hampshire Senate, District 12 (2004-2008)
• Member, Private Mediator and Arbitrator

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Hampshire
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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