Lawrence B. Gormley

Lawrence B. Gormley practices with Hoefle Phoenix Gormley & Roberts, PLLC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the firm’s business and litigation practices. He represents businesses, insurers, and individuals in civil litigation involving corporate and partnership disputes, personal injury, products liability, employment, commercial issues, and land use. He also counsels small and medium-sized companies on contracts and corporate governance, focusing on practical and economical solutions.

Larry earned a J.D. from Pace University School of Law and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia. His legal education supports a practice that combines business counseling with dispute resolution and courtroom work. He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and New York. His background allows him to advise companies on internal governance and contractual issues while also representing clients when business, employment, commercial, land use, or injury-related matters develop into litigation.

Larry handles a range of civil disputes for businesses, insurers, and individuals and advises closely held companies on day-to-day legal concerns. His litigation experience includes corporate and partnership conflicts, products liability, personal injury, employment disputes, commercial cases, and land use matters. His business counseling work includes contractual and governance issues. By working across both counseling and litigation, he helps clients evaluate risk, address disputes, and choose legal strategies that fit their operational and financial goals.

Lawrence B. Gormley has maintained extensive community involvement alongside his legal practice. His service has included leadership roles with Cross Roads House, Sunrise Rotary Club, The First Tee of New Hampshire, and the Rye Education Foundation, as well as involvement with the United Way of the Greater Seacoast and the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce. His practice reflects a practical, outcome-focused approach to business law and litigation for companies, insurers, and individual clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts, PLLC
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• President, Cross Roads House
• President, Sunrise Rotary Club
• President, The First Tee of NH
• President, Rye Education Foundation
• Member, United Way of the Greater Seacoast
• Member, Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• New York

Education

• Pace University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• State University of New York, Fredonia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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