Mary Elizabeth Tenn

Mary Elizabeth Tenn is an attorney at Tenn And Tenn, P.A. in Manchester, New Hampshire whose practice focuses on personal injury, family law, alternative dispute resolution, and commercial litigation. Tenn represents individuals and businesses in injury claims, family matters, mediation, and complex civil disputes. The practice includes personal injury, family law, mediation and arbitration, commercial litigation, and related trial work. Tenn helps injured individuals, families, corporations, and other civil-litigation clients resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.

Tenn earned a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1994 and a B.A. summa cum laude from Boston College in 1991. Her academic record included Phi Beta Kappa and preceded a litigation career involving both private commercial work and public-service experience. This background supports careful legal analysis, clear communication, and practical judgment in matters involving personal injury, family law, alternative dispute resolution, and commercial litigation.

Tenn has experience with complex commercial litigation, personal injury, family law, and alternative dispute resolution, including earlier practice at Hale and Dorr and service as a Special Assistant District Attorney. She has represented corporations and individuals and has served in substantial bar-association leadership roles. Across these matters, the work requires careful preparation and attention to the legal, factual, and practical issues that affect the client’s position.

Mary Elizabeth Tenn combines litigation and dispute-resolution experience across personal injury, family, and commercial matters. She has served as president of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the Manchester Bar Association and is a fellow of bar foundations. The practice combines experienced advocacy with strong mediation, professional-leadership, and civil-litigation credentials. This approach helps clients understand available options, evaluate risk, and move important matters forward with informed legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Tenn And Tenn, PA
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• President, New Hampshire Bar Association (2015-2016)
• President, Manchester Bar Association (2011-2012)
• Board Member, New Hampshire Bar Foundation (2013-Present)
• Chair, New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners (2017-Present)
• Board Member, New Hampshire Judicial Council (2014 – 2015)
• Board Member, New Hampshire Association for Justice (2007-2010)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• State Chair for New Hampshire, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (2018-Present)
• Board of Advisors, The Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy (2015-Present)
• Professional Conduct Committee Member, New Hampshire Attorney Discipline System (2013-2014)
• Local Rules Subcommittee, United States District Court, New Hampshire (2006 – Present)
• Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents (2013-Present)
• Board of Trustees, Leadership New Hampshire (2006-2012)
• Past Board Member, Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council
• Past Board Chair, Manchester Community Television

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• Harvard University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) in Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Boston College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Bachelor of Arts

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