Melissa M. Hanlon

Melissa M. Hanlon is a Concord, New Hampshire healthcare litigator who represents hospitals, physician groups, medical professionals, insurers, and other healthcare clients. She handles medical malpractice, professional liability, product liability, nursing home liability, and sexual misconduct matters. Her practice includes trial and appellate litigation, administrative proceedings, medical malpractice screening panels, peer review, and staff privilege disputes. She also handles risk management and regulatory compliance issues affecting healthcare organizations and practitioners throughout complex healthcare disputes.

Melissa earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Colby College. She also completed the General Course Study Abroad Program at the London School of Economics. She is admitted in New Hampshire and Maine, along with federal district courts in both states. Her education and multijurisdictional practice support detailed analysis of complex healthcare disputes, professional liability claims, administrative proceedings, and related regulatory concerns.

Melissa represents clients before courts, medical malpractice screening panels, and administrative bodies including boards of medicine, nursing, and dental examiners. She guides matters from initial claims through trial and appeal. Her counseling work also addresses compliance and risk management for hospitals, physician groups, mental health practices, medical spas, and wellness centers. She also represents adoptive and birth parents in domestic adoption matters requiring careful legal guidance for clients and families.

Melissa M. Hanlon has earned recognition for healthcare litigation and medical malpractice defense. Best Lawyers named her 2024 and 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Law, Defendants, and has recognized her since 2021 in several healthcare and insurance fields. She has also been recognized by Super Lawyers. Her professional service includes leadership with the Rockingham County Bar Association and participation in healthcare risk management education and professional organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Maine Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Maine

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Colby College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)