Michael J. Fontaine

Michael J. Fontaine is the managing partner and a shareholder of Welts, White & Fontaine in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he joined the firm in 1985. His practice includes divorce and custody, legal separation, family law, personal injury, workers compensation, and contract disputes. He works with individuals and families on domestic relations matters while also handling claims involving injuries and workplace harm. His civil practice further includes disputes arising from contracts and collection-related issues that require negotiation, litigation, or other forms of resolution.

Fontaine earned a B.A. and a master’s degree from Assumption College and a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law. His academic background supports a practice that crosses family, injury, employment-related, and commercial issues. The combination of undergraduate, graduate, and legal study provides a foundation for legal analysis, client counseling, negotiation, and courtroom advocacy.

Fontaine has more than three decades of experience representing clients in contested matters. His family law work includes divorce, custody, and legal separation, while his civil practice includes personal injury, workers compensation, and contract disputes. These areas often require careful development of facts, review of financial or medical information, negotiation of disputed issues, and preparation for court or administrative proceedings.

Michael J. Fontaine combines firm leadership with long-term litigation experience across family and civil matters. His practice requires attention to both immediate legal issues and the practical effects a dispute may have on a client’s family, finances, employment, or business relationships. He helps clients evaluate options and move through negotiations, hearings, and litigation with a focus on the issues supported by the record and applicable law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C.
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section and Worker’s Compensation Section, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Board Member and Past President, Police Athletic League (PAL)
• Board Member and Past President, Amherst Patriots Youth Football and Cheer Program
• Board Member and Past President, Loon Mountain Freestyle Ski Team
• Board Member, Cobbetts Pond Improvement Association
• Member, Paralegal Advisory Board at Rivier College
• Town Coordinator, Hollis Babe Ruth Baseball Organization

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Assumption College
  Masters Degree
• Assumption College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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