P. Richard Shahtanian

P. Richard Shahtanian is an attorney serving clients in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and is Of Counsel at Legacy Care Law Firm. His practice focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administration, business law, and litigation support. He has practiced law since 1995 and works with clients who need thoughtful planning, guidance through estate administration, support for business legal matters, or legal analysis connected to disputes and other litigation-related concerns.

Richard earned a B.S. from the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics and a J.D. from the Massachusetts School of Law. His business and legal education supports a practice that often requires clients to consider financial, family, ownership, and succession concerns together. This background helps him evaluate planning structures, trust and estate administration issues, business questions, and litigation-support needs with attention to both legal requirements and practical objectives.

Richard has been part of the legal profession since 1992 and has practiced law since 1995. His work centers on preparing and administering estate plans, addressing trust and estate responsibilities, advising on business law matters, and providing litigation support. He serves clients across New Hampshire and Massachusetts and maintains memberships in the Massachusetts Bar Association, New Hampshire Bar Association, and New Hampshire Association for Justice, connecting his practice with broader professional communities.

P. Richard Shahtanian combines estate planning, administration, business law, and litigation-support experience in a practice focused on clear and timely legal counsel. He serves in community leadership roles, including Vice President of the Board of Directors at Salemhaven Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. His work helps clients organize estate and trust matters, address business concerns, and obtain practical legal support when planning decisions, administration responsibilities, or disputes require careful legal attention.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Shahtanian Law
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Association for Justice
• Vice President, Board of Directors, Salemhaven Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

Education

• Massachusetts School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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