Thomas J. Pappas

Thomas J. Pappas is a shareholder, director, and senior vice president at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer. Based in the firm’s Manchester and Washington, DC offices, he is a commercial litigator with more than thirty years of experience. His practice includes business and shareholder disputes, banking litigation, employment claims, trade secrets, estate litigation, and construction matters involving municipalities and major contractors. He represents clients in state and federal courts as well as before administrative boards and commissions when disputes require formal adjudication.

Pappas earned a B.A. from University of New Hampshire and a J.D. from Catholic University of America. His legal education and decades of litigation practice support work involving contracts, business ownership, construction records, employment relationships, fiduciary issues, and regulatory proceedings. Complex commercial cases often require careful review of financial documents, technical evidence, witness testimony, and the history of long-running business relationships. His background allows him to evaluate those records, identify disputed legal issues, and prepare matters for negotiation, hearing, trial, or appeal.

Pappas has represented clients in a wide range of significant disputes. His matters have included contract litigation for a multinational company, multiparty litigation involving a university, construction claims for architecture and contracting interests, bank litigation, and estate-related disputes. He has also served as counsel connected with New Hampshire Department of Justice proceedings involving the Northern Pass project. Across these matters, his work addresses commercial risk, contractual obligations, property and development concerns, and the strategic decisions that arise when complex disputes involve multiple parties or institutions.

Thomas J. Pappas has combined private litigation practice with community and public service. His experience includes work with AHEPA 35 senior housing and prior service with the Nashua Police Commission. Professionally, he brings a long record of commercial litigation to clients confronting disputes that can affect business operations, ownership, projects, employment relationships, or estates. He helps clients organize complex facts, assess legal exposure, and prepare a practical strategy for resolving matters through negotiation, administrative proceedings, trial, or other available processes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Construction Lawyers Society of America
• Director, AHEPA 35, Inc.
• Trustee, Orthodox Fund (2020)
• Former Commissioner, Nashua Police Department
• Member, ABA Forum on Construction Industry

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• District of Columbia

Education

• Catholic University of America
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Hampshire
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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