Roy W. Tilsley of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson

We selected eight of the best lawyers from around the state for portraits and asked them to share a favorite quotation and to tell us why they love what they do. These profiles appeared along with Woodward/White’s annual Best Lawyers in America list, as published in our November issue.

Commercial Litigation

“A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place, like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.”  — Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.,  U.S. Supreme Court 1926.

“Land use law is democracy at its most basic level. Volunteer citizen board members make decisions regarding what their neighbors can or cannot do with their property. Night after night in town halls throughout the state, all the things that make democracy great and challenging play out in real time. My role is to help clients walk the fine line between the requirements of the law and the art
of appealing to their neighbors. People feel strongly about their property, their neighborhoods and their communities. Uses that make perfect sense in some places can be horrible nuisances in others. Navigating these choppy waters is never boring.”

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Manchester / 603-623-8700
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