NHBA Board of Governors Election Starts April 1
Online balloting will begin April 1 and conclude April 15. An email containing your personalized ballot link will be sent from Intelliscan on April 1. Members who have not voted by April 7 will receive an email reminder.
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NHBA 2025 Board Candidates
Officers
Robert R. Lucic
President-Elect
Nomination by Board of Governors
Bob has over 35 years of extensive complex commercial litigation experience throughout the United States, including administrative agency proceedings, class action suits, arbitrations, jury trials, and appellate practice involving both multi-national corporations and small businesses. Bob serves a wide range of clients, including robotics, defense, and high-tech companies; real estate development firms; hospitals; and national, state, and municipal governments.
He regularly advises clients on environmental, intellectual property, and antitrust compliance issues. Bob’s practice focus includes class action and multi-district litigation, patent, and trade secret litigation; environmental litigation; stockholder and partnership disputes; and investor disputes. He also provides strategic counseling to industrial clients and small businesses. Bob served for six years as the chair of Sheehan Phinney’s Litigation Department. He also served as president of the Board of the Squam Lakes Association.
Bob currently serves as vice president of the New Hampshire Bar Association Board of Governors and serves on numerous committees, including the Professional Conduct Committee. He chairs the NHBA Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence and is also active in the Massachusetts Federal Bar Association.
Bob joined Sheehan Phinney in 1991 after practicing at White & Case New York City. He graduated from Dartmouth College and received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School. He also speaks German and French.
Bob is Sheehan Phinney’s liaison with Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. He served as regional vice chair for North America for the Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and was world-wide chair for the Environmental Practice Group. He is a member of the working group helping clients understand their responsibilities under the European Union’s Corporate Social Responsibility Directive.
“I am constantly impressed by the dedication and hard work of the Bar leadership, the Governors, and the staff of the New Hampshire Bar Association. We have a real gift to be able to practice our profession in what is still the most collegial bar in the United States. But it is a gift that requires ongoing care and tending. I hope that I can bring the experience of my 35 years as a lawyer and member of the New Hampshire community to Bar leadership. I will do my best to keep New Hampshire the best place in the world to practice law.”
Governor-at-Large
Charla B. Stevens
Governor-at-Large
Nomination by Petition for a Three-Year Term
Charla B. Stevens graduated from Boston College Law School in 1984 and practiced law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts until her retirement from full-time legal work in 2021. She spent the last 21 years at McLane Middleton, where she chaired the employment law practice group.
She has established a consulting practice, offering services such as workplace training, independent investigations, strategic human resources consulting, and mediation and conflict resolution.
During her years of practice, she was recognized as a top employment lawyer by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, and Super Lawyers, among others. She has received several awards, including the Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award, the Granite State HR Hero Award, the Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Services Award, the NH Business and Industry Association Above and Beyond Award, and the NH Business Review Business Excellence Award.
Charla has a long history of serving non-profits and professional organizations. She is the chair of the Board of Solution Health, a member of the Board of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, and recently served as chair of the Board of Granite United Way. She is a commissioner of the board of the New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program and sits on the Mental Health and Wellness Committee. She also chairs the Audio Content Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. Charla is currently a governor-at-large on the NHBA Board of Governors and is a member of the NHBA’s Special Committee on Attorney Wellness.
Charla is a past director of the HR State Council of New Hampshire and has been active in several human resource organizations including the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the SHRM Greater Nashua, and the Northeast Human Resource Association.
“After having served as a governor-at-large of the NHBA Board of Governors for one year, completing the unfinished term of another BOG member, I am excited to run for the position for the upcoming three-year term. As a unified bar, we face many issues which will likely continue to exacerbate. Our identities and the basic tenets of associations such as ours are being challenged. The Bar Association must be a leader in supporting initiatives to maintain the rule of law which is being contested daily.
We also need to focus on creating and maintaining the best environment for lawyers in our state to thrive – both personally and professionally. I am a strong advocate for enhancing the mental health and well-being of lawyers and others in the legal field and in increasing diversity in the profession, locally and nationally. I have been honored to work for the last year with a diverse and committed group of individuals on the BOG and would be proud to continue to work side by side with them facing the challenges we face as a profession, as an association, and as individuals and would appreciate your consideration.”
County Governors
Oliver D. Bloom
Cheshire County Governor
Nomination by Petition for a Two-Year Term
Oliver Bloom is a criminal defense attorney at Lothstein Guerriero in Keene. He was born in Peterborough and grew up in Richmond. He is a 2012 graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. For eight years, he worked in politics and national security, primarily nuclear weapons policy, and has a master’s degree in War Studies from King’s College London. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2023 (Go Blue!). While in law school, instead of returning to Washington, he spent two summers interning for Richard Guerriero and was recruited to join his firm once he graduated.
He is excited about the prospect of representing Cheshire County on the NHBA Board of Governors and collaborating with attorneys across the state. If elected, he will ensure that the needs and perspectives of Cheshire County are represented. He hopes to serve his colleagues, build on the work Monique Schmidt accomplished during her time as representative, and contribute to the important work the NHBA does on behalf of its members and our state.
Leonard D. Harden
Coos County Governor
Nomination by Petition for a Two-Year Term
Leonard “Len” Harden is a solo practitioner and trial lawyer located in Northern New Hampshire, primarily serving Coos County and Northern Grafton County. He has been helping people facing all levels of criminal charges for over 30 years.
Len has been a frequent presenter and coordinator for many CLEs in New Hampshire and nationally. He enjoys sharing information and teaching others. He has extensive training and certifications in field sobriety testing, forensic science, chemistry, trial advocacy, and trial experience.
Len is proud to be the first in his family to graduate with a college degree. He obtained the degree with honors from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and then a law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center.
His entire career has been spent defending citizens that are accused of crimes. He began working in the Granite State with Thomas A. Rappa in Woodsville and then moved further north to manage Sisti & Twomey’s Lancaster Office. He has been on his own based out of Lancaster since 2003.
This will be Len’s second stint on the NHBA Board of Governors representing Coos County. He loves living and working in northern New England and enjoys each and every season to the fullest extent possible.
He looks forward to working with others from across the state to help elevate professionalism, collegiality, and the quality of life for all lawyers in the state. He wants to share his competitive, positive attitude and bring a high degree of energy to the NHBA Board of Governors.
Barry C. Schuster
Grafton County Governor
Nomination by Petition for Two-Year Term
Barry Schuster has practiced business, real estate, and municipal law since 1978. He represents individuals, businesses, and municipalities in a wide range of transactions and resolving disputes involving land use, real estate, and corporate and business matters. A trial lawyer with 35 years of experience, Barry regularly appears before municipal boards, litigates in New Hampshire and Vermont trial courts, and has appeared in more than 30 appeals before the Supreme Courts of New Hampshire and Vermont. He also served for many years as a superior court mediator.
He actively participates in several civic organizations and has served on the boards of health care organizations, bank advisory committees, and numerous community service boards and committees. He was elected to the Lebanon School Board for eight years and chaired the Board for a three-year term. An active cyclist, he and his wife have logged miles biking over hill and dale throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, mountain passes in Colorado, and “cols” of the French Alps.
Barry is a graduate of Brown University and Villanova University School of Law and pursued a year of study at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Vermont and is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, Vermont Bar Association, and the Grafton County Bar Association.
“In the short time that I have been a member of the Board of Governors since my appointment to fill an unexpired term, I have gained a great appreciation for all that the Board does on behalf of our profession and the legal system. As an Upper Valley lawyer, it is not always easy to become acquainted with lawyers around the state, but participating – both on-line and in person – has given me the chance to meet many of the committed and skilled lawyers who enhance our profession. Having only served part of an initial term, I would like to continue my service on the Board to connect Upper Valley attorneys to those around the state and to assist with the Board in furthering its professional activities.”
Petar Leonard
Merrimack County Governor
Nomination by Petition for a Two-Year Term
Petar Leonard is a shareholder and member of the litigation department at Orr & Reno, PA, in Concord, where he focuses his practice on complex domestic relations issues. He currently serves as a board member for Collaborative Divorce New Hampshire. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he teaches family law for the Daniel Webster Scholar Miniseries course.
Petar served on the NHBA CLE Committee and enjoyed chairing and presenting on several family law CLEs during that time. He received his law degree from the University of New Hampshire Frankllin Pierce School of Law and is a graduate of University of Oregon.
“Since being sworn into the New Hampshire Bar, I have been an involved member in our community. The NHBA is special. I recall, with fondness, how it welcomed me into its ranks as a junior lawyer, a tradition I have gratefully paid forward. Over the years, I have attended many of our Bar events through which I have found friends, mentors, and referral sources. I believe such connections are an important part of our Bar’s culture. I have also enjoyed my time attending, and presenting at, many of the NHBA’s quality CLE programs. If elected, I look forward to continuing to ‘do my part’ to give back to an organization that has given so much to me. I also look forward to the opportunity to serve my colleagues and contribute to the important work that the NHBA is doing on behalf of its members and our beloved state.”
Caroline A. Epperson
Rockingham County Governor
Nomination by Petition for a Two-Year Term
Caroline Autumn Epperson is a dedicated and experienced attorney committed to serving the legal community and advocating for the interests of clients and fellow practitioners alike. Since 2018, she has been a valued member of the SK Lawyers team. She is based out of Hampton, where she focuses her practice on family law, business law, and estate planning.
A strong believer in collaboration and professional development, Caroline is eager to bring her experience, leadership, and dedication to the NHBA Board of Governors. She is passionate about fostering mentorship opportunities, enhancing access to legal resources, and ensuring that attorneys across Rockingham County have the support they need to thrive in their practices. She has built an impressive reputation as a highly effective advocate and negotiator and honors those successes to those that have supported her professional development over the years.
Caroline is an engaged member of the legal and business communities. As an active board member of the Rockingham County Bar Association since 2019, she brings a wealth of leadership experience and a proven track record of community service to this position. She also holds leadership roles in Business Networking International and is a New Hampshire Justice of the Peace. She is a proud graduate of Suffolk University Law School (JD, 2015) and earned her degree with distinction in Health and Biomedical Law and was honored for her pro bono service. Caroline also holds a BA from the University of New Hampshire (2010), where her love for the New Hampshire seacoast originated. She is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Caroline’s early career was marked by notable achievements, including serving as a Donahue Barrett and Signal Health Policy Fellowship recipient and receiving national recognition for her service as an AmeriCorps attorney at a Boston-based nonprofit.
Born in Dover, Massachusetts, Caroline now resides in Newington, New Hampshire, with her husband, two young children, and yellow lab. When she isn’t passionately advocating for her clients, she enjoys gardening, skiing, and traveling – activities that allow her to recharge and remain connected to the vibrant New England community she serves.
Caroline is eager to leverage her experience, insight, and commitment to public service as a member of the Board of Governors and looks forward to advancing the legal profession and community welfare in Rockingham County.
Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates
Lyndsay Robinson
ABA Young Lawyer Delegate
Nomination by Petition for a Two-Year Term
Attorney Lyndsay Robinson is a shareholder at Shaheen & Gordon, PA. Her practice consists of general civil litigation with a focus on family law, estate planning, and probate administration.
Lyndsay graduated from Saint Anselm College with a Bachelor of Arts in politics and a minor in Russian area studies. Upon graduation, Lyndsay attended the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. She had the privilege of participating in a rigorous courseload and graduating as a Daniel Webster Scholar (DWS). In addition to participating in the DWS Honors Program, Lyndsay served as a Warren B. Rudman Summer Fellow and an American Bar Association Janet B. Steiger Fellow.
While in law school, Lyndsay had the honor of clerking at the 9th Circuit Manchester Family Division, served as a legal consultant for the State of New Hampshire Court Improvement Project, interned for the State of New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, served as a Rule 36 Student Attorney for the Concord City Prosecutor’s Office, and worked as a law clerk for Tober Law Offices, PA.
Lyndsay is an active member of the Bar and is dedicated to serving her community. She is the former chair of the NHBA’s Family Law Section and former chair of the NHBA’s Gender Equality Committee. She currently serves on the steering committee for the NHBA Leadership Academy, being a past graduate herself. She is also the vice president of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. She also serves on the Board for the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 603 Legal Aid, and the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation.
Lyndsay is a member of New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald’s advisory board for the New Hampshire Judicial Branch Steering Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. She is also on the City of Nashua Ethics Committee and a member of the Saint Anselm College Board of Trustees.
She is actively involved with the New Hampshire Pro Bono DOVE Program, representing victims of domestic violence and stalking. She received the Pro Bono Program Rising Star Award in 2020 and was also voted Best Attorney in Greater Nashua by the Nashua Telegraph in 2020. Lyndsay was selected as New England Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2021-2024. In 2023, she received the New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Robert E. Kirby Award and 603 Legal Aid’s Bruce Friedman Pro Bono Award. She was also recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Nashua 2025 for work in Family Law.
Lyndsay is beyond grateful for all the opportunities the New Hampshire Bar has given her and would love to give back by continuing to serve as the American Bar Association Young Lawyer Delegate. She has been in this role for the last two years and has greatly appreciated the honor to represent the Granite State on a national level. Since serving as the ABA Young Lawyer Delegate, Lyndsay was appointed to the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.