Attorneys

H. Alfred Casassa

H. Alfred Casassa is the senior member of the law firm of Casassa and Ryan. He started the practice as a sole practitioner in 1960, after a short stint as a Federal Estate Tax Attorney with the Internal Revenue Service.

He has practiced primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, as well as Real Estate and Business Matters.

He frequently acts as a Trustee or Executor for his clients and their families. He serves as both a private Mediator and with the Superior court in Alternative Dispute Resolution matters.

Long active in New Hampshire legal matters, he has served as a former Judge of the Hampton District Court. He also served for ten years as a Member, and then Chairman, of the New Hampshire Judicial Council, Past Member of the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Bar Association, and Past President of the Rockingham County Bar Association.

He has served his community and local area as a past Moderator for the Town of Hampton for over twenty years; Former Planning Board Chairman; and Past Chairman of the Exeter Hospital Board of Trustees. He is a former Director and legal counsel for the Hampton Cooperative Bank (now a part of TD Banknorth).

He is a graduate of Boston College and Boston University School of Law. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and after, as a Law Clerk with the United States Army Corp of Engineers prior to his service with the Internal Revenue Service.

He is admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire, Federal District Court, and the United States Supreme Court.

Memberships include the New Hampshire Bar Association, American Bar Association, Rockingham County Bar Association, and the American Judges Association.