Abramson, Brown & Dugan

Abramson, Brown & Dugan

Medical Malpractice Attorney

Abramson, Brown & Dugan

Abramson, Brown & Dugan

Medical Malpractice Attorney

Firm Overview

Abramson, Brown & Dugan is New Hampshire's premier medical malpractice and personal injury firm. In recent years, the firm has been successful in collecting over $200 Million in settlements and verdicts on behalf of our clients.


The lawyers are supported by a dedicated staff, which includes registered nurses and other experienced healthcare professionals. The firm also has an extensive library of medical texts and periodicals, and access to a number of on-line databases.


Abramson, Brown & Dugan has the resources and experience to handle the most complex cases for people who have been seriously injured.


Main Office


1819 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03104

Phone

603-627-1819

Fax

603-666-4227

Medical Malpractice

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Holly B. Haines

Membership: American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Pr


Membership: President of NH Womens Bar Association; American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Profession - Women in Law Leadership Academy Member, March 2006); New Hampshire Bar Association (New Hampshire Bar News Committee – Chair, Editorial Board 2006-present and Member, 2004-2006; New Hampshire Bar Journal Editorial Board Member 2004-present); New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (Public Relations Officer, Board of Directors 2006-present; Sustaining Member); Manchester Bar Association (Member 2003- present); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Public Education Committee 2006-present; Trial Bar News Committee 2005-present; Sustaining Member); The American Association for Justice (Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus 2004-present); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network; Manchester Young Professionals Network; the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury


Admissions: 2000, New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2001, Massachusetts


Biography:


Holly is a New Hampshire native, born in Nashua and raised in Sandown. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1996 and her law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2000. She was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 2000 and to the Massachusetts Bar in 2001. During law school, Holly served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Norman Stahl at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For her first two years after law school, Holly served as a law clerk to the justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court. Most recently, Holly served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph P. Nadeau at the New Hampshire Supreme Court, before joining Abramson, Brown and Dugan in 2003.


Holly is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and has attended several national conventions and served on several committees. Holly is also very active in the American Bar Association, serving on the Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation and Health Law Committees and she was selected for the ABA Commission on Women - Women in Law Leadership Academy, which she attended in Chicago, IL in March 2006. In August 2007, Holly attended the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Leadership Summit in San Francisco, CA, as a representative of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. In the New Hampshire Bar Association, she has served on the Editorial Boards of the New Hampshire Bar Journal and the New Hampshire Bar News since 2004, and she was selected as Chairperson of the New Hampshire Bar News Editorial Board in 2006. Holly is a sustaining member of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, serving on the Board of Directors since 2006 as the Public Relations Officer, and she is a regular contributor to the quarterly newsletter. Holly is also active in her community as a member of the Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network, the Manchester Young Professionals Network, and the Manchester Bar Association.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Holly B. Haines

Membership: American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Pr


Membership: President of NH Womens Bar Association; American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Profession - Women in Law Leadership Academy Member, March 2006); New Hampshire Bar Association (New Hampshire Bar News Committee – Chair, Editorial Board 2006-present and Member, 2004-2006; New Hampshire Bar Journal Editorial Board Member 2004-present); New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (Public Relations Officer, Board of Directors 2006-present; Sustaining Member); Manchester Bar Association (Member 2003- present); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Public Education Committee 2006-present; Trial Bar News Committee 2005-present; Sustaining Member); The American Association for Justice (Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus 2004-present); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network; Manchester Young Professionals Network; the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury


Admissions: 2000, New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2001, Massachusetts


Biography:


Holly is a New Hampshire native, born in Nashua and raised in Sandown. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1996 and her law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2000. She was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 2000 and to the Massachusetts Bar in 2001. During law school, Holly served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Norman Stahl at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For her first two years after law school, Holly served as a law clerk to the justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court. Most recently, Holly served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph P. Nadeau at the New Hampshire Supreme Court, before joining Abramson, Brown and Dugan in 2003.


Holly is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and has attended several national conventions and served on several committees. Holly is also very active in the American Bar Association, serving on the Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation and Health Law Committees and she was selected for the ABA Commission on Women - Women in Law Leadership Academy, which she attended in Chicago, IL in March 2006. In August 2007, Holly attended the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Leadership Summit in San Francisco, CA, as a representative of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. In the New Hampshire Bar Association, she has served on the Editorial Boards of the New Hampshire Bar Journal and the New Hampshire Bar News since 2004, and she was selected as Chairperson of the New Hampshire Bar News Editorial Board in 2006. Holly is a sustaining member of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, serving on the Board of Directors since 2006 as the Public Relations Officer, and she is a regular contributor to the quarterly newsletter. Holly is also active in her community as a member of the Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network, the Manchester Young Professionals Network, and the Manchester Bar Association.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Mark Abramson

Membership: Manchester, New Hampshire (Member: Medical Malpractice and Products Liability Committee, 1982-1983; Ethics Committee, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987 and 1997-2001); American College of Trial Lawyers.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1975, New Hampshire


Biography:


Mark was born in Dallas, Texas on July 3, 1949 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1971 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo in 1975. That same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar. Following graduation from law school, Mark served as a law clerk to the judges of the New Hampshire Superior Court and prosecuted cases as an Assistant County Attorney in Hillsborough County before entering private practice in 1977. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a partner and founding member of Abramson, Brown & Dugan.


Mark is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of New Hampshire's Top Attorneys in surveys published in New Hampshire Magazine. Since 1994, Mark has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward and White, a peer-reviewed publication, for his work in personal injury litigation. He has also been recognized as one of the Law Dragon 500 Top Attorneys by Law Dragon Magazine, and he has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. In 2007, he was recognized by BestofUS.com for excellence in Medical Malpractice in the State of NH. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mark was named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers. Mark has been a frequent guest on WMUR television's "Ask the Expert" series and he has appeared on The Connie Chung Show and HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.


Mark was elected to the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association in 1984 and again in 1997. He has served on several committees for the New Hampshire Bar Association, including the Ethics Committee and the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, and was a member of the Civil Justice Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Recently, he was chosen as the Chairman of the United States District Court Merit Selection Committee for the Reappointment of the United States Magistrate Judge. Mark is a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he is actively involved in the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Manchester (NH) Bar Association.


Mark's thirty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Education

Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A.,
, 1971

University of Toledo, J.D.,
, 1975

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Mark Abramson

Membership: Manchester, New Hampshire (Member: Medical Malpractice and Products Liability Committee, 1982-1983; Ethics Committee, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987 and 1997-2001); American College of Trial Lawyers.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1975, New Hampshire


Biography:


Mark was born in Dallas, Texas on July 3, 1949 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1971 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo in 1975. That same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar. Following graduation from law school, Mark served as a law clerk to the judges of the New Hampshire Superior Court and prosecuted cases as an Assistant County Attorney in Hillsborough County before entering private practice in 1977. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a partner and founding member of Abramson, Brown & Dugan.


Mark is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of New Hampshire's Top Attorneys in surveys published in New Hampshire Magazine. Since 1994, Mark has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward and White, a peer-reviewed publication, for his work in personal injury litigation. He has also been recognized as one of the Law Dragon 500 Top Attorneys by Law Dragon Magazine, and he has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. In 2007, he was recognized by BestofUS.com for excellence in Medical Malpractice in the State of NH. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mark was named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers. Mark has been a frequent guest on WMUR television's "Ask the Expert" series and he has appeared on The Connie Chung Show and HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.


Mark was elected to the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association in 1984 and again in 1997. He has served on several committees for the New Hampshire Bar Association, including the Ethics Committee and the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, and was a member of the Civil Justice Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Recently, he was chosen as the Chairman of the United States District Court Merit Selection Committee for the Reappointment of the United States Magistrate Judge. Mark is a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he is actively involved in the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Manchester (NH) Bar Association.


Mark's thirty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Education

Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A., , 1971


University of Toledo, J.D., , 1975


Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Kevin Dugan

Membership: The Florida Bar; New Hampshire Bar Association; The Florida Justice Association; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-present; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2000-; Recipient, Board of Governors, Award, 1997 and 2003); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire


Kevin was born in Kingston, New York in 1959 and grew up in Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981 and law degree from Stetson College of Law in 1985. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1985 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1986. In 1987, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and before the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1990. Kevin moved to New Hampshire and joined the firm in 1990. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New Hampshire and in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.


Kevin is a former President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since 1995. He is the Chairman of the Association's Legislative Committee and formerly chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He was awarded the Board of Governor's Award in 1997 and the President's Award in 2003. Kevin is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, actively involved with the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Kevin also remains an active member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Justice, and is of counsel to the Masterson Law Group in St. Petersburg.


Kevin was listed on the Power List 2003 (Bartlett Report) compiled by PoliticsNH.com, which identifies New Hampshire's 30 most politically influential personalities. He appears frequently before the legislature on civil justice and medical malpractice issues. Kevin has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s Top Attorneys in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law by New Hampshire Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Kevin is also listed by Woodward and White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and received this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. He is also listed in Who's Who in American Law, which recognizes the country's most distinguished legal professionals. In 2007, Best of the US.com, a publishing, consulting, and research firm named Kevin to its list of professionals devoted to excellence in the field of personal injury. Kevin was also named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, and 2009.


 


Kevin's twenty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases in New Hampshire and in Florida.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Kevin Dugan

Membership: The Florida Bar; New Hampshire Bar Association; The Florida Justice Association; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-present; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2000-; Recipient, Board of Governors, Award, 1997 and 2003); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire


Kevin was born in Kingston, New York in 1959 and grew up in Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981 and law degree from Stetson College of Law in 1985. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1985 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1986. In 1987, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and before the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1990. Kevin moved to New Hampshire and joined the firm in 1990. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New Hampshire and in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.


Kevin is a former President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since 1995. He is the Chairman of the Association's Legislative Committee and formerly chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He was awarded the Board of Governor's Award in 1997 and the President's Award in 2003. Kevin is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, actively involved with the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Kevin also remains an active member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Justice, and is of counsel to the Masterson Law Group in St. Petersburg.


Kevin was listed on the Power List 2003 (Bartlett Report) compiled by PoliticsNH.com, which identifies New Hampshire's 30 most politically influential personalities. He appears frequently before the legislature on civil justice and medical malpractice issues. Kevin has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s Top Attorneys in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law by New Hampshire Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Kevin is also listed by Woodward and White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and received this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. He is also listed in Who's Who in American Law, which recognizes the country's most distinguished legal professionals. In 2007, Best of the US.com, a publishing, consulting, and research firm named Kevin to its list of professionals devoted to excellence in the field of personal injury. Kevin was also named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, and 2009.


 


Kevin's twenty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases in New Hampshire and in Florida.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Jared Green

Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Assoc


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Association for Justice; Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (Board of Directors 2008).


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Products Liability


Admissions: 1993, New Hampshire; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont


Biography:


Jared was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on December 14, 1965 and grew up in Lewisboro, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Mercy College in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1993. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, the Federal court in Vermont, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Jared joined Abramson, Brown & Dugan in 1996.


Jared is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Publications Committee and has served as Editor of the Association's Law Journal, Trial Bar News, since 2000. In addition, Jared assists the association with various legislative issues. He is also a member of the Manchester (NH) Bar Association and The American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Jared is on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, a non-profit family and consumer run organization representing over 5,000 New Hampshire residents with acquired brain disorders and stroke.


 


In addition to his civil litigation experience, Jared has significant experience with appellate litigation, having argued cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Maine Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.


Jared's sixteen years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Jared Green

Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Assoc


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Association for Justice; Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (Board of Directors 2008).


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Products Liability


Admissions: 1993, New Hampshire; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont


Biography:


Jared was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on December 14, 1965 and grew up in Lewisboro, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Mercy College in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1993. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, the Federal court in Vermont, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Jared joined Abramson, Brown & Dugan in 1996.


Jared is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Publications Committee and has served as Editor of the Association's Law Journal, Trial Bar News, since 2000. In addition, Jared assists the association with various legislative issues. He is also a member of the Manchester (NH) Bar Association and The American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Jared is on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, a non-profit family and consumer run organization representing over 5,000 New Hampshire residents with acquired brain disorders and stroke.


 


In addition to his civil litigation experience, Jared has significant experience with appellate litigation, having argued cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Maine Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.


Jared's sixteen years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Eva Bleich

Professional: Board of Nursing (New Jersey), RN, 1970


Licensure: Nursing (Pennsylvania), RN, 1972


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; The Pennsylvania Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Women's Bar Association


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs' Personal Injury


Admissions: 2004, New Hampshire; 1983, New Jersey; 1983, Pennsylvania


Biography:


Eva was born in F

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Eva Bleich

Professional: Board of Nursing (New Jersey), RN, 1970


Licensure: Nursing (Pennsylvania), RN, 1972


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; The Pennsylvania Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Women's Bar Association


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs' Personal Injury


Admissions: 2004, New Hampshire; 1983, New Jersey; 1983, Pennsylvania


Biography:


Eva was born in F

Firm Overview

Abramson, Brown & Dugan is New Hampshire's premier medical malpractice and personal injury firm. In recent years, the firm has been successful in collecting over $200 Million in settlements and verdicts on behalf of our clients.


The lawyers are supported by a dedicated staff, which includes registered nurses and other experienced healthcare professionals. The firm also has an extensive library of medical texts and periodicals, and access to a number of on-line databases.


Abramson, Brown & Dugan has the resources and experience to handle the most complex cases for people who have been seriously injured.


Main Office


1819 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03104

Phone

603-627-1819

Fax

603-666-4227

Medical Malpractice

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Holly B. Haines

Membership: American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Pr


Membership: President of NH Womens Bar Association; American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Profession - Women in Law Leadership Academy Member, March 2006); New Hampshire Bar Association (New Hampshire Bar News Committee – Chair, Editorial Board 2006-present and Member, 2004-2006; New Hampshire Bar Journal Editorial Board Member 2004-present); New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (Public Relations Officer, Board of Directors 2006-present; Sustaining Member); Manchester Bar Association (Member 2003- present); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Public Education Committee 2006-present; Trial Bar News Committee 2005-present; Sustaining Member); The American Association for Justice (Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus 2004-present); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network; Manchester Young Professionals Network; the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury


Admissions: 2000, New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2001, Massachusetts


Biography:


Holly is a New Hampshire native, born in Nashua and raised in Sandown. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1996 and her law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2000. She was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 2000 and to the Massachusetts Bar in 2001. During law school, Holly served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Norman Stahl at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For her first two years after law school, Holly served as a law clerk to the justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court. Most recently, Holly served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph P. Nadeau at the New Hampshire Supreme Court, before joining Abramson, Brown and Dugan in 2003.


Holly is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and has attended several national conventions and served on several committees. Holly is also very active in the American Bar Association, serving on the Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation and Health Law Committees and she was selected for the ABA Commission on Women - Women in Law Leadership Academy, which she attended in Chicago, IL in March 2006. In August 2007, Holly attended the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Leadership Summit in San Francisco, CA, as a representative of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. In the New Hampshire Bar Association, she has served on the Editorial Boards of the New Hampshire Bar Journal and the New Hampshire Bar News since 2004, and she was selected as Chairperson of the New Hampshire Bar News Editorial Board in 2006. Holly is a sustaining member of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, serving on the Board of Directors since 2006 as the Public Relations Officer, and she is a regular contributor to the quarterly newsletter. Holly is also active in her community as a member of the Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network, the Manchester Young Professionals Network, and the Manchester Bar Association.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Holly B. Haines

Membership: American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Pr


Membership: President of NH Womens Bar Association; American Bar Association (Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation Committee Member 2004-present and Health Law Committee Member 2004-present; Commission on Women in the Profession - Women in Law Leadership Academy Member, March 2006); New Hampshire Bar Association (New Hampshire Bar News Committee – Chair, Editorial Board 2006-present and Member, 2004-2006; New Hampshire Bar Journal Editorial Board Member 2004-present); New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (Public Relations Officer, Board of Directors 2006-present; Sustaining Member); Manchester Bar Association (Member 2003- present); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Public Education Committee 2006-present; Trial Bar News Committee 2005-present; Sustaining Member); The American Association for Justice (Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus 2004-present); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network; Manchester Young Professionals Network; the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs Personal Injury


Admissions: 2000, New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2001, Massachusetts


Biography:


Holly is a New Hampshire native, born in Nashua and raised in Sandown. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1996 and her law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2000. She was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 2000 and to the Massachusetts Bar in 2001. During law school, Holly served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Norman Stahl at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For her first two years after law school, Holly served as a law clerk to the justices of the New Hampshire Superior Court. Most recently, Holly served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph P. Nadeau at the New Hampshire Supreme Court, before joining Abramson, Brown and Dugan in 2003.


Holly is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and has attended several national conventions and served on several committees. Holly is also very active in the American Bar Association, serving on the Young Lawyer’s Division Litigation and Health Law Committees and she was selected for the ABA Commission on Women - Women in Law Leadership Academy, which she attended in Chicago, IL in March 2006. In August 2007, Holly attended the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Leadership Summit in San Francisco, CA, as a representative of the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. In the New Hampshire Bar Association, she has served on the Editorial Boards of the New Hampshire Bar Journal and the New Hampshire Bar News since 2004, and she was selected as Chairperson of the New Hampshire Bar News Editorial Board in 2006. Holly is a sustaining member of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, serving on the Board of Directors since 2006 as the Public Relations Officer, and she is a regular contributor to the quarterly newsletter. Holly is also active in her community as a member of the Southern New Hampshire Women’s Business Network, the Manchester Young Professionals Network, and the Manchester Bar Association.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Mark Abramson

Membership: Manchester, New Hampshire (Member: Medical Malpractice and Products Liability Committee, 1982-1983; Ethics Committee, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987 and 1997-2001); American College of Trial Lawyers.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1975, New Hampshire


Biography:


Mark was born in Dallas, Texas on July 3, 1949 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1971 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo in 1975. That same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar. Following graduation from law school, Mark served as a law clerk to the judges of the New Hampshire Superior Court and prosecuted cases as an Assistant County Attorney in Hillsborough County before entering private practice in 1977. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a partner and founding member of Abramson, Brown & Dugan.


Mark is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of New Hampshire's Top Attorneys in surveys published in New Hampshire Magazine. Since 1994, Mark has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward and White, a peer-reviewed publication, for his work in personal injury litigation. He has also been recognized as one of the Law Dragon 500 Top Attorneys by Law Dragon Magazine, and he has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. In 2007, he was recognized by BestofUS.com for excellence in Medical Malpractice in the State of NH. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mark was named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers. Mark has been a frequent guest on WMUR television's "Ask the Expert" series and he has appeared on The Connie Chung Show and HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.


Mark was elected to the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association in 1984 and again in 1997. He has served on several committees for the New Hampshire Bar Association, including the Ethics Committee and the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, and was a member of the Civil Justice Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Recently, he was chosen as the Chairman of the United States District Court Merit Selection Committee for the Reappointment of the United States Magistrate Judge. Mark is a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he is actively involved in the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Manchester (NH) Bar Association.


Mark's thirty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Education

Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A.,
, 1971

University of Toledo, J.D.,
, 1975

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Mark Abramson

Membership: Manchester, New Hampshire (Member: Medical Malpractice and Products Liability Committee, 1982-1983; Ethics Committee, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987 and 1997-2001); American College of Trial Lawyers.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1975, New Hampshire


Biography:


Mark was born in Dallas, Texas on July 3, 1949 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1971 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo in 1975. That same year he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar. Following graduation from law school, Mark served as a law clerk to the judges of the New Hampshire Superior Court and prosecuted cases as an Assistant County Attorney in Hillsborough County before entering private practice in 1977. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a partner and founding member of Abramson, Brown & Dugan.


Mark is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of New Hampshire's Top Attorneys in surveys published in New Hampshire Magazine. Since 1994, Mark has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward and White, a peer-reviewed publication, for his work in personal injury litigation. He has also been recognized as one of the Law Dragon 500 Top Attorneys by Law Dragon Magazine, and he has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. In 2007, he was recognized by BestofUS.com for excellence in Medical Malpractice in the State of NH. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mark was named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers. Mark has been a frequent guest on WMUR television's "Ask the Expert" series and he has appeared on The Connie Chung Show and HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.


Mark was elected to the Board of Governors of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association in 1984 and again in 1997. He has served on several committees for the New Hampshire Bar Association, including the Ethics Committee and the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, and was a member of the Civil Justice Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Recently, he was chosen as the Chairman of the United States District Court Merit Selection Committee for the Reappointment of the United States Magistrate Judge. Mark is a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he is actively involved in the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Manchester (NH) Bar Association.


Mark's thirty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Education

Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A., , 1971


University of Toledo, J.D., , 1975


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Kevin Dugan

Membership: The Florida Bar; New Hampshire Bar Association; The Florida Justice Association; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-present; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2000-; Recipient, Board of Governors, Award, 1997 and 2003); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire


Kevin was born in Kingston, New York in 1959 and grew up in Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981 and law degree from Stetson College of Law in 1985. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1985 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1986. In 1987, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and before the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1990. Kevin moved to New Hampshire and joined the firm in 1990. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New Hampshire and in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.


Kevin is a former President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since 1995. He is the Chairman of the Association's Legislative Committee and formerly chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He was awarded the Board of Governor's Award in 1997 and the President's Award in 2003. Kevin is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, actively involved with the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Kevin also remains an active member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Justice, and is of counsel to the Masterson Law Group in St. Petersburg.


Kevin was listed on the Power List 2003 (Bartlett Report) compiled by PoliticsNH.com, which identifies New Hampshire's 30 most politically influential personalities. He appears frequently before the legislature on civil justice and medical malpractice issues. Kevin has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s Top Attorneys in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law by New Hampshire Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Kevin is also listed by Woodward and White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and received this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. He is also listed in Who's Who in American Law, which recognizes the country's most distinguished legal professionals. In 2007, Best of the US.com, a publishing, consulting, and research firm named Kevin to its list of professionals devoted to excellence in the field of personal injury. Kevin was also named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, and 2009.


 


Kevin's twenty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases in New Hampshire and in Florida.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Kevin Dugan

Membership: The Florida Bar; New Hampshire Bar Association; The Florida Justice Association; The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group); New Hampshire Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-present; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2000-; Recipient, Board of Governors, Award, 1997 and 2003); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury


Admissions: 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire


Kevin was born in Kingston, New York in 1959 and grew up in Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981 and law degree from Stetson College of Law in 1985. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1985 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1986. In 1987, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and before the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1990. Kevin moved to New Hampshire and joined the firm in 1990. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New Hampshire and in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.


Kevin is a former President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since 1995. He is the Chairman of the Association's Legislative Committee and formerly chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He was awarded the Board of Governor's Award in 1997 and the President's Award in 2003. Kevin is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, actively involved with the Association's Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Kevin also remains an active member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Justice, and is of counsel to the Masterson Law Group in St. Petersburg.


Kevin was listed on the Power List 2003 (Bartlett Report) compiled by PoliticsNH.com, which identifies New Hampshire's 30 most politically influential personalities. He appears frequently before the legislature on civil justice and medical malpractice issues. Kevin has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s Top Attorneys in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law by New Hampshire Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Kevin is also listed by Woodward and White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and received this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin has an ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers' opinions. He is also listed in Who's Who in American Law, which recognizes the country's most distinguished legal professionals. In 2007, Best of the US.com, a publishing, consulting, and research firm named Kevin to its list of professionals devoted to excellence in the field of personal injury. Kevin was also named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, and 2009.


 


Kevin's twenty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases in New Hampshire and in Florida.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Jared Green

Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Assoc


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Association for Justice; Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (Board of Directors 2008).


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Products Liability


Admissions: 1993, New Hampshire; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont


Biography:


Jared was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on December 14, 1965 and grew up in Lewisboro, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Mercy College in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1993. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, the Federal court in Vermont, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Jared joined Abramson, Brown & Dugan in 1996.


Jared is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Publications Committee and has served as Editor of the Association's Law Journal, Trial Bar News, since 2000. In addition, Jared assists the association with various legislative issues. He is also a member of the Manchester (NH) Bar Association and The American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Jared is on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, a non-profit family and consumer run organization representing over 5,000 New Hampshire residents with acquired brain disorders and stroke.


 


In addition to his civil litigation experience, Jared has significant experience with appellate litigation, having argued cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Maine Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.


Jared's sixteen years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Jared Green

Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Assoc


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; Manchester Bar Association; New Hampshire Association for Justice (Editor, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2000-Present); American Association for Justice; Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (Board of Directors 2008).


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Products Liability


Admissions: 1993, New Hampshire; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont


Biography:


Jared was born in Mt. Kisco, New York on December 14, 1965 and grew up in Lewisboro, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Mercy College in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1993. He is admitted to practice before the State and Federal courts of New Hampshire, the Federal court in Vermont, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Jared joined Abramson, Brown & Dugan in 1996.


Jared is an active, sustaining member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Publications Committee and has served as Editor of the Association's Law Journal, Trial Bar News, since 2000. In addition, Jared assists the association with various legislative issues. He is also a member of the Manchester (NH) Bar Association and The American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Jared is on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, a non-profit family and consumer run organization representing over 5,000 New Hampshire residents with acquired brain disorders and stroke.


 


In addition to his civil litigation experience, Jared has significant experience with appellate litigation, having argued cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Maine Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.


Jared's sixteen years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

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Eva Bleich

Professional: Board of Nursing (New Jersey), RN, 1970


Licensure: Nursing (Pennsylvania), RN, 1972


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; The Pennsylvania Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Women's Bar Association


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs' Personal Injury


Admissions: 2004, New Hampshire; 1983, New Jersey; 1983, Pennsylvania


Biography:


Eva was born in F

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Eva Bleich

Professional: Board of Nursing (New Jersey), RN, 1970


Licensure: Nursing (Pennsylvania), RN, 1972


Membership: New Hampshire Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; The Pennsylvania Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Association for Justice; The New Hampshire Women's Bar Association


Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs' Personal Injury


Admissions: 2004, New Hampshire; 1983, New Jersey; 1983, Pennsylvania


Biography:


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