Meet the Founder

Tony F. Soltani

Tony F. Soltani, the Founder of the Munilaw Group, has over 21 years of trial and courtroom experience.

Prior to obtaining his J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1991, Mr. Soltani was a police officer and police prosecutor. Since earning his law degree, Mr. Soltani has served 4 terms as a New Hampshire State representative. As a State representative, Mr. Soltani was an active member of the Judiciary Committee, serving two years as the Committee’s Vice Chair. Mr. Soltani has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Franklin Pierce College, where he has taught courses on law and government.

As a volunteer, Mr. Soltani has served as a delegate to the 1996 Republican Convention and was formerly chair of the Lawyer in Every School Committee, was a member of the Law Relating Education Advisory Board, the New Hampshire Bar Fee Dispute Committee, and the Merrimack County Juvenile Diversion Board.

   Attorney Soltani concentrates his practice on the areas of civil litigation and municipal law. The focus of his civil practice is matters involving health law and medical malpractice. He has particular interest in diseases of the urinary and digestive tracts including the prostate, bladder, colon, and the intestinal tract. Attorney Soltani has extensive familiarity with the appropriate standards of treatment for these organs.

EDUCATION
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Juris Doctor, 1991

University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Arts, 1988

BAR ADMISSIONS
First Circuit
New Hampshire State
New Hampshire Federal
New Hampshire Bankruptcy
Maine State
Maine Federal

AFFILIATIONS                                                                               
New Hampshire Bar Association
American Legion Post 112
New Hampshire Police Association
New Hampshire Police Square Club
American Mensa Society
New Hampshire State Republican Committee
American Legion Exchange Council
Lions International
Corinthian Lodge of Masons
Scottish Rite Valley of Nashua
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Epsom Planning Board
Merrimack County Governing Delegation
Merrimack County Juvenile Diversion Board
Law Related Education Board                                          

PUBLICATIONS

Enforcement of Local Zoning Ordinances; New Hampshire Bar Journal

Update to Enforcement of Local Zoning Ordinances; New Hampshire Bar Journal

AWARDS

Community Service Award, Merrimack County, 2003

Appreciation for Service Award, New Hampshire Bar Association, 2001

New Hampshire Police Squares Club Dedicated Service Award, 1996

STEVEN BOOTH

Attorney Steven O. Booth was admitted to the practice of law in New Hampshire in 1995. He had previously been admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1994. He is also admitted to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal in Richmond, VA and the Bankruptcy Court in New Hampshire.

Mr. Booth is currently a professor and Department Chair with Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. He teaches courses related to business law and negotiations. He has also taught law related courses in the paralegal program and business related courses as an adjunct for Franklin Pierce College.

Mr. Booth has a Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern University and holds an undergraduate degree from Franklin Pierce College.

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Hampshire State

New Hampshire Federal

New Hampshire Bankruptcy

Virginia State Bar (Associate)

The Bar of the United States District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Associate)

AFFILIATIONS

New Hampshire Bar Association

Virginia Bar Association

The Academy of Legal Studies in Business

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Advisor

Delta Mu Delta Honor Society

AWARDS

Teacher in Excellence Award 1998 – Franklin Pierce College

Teacher in Excellence Award 2003 – Franklin Pierce College

Advisor of the Year Award 2007 – Southern New Hampshire University

JASON B. DENNIS

Jason B. Dennis is a 2008 graduate of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana. He has recently been admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Dennis, will be sitting for the New Hampshire Bar Examination in Februaruy.

While in law school Mr. Dennis was an officer for Phi Delta Phi, the oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States. He also participated in Moot Court and was a member of the law school’s trial team. In the summer after his first year, Mr. Dennis participated in the Barcelona Institute on International and Comparative Law in Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, Mr. Dennis studied comparative constitutional law and comparative criminal law in Lund, Sweden.

Mr. Dennis’s professional and practice area interests include litigation, domestic relations law, insurance law, and criminal defense.

Prior to entering law school, Mr. Dennis graduated cum laude, with honors from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Mr. Dennis earned a B.S. in Psychology. Focusing his academic interest on social psychology, he presented an honors paper entitled: The Combined Effect of Different Leadership Approaches & Mediation on the Negotiation of Intergroup Conflict. Additionally Mr. Dennis was awarded with the Psi Chi Achievement Award, the highest senior psychology student honor.

Mr. Dennis was also on the Honor’s Association Executive Council and served as President of the Roanoke College Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society.  Mr. Dennis also found the time to write for the school newspaper, serve as a Student Government representative, serve as a Big Brothers, Big Sisters mentor, and serve as both a founding member and as the Vice President of a fraternal organization on his campus.

In his free time Mr. Dennis enjoys reading, writing, rock climbing, cooking, and traveling.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Massachusetts State

Sitting for New Hampshire State in February 2010

AFFILIATIONS

Massachusetts Bar Association

American Bar Association

Phi Delta Phi

DIANE CHISHOLM

Diane Chisholm is the paralegal, secretary and office manager at the Munilaw Group.

Ms. Chisholm earned her Bachelors of Science degree in English from Plymouth State University. Thereafter she graduated from Franklin Pierce College, earning a Paralegal Studies Certificate. 

Prior to joining the Munilaw Group in June of 1998, Ms. Chisholm completed an internship with McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton as a paralegal intern. As a paralegal intern, she managed case files for breast implants. In addition Ms. Chisholm, has completed an internship at the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.