{"id":11785,"date":"2026-04-07T19:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:01:36","slug":"town-legal-services-invoices-october-2026-thru-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11785","title":{"rendered":"Town Legal Services Invoices October 2025 Thru February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a number of comments at Town Council meetings recently of increasing legal fees. Below are the Town Legal fees for general legal service between October 2025 and March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 2026 &#8211; $24,206.00<br>January 2026 &#8211; &nbsp;$23,029.66&nbsp;<br>December 2025 &#8211; $18,666.00<br>November 2025 &#8211; $14,021.00<br>October 2025 &#8211; $34,759.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>February 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This document is a&nbsp;legal invoice&nbsp;from the law firm&nbsp;Sheehan Phinney&nbsp;addressed to the&nbsp;Town of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Dated March 12, 2026, the statement requests a&nbsp;total payment of $24,206.00&nbsp;for professional services and associated costs incurred during February 2026. The detailed billing logs show that attorneys focused on&nbsp;personnel issues, such as military leave policies and anonymous complaints, as well as&nbsp;land use matters&nbsp;involving easements and property deeds. Additional tasks included attending&nbsp;town council meetings, conducting research on veteran benefits, and reviewing municipal contracts. The itemized summary lists contributions from several&nbsp;partners and associates&nbsp;billed at various hourly rates to address the town\u2019s general legal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-2026-Legal-Fees-24206.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 02-2026 Legal Fees -$24,206.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b930779e-718a-4658-988d-7220dfd0b7fd\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-2026-Legal-Fees-24206.pdf\">02-2026 Legal Fees -$24,206<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02-2026-Legal-Fees-24206.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b930779e-718a-4658-988d-7220dfd0b7fd\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>January 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This legal invoice from the firm&nbsp;Sheehan Phinney&nbsp;details&nbsp;$23,029.66&nbsp;in charges billed to the&nbsp;Town of Londonderry&nbsp;for work performed in&nbsp;January 2026. The document outlines extensive professional services, including the investigation of&nbsp;anonymous complaints, the drafting of&nbsp;town policies, and legal research regarding&nbsp;veterans&#8217; tax credits. Specific tasks involved managing&nbsp;labor unit modifications, reviewing&nbsp;warrant articles, and addressing various&nbsp;litigation matters&nbsp;such as the Rolling Meadows and Vigeant cases. Partners&nbsp;Elizabeth A. Bailey&nbsp;and&nbsp;Megan C. Carrier&nbsp;performed the majority of the&nbsp;77.4 hours&nbsp;of recorded labor. Additionally, the statement includes&nbsp;reimbursable expenses&nbsp;for court filing fees, travel mileage, and digital research tools. Management of these issues required frequent&nbsp;video conferences&nbsp;and direct communication with Town Manager&nbsp;Shaun Mulholland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-2026-Legal-Fees-23029.66.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 01-2026 Legal Fees - $23,029.66.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3548fcc1-bb9c-4dea-8e2d-e43c8fab0d49\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-2026-Legal-Fees-23029.66.pdf\">01-2026 Legal Fees &#8211; $23,029.66<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-2026-Legal-Fees-23029.66.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3548fcc1-bb9c-4dea-8e2d-e43c8fab0d49\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>December 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;invoice&nbsp;from the law firm&nbsp;Sheehan Phinney&nbsp;details&nbsp;legal fees&nbsp;and costs totaling&nbsp;$18,666.00&nbsp;billed to the&nbsp;Town of Londonderry. The charges cover a wide array of&nbsp;professional services&nbsp;rendered throughout&nbsp;December 2025, primarily involving&nbsp;general municipal representation. Key activities documented include handling&nbsp;Right-to-Know requests, drafting&nbsp;purchasing policies, and addressing&nbsp;personnel matters&nbsp;involving internal investigations. The statement also accounts for&nbsp;legal research&nbsp;regarding special assessment districts and the nonprofit status of&nbsp;Old Home Day. Furthermore, the total balance includes&nbsp;$1,440.00&nbsp;in&nbsp;publishing costs&nbsp;associated with the&nbsp;Londonderry Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2025-Legal-Fees-18666.00.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 12-2025 Legal Fees - $18,666.00.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-86986934-f213-4b7c-9679-55a915001cdc\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2025-Legal-Fees-18666.00.pdf\">12-2025 Legal Fees &#8211; $18,666.00<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-2025-Legal-Fees-18666.00.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-86986934-f213-4b7c-9679-55a915001cdc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>November 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provided document is a&nbsp;legal invoice&nbsp;from the law firm&nbsp;Sheehan Phinney&nbsp;addressed to the&nbsp;Town of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Issued in December 2025, the statement details&nbsp;$14,021.00&nbsp;in charges for professional services and associated costs incurred during the previous month. The itemized breakdown covers various&nbsp;municipal legal matters, including&nbsp;Right-to-Know requests, property sales, and the drafting of&nbsp;PILOT agreements. Multiple attorneys and paralegals contributed to these tasks, performing activities such as&nbsp;charter amendment reviews, litigation filing, and&nbsp;land registry searches. The invoice concludes with payment instructions and a summary of the&nbsp;billable hours&nbsp;logged by each firm member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2025-Legal-Fees-14021.00.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 11-2025 Legal Fees -$14,021.00.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4baf7226-773a-4ef0-92e7-bcb898a6c68b\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2025-Legal-Fees-14021.00.pdf\">11-2025 Legal Fees -$14,021.00<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-2025-Legal-Fees-14021.00.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4baf7226-773a-4ef0-92e7-bcb898a6c68b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This document is a&nbsp;legal invoice&nbsp;from the law firm&nbsp;Sheehan Phinney&nbsp;addressed to the&nbsp;Town of Londonderry, covering professional services rendered through October 2025. The total amount due is&nbsp;$34,759.00, which includes over&nbsp;$33,000 in fees&nbsp;and&nbsp;$800 in research costs. The itemized billing logs detail extensive work on&nbsp;municipal matters, such as&nbsp;collective bargaining agreements,&nbsp;land use taxes, and&nbsp;easement terminations. Additional tasks involved addressing&nbsp;anonymous hotline complaints, researching&nbsp;accessory dwelling unit laws, and managing&nbsp;personnel issues. The invoice was formally approved and signed by&nbsp;Town Manager Shaun Mulholland&nbsp;in late November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2025-Legal-Fees-34759.00.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 10-2025 Legal Fees - $34,759.00.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c5634fbb-78ac-43f5-807d-f97cc3350864\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2025-Legal-Fees-34759.00.pdf\">10-2025 Legal Fees &#8211; $34,759.00<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2025-Legal-Fees-34759.00.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c5634fbb-78ac-43f5-807d-f97cc3350864\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12173\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=12173\">Town Legal Services Invoices March 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a number of comments at Town Council meetings recently of increasing legal fees. Below are the Town Legal fees for general legal service between October 2025 and March 2026 February 2026 &#8211; $24,206.00January 2026 &#8211; &nbsp;$23,029.66&nbsp;December 2025 &#8211; $18,666.00November 2025 &#8211; $14,021.00October 2025 &#8211; $34,759.00 February 2026&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Town Legal Services Invoices October 2026 Thru February 2026\n\nThere has been a number of comments at Town Council meetings recently of increasing legal fees. Below are the Town Legal fees for general legal service between October 2025 and March February\n\nFebruary 2026 - $24,206.00\nJanuary 2026 -  $23,029.66\nDecember 2025 - $18,666.00\nNovember 2025 - $14,021.00\nOctober 2025 - $34,759.00","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11785"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12190,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785\/revisions\/12190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}