Anna B. Cole

Attorney

603.716.2895 Ext. 231
603.716.2899 Fax

acole@dwmlaw.com

1001 Elm Street, Suite 303
Manchester, NH 03101-1845

Assistant: Darnell Filleul

PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION

  • Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 2011
  • University of New Hampshire, B.A., summa cum laude, 2008

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2011

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Daniel Webster-Batchelder American Inn of Court
    Executive Board Member, 2012
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
    Young Lawyers' Section Vice Chair, 2014-2015, Member 2011-2015
  • Leadership Greater Manchester
    Class of 2015

COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE

  • Manchester Regional Board, Child and Family Services
    Chair (2015)
  • Manchester Regional Board, Child and Family Services
    Member (2012 - present)
  • University System of New Hampshire
    Student Trustee (2007-2008)
 

Anna Cole is a member of Drummond Woodsum's Labor and Employment Group. Anna provides counseling and litigation services to public and private employers, as well as Indian nations and their enterprises, in all aspects of employment law. She represents employers in collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance and arbitration proceedings, and before the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board. Anna advises and trains clients on workplace issues arising under the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. She also reviews and drafts employee handbooks, and employer policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, as well as best practices. Anna also represents companies, municipalities, non-profit organizations, and schools in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims before the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. She presents on employment topics nationally and provides training seminars for individual clients.

Prior to joining Drummond Woodsum, Anna practiced for four years at another prominent law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire. Before entering private practice, Anna served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr., as a legal assistant for Blake J. Godbout & Associates, Boston MA; and as a legal intern at the New Hampshire Attorneys General's Office in Concord, NH.


AWARDS

  • New England Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, Schools & Education, Employment Litigation, Rising Star (2015-2016)

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