Richard E. Samdperil

Richard Samdperil has been practicing criminal defense in New Hampshire since 1995.

He has tried and won cases in almost every court in southern New Hampshire, and has won new trials for convicted defendants at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Richard's practice includes criminal defense, DWI defense, appellate litigation, and civil and personal injury litigation.

An Experienced NH Trial and Appellate Lawyer

After graduating from law school in 1994, Richard went to Georgia to work with lawyers defending capital murder cases. In 1995, Richard returned to New England, and has been working as a trial and appellate lawyer in the New Hampshire courts ever since.

As a NH trial lawyer, Richard has tried and won cases in the district and superior courts of Cheshire, Sullivan, Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford counties. He estimates that he has tried over 100 cases before a judge or jury.     

From 2000-2002, Richard worked as an attorney with the Appellate Defender Program at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. As an appellate lawyer, Richard briefed and argued dozens of cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. To date, he has litigated over 50 cases before the State's highest court.

Richard has also authored materials and taught defense lawyers on topics including New Hampshire constitutional law, law and forensic sciences, and the elements and defenses of common crimes.

Committed New Hampshire Attorney

Richard is a member of both the National and New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and has been affiliated with both organizations for over a decade.

He is also a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Committee on Professionalism, and is president of the Rockingham County Bar Association. Additionally, in 2007-08 Richard was an adjuct faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH where he taught Criminal Law.

Richard lives on New Hampshire’s seacoast with his wife and three children.

  

June 2, 2010 (Publication Date) - MCLE New England
A Practical Guide to Evidence in New Hampshire
Contributing Author 

May 21, 2010 - Manchester, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Challenging Fingerprint Evidence

March 24, 2010 - Weeks Public Library, Greenland, New Hampshire
The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill a Mockingbird
The Role of the Defense Attorney in the Criminal Justice System

November 12, 2009 - Freeport, Maine
International Association for Identification, New England Division
Panel Discussion on National Academy of Science Report