Last Updated on October 8, 2020
Democrat New Hampshire U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s husband Bill Shaheen is a lawyer and Democratic National Committeeman from New Hampshire who is viewed as the real boss of the Shaheen political machine. Bill Shaheen is co-founder and partner at the Shaheen & Gordon law firm. Bill Shaheen’s law firm’s “Results” page is staggering cynical, even for a law firm. The firm brags about its success in defending accused domestic abusers sexual assaulters.
In one case, Shaheen’s firm celebrated keeping a confessed child predator out of jail.
“Client charged with using the internet to lure/solicit a minor to engage in sexual acts. Client also charged with Attempted Felonious Sexual Assault arising out of the same incident. State has strong case, including a confession. Through extensive negotiations and litigation, both charges are dropped and a negotiated agreement is reached on alternative lesser charges. After a contested sentencing hearing the court adopted the defense’s sentence recommendation, which resulted in the defendant not serving any jail time,” the firm states.
Here are some of Shaheen’s firm’s other victories from its “Results” page.
| False Accusations of Child Molestation Against Parent
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Client was accused of sexually molesting his children. Two petitions for abuse were filed by the Division of Children, Youth and Families. After the Court held an adjudicatory hearing on the matter, both petitions were dismissed and the client was reunited with his children.
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| Internet Luring/Solicitation
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Client charged with using the internet to lure/solicit a minor to engage in sexual acts. Client also charged with Attempted Felonious Sexual Assault arising out of the same incident. State has strong case, including a confession. Through extensive negotiations and litigation, both charges are dropped and a negotiated agreement is reached on alternative lesser charges. After a contested sentencing hearing the court adopted the defense’s sentence recommendation, which resulted in the defendant not serving any jail time.
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| Domestic Violence / Simple Assault Victory – Dover District Court
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Won Not Guilty on all charges following trial in which alleged victim claimed that live in boy friend twice physically assaulted her, but delayed in making any report to law enforcement and made inconsistent statements regarding the event.
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| Felonious Sexual Assault Victory – Merrimack County Superior Court | Secured Not Guilty verdicts after jury trial on behalf of a client charged with Felonious Sexual Assault and Simple Assault. |
| No Jail Time for Client Charged With Motor Vehicle Homicide
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Client charged in Massachusetts with Motor Vehicle Homicide within days of new enacted “Melanie’s Law” requiring mandatory prison sentences for certain drinking related motor vehicle offenses. Despite the new law, Bill successfully negotiated a plea agreement where the defendant received a suspended sentence and did not go to jail.
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| Dram Shop Wrongful Death Case
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Successfully achieved a resolution consistent with the interests of one of the world’s largest fraternal organizations and its insurer after years of litigation in a dram shop wrongful death case brought by husband and wife decedents killed by a drunk driver.
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| Felony Second Degree Assault – Coos County
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Secured no time agreement whereby State dropped Felony offense in favor of Simple Assault Misdemeanor despite allegations of serious bodily injury. |
| Simple Assault & Criminal Threatening
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Client charged with simple assault and criminal threatening for allegedly pushing and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend while they were exchanging custody of their minor child. Client denies the allegations and goes to trial. At trial the defense contests the charges and argues that the allegations were fabricated by the ex-girlfriend in order to create a false basis to try and modify custody of the minor child. The defense presented eye-witness testimony and court documents as evidence. After trial the judge found client NOT GUILTY on the assault charge and placed the criminal threatening charge on file WITHOUT A FINDING, resulting in no convictions for the client. |
| All Felony Charges
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Client charged with Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault, Felonious Sexual Assault, Attempted Felonious Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault in the Grafton County Superior Court. After a four-day trial, the jury returned not guilty verdicts on all felony charges.
Through aggressive pre-trial motion practice, Bill limited the State’s evidence at trial by excluding expert testimony and evidence of other alleged acts by the defendant. Through cross-examination of the State’s witnesses, Bill established several significant inconsistencies in the complaining witness’ story. The jury returned not guilty verdicts on all felony charges. |
Defense of financial crimes
| No Charges Filed in Federal Investigation
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Successfully defended real estate developer in federal criminal investigation alleging violations of the federal banking laws. After investigation no charges were filed.
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| Probation & No Incarceration
Criminal Law
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Client, a Chief Financial Officer of a prestigious private school, is charged with embezzling over $80,000.00 and creating false entries in corporate records. After extensive negotiation with the State and presentation of mitigating facts at sentencing, client receives a sentence of Probation and no incarceration.
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| No Criminal Charges – Defended Large NH Business in Federal Criminal Investigation
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Successfully defended large NH business in federal criminal investigation involving computer and business fraud; after extensive investigation no criminal charges were filed.
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| No Charges Filed Against CEO of Publicly Traded Company
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Successfully defended a CEO of a publicly traded company in a criminal investigation, alleging violations of state securities laws; after an extensive investigation no criminal charges were filed. |
Drug, DUI Defense
| New Hampshire Superior Court
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Represented client charged under New Hampshire’s Drug Enterprise Leader Statute. Despite a 25 year minimum mandatory sentence required by statute, through aggressive pretrial efforts, successfully obtained a 13 year sentence for client. |
| DWI – Goffstown District Court | January 2011, client charged with DWI after being stopped outside local convenience store. State alleged serious signs of impairment. After presentation of medical defense, client is found not guilty at trial.
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| DWI Second Offense Victory – Manchester District Court
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Secured outright dismissal of second offense DWI charge by successfully arguing that officer lacked reasonable suspicion to initiate a motor vehicle stop, avoiding mandatory minimum jail sentence, long term license loss, ignition interlock requirement and fines.
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| DWI – Lancaster District Court
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August 2010, client charged with DWI after breathalyzer test reveals results .02 over the legal limit. Based upon a defense that the breathalyzer test was not properly implemented, client is found not guilty.
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| DWI Victory – Concord District Court
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– Won a Not Guilty verdict in DWI case after bench trial.
– Secured not guilty verdict after trial for client charged with DWI despite the fact that the client was pulled over for traveling 84 miles per hour on I-89, Officer detected an odor of alcohol and the Officer testified that the client failed the HGN, 9 Step Walk and Turn and the 1 Leg Stand tests. |
| DWI Victory – Hooksett District Court
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Secured dismissal of DWI case on behalf of Massachusetts driver by successfully litigating motion to dismiss due to unconstitutional speedy trial violation. |
| DWI Victory – Laconia District Court
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– Motion to Dismiss DWI case granted by the court following a victory in the administrative hearing.
– Secured victory in the middle of trial despite State blood result which alleged a BAC well in excess of the legal limit by calling into question the propriety of the State’s blood testing and the State’s disclosures of evidence and witnesses to the Defense prior to trial. |
| DWI – Claremont District Court
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Secured Not Guilty verdict following trial despite Trooper testimony that client made unsafe high speed pass, failed the HGN test and failed the 9 step walk and turn test. |
| Sale/Possession of Controlled Drugs
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Client charged with Class A misdemeanor offense of Possession of Marijuana. Client rejects State’s plea offer and opts to go to trial. On the day of trial the prosecutor drops the charge after the defense points out that he does not have the required certified lab report on the marijuana. CASE DISMISSED. |
