Jeremiah R. Newhall
Jeremiah advises healthcare professionals, employers, contractors, and business owners in civil litigation and professional licensing actions. Jeremiah has argued and won dozens of dispositive motions in a variety of cases. He also clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His legal scholarship has been cited with approval by federal courts.
Practice
- Medical Professional Liability Defense
- Licensing and Disciplinary Actions
- Employment Liability Defense
- Contractual Disputes
- Premises Liability Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
Representative Cases
At FAVROS, Jeremiah has obtained defense judgments for clients in multiple cases, including:
- Summary judgment dismissal of all claims against client health care provider in case alleging negligent prescription of medication
- Summary judgment dismissal of all claims against client property owner in case alleging plaintiffs were assaulted while on client’s property
- Rule 12(c) dismissal of claims against client nonprofit housing entity in case alleging plaintiff fell through a fire escape in building leased by client
- Rule 12(c) dismissal of all claims against client contractor in case alleging failure to prevent mold growth
- Rule 12(b) dismissal of all claims against client health care provider in case alleging negligent care
Before joining FAVROS, Jeremiah tried 11 jury trials and many more bench trials as a public defender, with most ending in acquittal of all charges.
Education
- George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2011, summa cum laude
Managing Editor, The George Washington Law Review
- Occidental College, B.A., 2002, Political Science
Admitted to Practice
- Washington
- U.S. District Court for Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Washington
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court for District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Professional Experience
- Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O'Halloran Spillane, PLLC, Associate, 2019 – Present
- New Hampshire Public Defender, 2014 – 2019
- Ellis, Boxer & Blake PLLC, Associate, 2013 – 2014
- Staff Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2011 – 2013
Selected Publications
- Claims For Contribution Against Nonsettling Co-Tortfeasors, 26 CBA Record 40 (2012)
- Criminal Copyright Enforcement Against Filesharing Services, 15 N.C. J.L. & Tech. 101, 132 (2013) (with Benton Martin), cited by United States v. Vaulin, No. 16 CR 438-1, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123084, at *26 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 4, 2017)
- Sex-Based Dress Codes and Equal Protection in Public Schools, 12 Appalachian J. Law 209 (2013), cited by Hayden v. Greensburg Cmty. Sch. Corp., 743 F.3d 569, 578 (7th Cir. 2014)
