ARTHUR G. GREENE
BIOGRAPHY

Arthur Greene received an AB from Syracuse University in 1964 and an LLB from Boston University in 1967. He joined the law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton in 1967 and became a partner in 1974. Mr. Greene established a statewide trial practice, which focused on land use litigation, tax abatement appeals, environmental litigation, business disputes and personal injury cases. The firm grew from thirteen lawyers to seventy-seven lawyers in four statewide offices. He was involved in the management of the law firm from 1980 to 1992, serving during those years as a member of the Management Committee and as Managing Partner for a three-year term from 1985 to 1988. In 2000, he established the new firm of Dewhurst & Greene, P.L.L.C., where he continues his statewide trial practice in a small firm setting. He has been trained as a mediator and serves in that capacity as a volunteer in the Superior Court. He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar and is also admitted to practice in the Federal Courts for the District of New Hampshire, the District of Maine and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Arthur Greene has lectured and conducted workshops; and, written articles and books on a variety of law firm issues, including Trends in the Profession, Responding to Client Demands, Implementing Alternative Billing Methods, Marketing, Leveraging with Legal Assistants, Associate Training and Career Development, Creating and Organizing Effective Practice Groups, Evaluating Solutions to Financial Challenges, Trends in Partner Compensation, Affecting Change in the Law Firm Culture and Preparing Your Lawyers for the Future.

He is also an Adjunct Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center where he teaches a three-credit course in Law Practice Management to third year students.

Arthur Greene is a long standing member of the American Bar Association and has served in many capacities in the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section, including Past Chair of the Section and present Finance Officer and Liaison to the ABA Commission on the Billable Hour. He is also Past Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistants. He is current Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section and a Past Task Force Member of the Bar’s Future of Law Practice Task Force. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Legal Assistant Management Association; is a Past Committee Member of the Conference Committee of the Association of Legal Administrators and is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management.

Please read below for a more detailed listing of publications and the various positions that Arthur Greene has held in professional associations.

Listing of Publications

American Bar Association:

Co-author, Paralegals, Profitability and the Future of Your Law Practice, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (January 2003)

Co-author, The Effective Associate Training Program, The American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education (1999)

“Partnership Agreements” Law Practice Management Magazine, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (January 1999)

Editor and Contributing Author, Strengthening Your Law Firm: Strategies for Success, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1997)

Editor and Contributing Author, Getting Started: Basics for A Successful Law Firm, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1996)

Editor and Contributing Author, Leveraging With Legal Assistants: How To Maximize Team Performance, Improve Quality and Boost Your Bottom Line, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1993)

Book Review of Win-Win Billing Strategies: Alternatives That Satisfy Your Clients and You, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1992)

"How To Effect Change In The Law Firm Culture," The Lawyer's Handbook, Third Edition, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1992)

"Effective Use Of The Paralegal," The Quality Pursuit, American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section (1989)

"Legal Assistants: Measuring Profitability," Legal Economics, American Bar Association Economics of Law Practice Section (March 1988)

Other Publications:

“Preparing to Practice Law in the 21st Century,” New Hampshire Bar Journal (June 2000)

Co-author, "Lawyer Compensation Plans," The Best Of MCLE Journal, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (1995)

"The Economic Downturn," Law Office Economics: Issues and Answers, New Hampshire Bar Association (January 1990)

"Value Billing," Law Office Economics: Issues and Answers, New Hampshire Bar Association (August 1989)

"The Paralegal In A Trial Practice," Trial Bar News, The New Hampshire Trial Lawyers' Association (Summer, 1989)

"Leverage In The Law Office: Creating Extra Power Through The Use of Associates And Paralegals," Law Practice & Technology Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar (June 1989)

"Setting Legal Fees That Are Fair To Both The Attorney And Client," Law Office Economics: Issues And Answers, New Hampshire Bar Association (January 1989)

"Leverage In The Law Office," Law Office Economics: Issues and Answers, New Hampshire Bar Association (June 1988)

Professional Positions Held

American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section: • Finance Officer (2000-2003) • Liaison to the ABA Commission on the Billable Hour (2001-2003) • Chair (1999-2000) • Chair-Elect (1998-1999) • Executive Committee (1996-2003) • Vice Chair (1997-1998) • Law Practice Management Magazine Board (1996-1997) • Council Member (1993-1996) • Publications Board Member (1992-1996) • Law School Curriculum Task Force Member (1995-1997) • Partnering Task Force Member (1995-1997) • Services Delivery Board Member (1990-1993) • Articles Development Committee for Law Practice Management Magazine (1989-1992) • Chair of the Task Force on State and Local Bar Associations (1987-1992) • Chair of the Committee for Liaison with Paralegal Organizations (1986-1990) Standing Committee on Legal Assistants: • Chair (2000-2002) • Member (1999-2002)

New Hampshire Bar Association • Chair of Law Practice Management Section (1999-2003) • Member of Future of Law Practice Task Force (2000-2002) • Continuing Legal Education Committee Member (1995-1996) • Development Committee and Instructor for course entitled "Professionalism and Management" offered in conjunction with the Franklin Pierce Law School and the New Hampshire Association of Legal Administrators (1994-1995) • Solo and Small Firm Task Force Member (1992-1994) • Chair of the Task Force on Paralegals (1990-1992) • Task Force on Professionalism Member (1990-1991) • Member of Committee for Cooperation with the Courts (1989-1990) • Chair of the Economics of Law Practice Committee (1985-1990) College of Law Practice Management: • Fellow (1995-2003) Legal Assistant Management Association: • Advisory Board (1997-2003) Association of Legal Administrators: • Member of Conference Committee (2000-2002)

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