After clerking in the Federal Court and then working for a large firm for a few years, Steve started the Legal Clinics in 1978. The Legal Clinics, which eventually became known as Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, was the first law firm in the state of New Hampshire to concentrate on serving the legal needs of middle-income people.
During the past forty years, Steve has developed a broad, general practice with a concentration in many areas of the law. His practice focuses in Personal Injury, Divorce and Family matters, Corporations, Business and Contracts, Probate (Wills, Trusts and Estates) and general litigation.
Steve has always been very active in local and state bar associations. Currently, he is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation IOLTA Grants Committee. In the past, he has served on various New Hampshire Bar Association Committees, is a past president of the Manchester Bar Association, a former Board member and former Vice President of New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and a former Board member and Chair of the Board of the ACLU of New Hampshire (formerly the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union).
For several years, Steve volunteered as a Superior Court Mediator and ultimately received an award for his extraordinary contribution to the public and judicial system. He has mediated more than 100 Rule 170 Mediations in Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Merrimack Superior Courts. In addition, he served on the Superior Court’s Committee to rewrite the Court’s mediation rules, the New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee that re-wrote the Rules of Professional Conduct and the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Advertising Committee.
As part of Steve’s long-time service to the ACLU of New Hampshire, he is also as a member of that organization’s Legal Panel and has handled a number of civil rights cases during the course of his legal career.
Admissions
- New Hampshire State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Career
- Of Counsel, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., 2023 – present
- Founder and Managing Partner, Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, P.A., (formerly Borofsky, Lewis & Amodeo-Vickery, P.A. and The Legal Clinics) 1978-2023
- Lecturer, Paralegal Studies, University of New Hampshire, 1978-1979
- Associate Attorney, McLane Law Firm, 1974-1978
- U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, Law Clerk to Judge Bownes, 1973-1974
Professional Associations
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- New Bar Foundation, IOLTA Grants Committee
- New Hampshire Association for Justice, Member and Past Governor
- Manchester Bar Association, Member and Past President
- American Bar Association, Member and Member, Litigation Section
- American Association for Justice
- Nashua Bar Association
- New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Board of Directors and Vice President (Past)
- Supreme Court Committees (past member): Delivery and Legal Services, Lawyer-to-Lawyer Dispute Resolution, Public Information, Rule 170, Advertising, Specialization, Revision of Code of Professional Responsibility
- New Hampshire Legal Assistance Corporation, former Director and Vice President
Community Involvement
- ACLU of New Hampshire , former Member, Board of Directors, former Chair of the Board of Directors
- Temple Meyer-David, Former Director
- Jewish Federation of NH, Former Board Member
Awards & Honors
- The Jon Meyer Award, presented by the NH Civil Liberties Union, 2002
- NH Supreme Court Award in Recognition of Service as Voluntary Mediator, 1995
- NH Supreme Court Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Member of Joint Committee to Study Certification and Specialization, 1980
Certifications
- NH Superior Court Rule 170 Certified Mediator
Education
- B.A., Dartmouth College, 1968
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1973
Publications & Presentations
- Author with Hon. Judge John Lewis, Claremont I and II—Were they Rightly Decided, and Where Have They Left Us?, 14 UNH Law Rev., Vol. 1 (2016).
- Author, “Article 7A Revisited: New York City's Statutory Rent Strike Law,” 8 Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems 523 (1972).
- Presenter and Panel Chair, Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner in NH (June 2003).
- Presenter, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Symposium (presented 2-3 times annually since 1995; most recently in May 2003).
- Presenter, Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation (June 1998 and June 1997).
- Presenter, Successfully Marketing Your Practice (January 1995).
