Attorneys

Charles W. Grau

Partner

Chuck’s practice includes the litigation and resolution of business disputes, insurance law and litigation, and public sector labor negotiations. His business litigation emphasizes disputes among shareholders and partners, breaches of fiduciary duty, computer fraud and abuse, unfair and deceptive trade practices, employment matters, and non-compete agreements. His insurance law practice focuses on property liability, and includes the litigation of coverage disputes, subrogation, product liability, and construction claims. He represents both school districts and municipalities in collective bargaining, related labor, and employment matters. Chuck brings his thirty-five years of professional experience, his service as Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division, and his years as a member and Chair of the Bedford School Board to bear on behalf of his clients in federal and state courts, the Public Employee Labor Relations Board and other state agencies, collective bargaining, and private dispute resolution.

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Education Law
Labor and Employment Law
Fiduciary Duties

Education

University of Wisconsin, BA
University of Wisconsin, JD
Harvard Law School, LLM

Representative Cases

The removal and replacement of a general partner Gleich v. Fire House Block Limited Partnership found to have breached fiduciary duties after trial.
The recovery of $425,000 against an employer for the estate of an employee killed on the job by invoking an exception to the workers’ compensation bar.
The successful utilization of the arson defense against insureds seeking $1 million in damages for the denial of their fire loss claim in federal court.
Kessler v. Gleich, 156 N.H. (2007).
Invest Almaz v. Temple Inland, 243 F.3d 57 (1^st Cir. 2001).
Serabian v. Amoskeag Bank Shares, 24 F.3d 357 (1^st. Cir. 1994).
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital v. Young & Novis Professional Ass’n., No. 10-cv-120-SM (D. N.H. June 29, 2012).
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.