Sharon Cuddy Somers, Partner Practice Areas: Municipal Law Real Estate Development   Sharon is a partner at Donahue, Tucker and Ciandella, PLLC. Sharon provides substantive and practical guidance to a host of municipal and private clients on a variety of topics. Prior to coming to Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, Sharon was in public service with the City of Portsmouth as Assistant City Attorney, developing a specialized understanding of municipal law and local government operations. Sharon now provides general legal advice to municipalities and to the land use boards for a number of municipal clients on issues of current interest such as conservation developments, impact fees, elderly housing and development on Class VI or private roads. She also represents a number of private clients before land use boards seeking approvals from the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Planning Board and litigates land use decisions when necessary. Sharon also practices extensively in the field of condominium  development and represents private clients in drafting condominium documents and obtaining approval for condominiums. Sharon also litigates real estate and condominium issues. Sharon was born and raised in Bridgewater, Connecticut. She attended Smith College for two years and completed her undergraduate education at Wesleyan University where she received a B.A. in 1980. After working and traveling, she returned to New England and obtained her J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1984. She is admitted to practice in all New Hampshire Courts, and the U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar and is the former Chairman of the Municipal Section of the New Hampshire Bar. Sharon resides in South Hampton with her husband. Sharon is the chariman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and is the Town Moderator. Sharon is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Leadership Seacoast, a non-profit organization which encourages local business people and leaders to contribute to their communities by volunteering their time and expertise to local non-profits and municipal governments. Contact Sharon Cuddy Somers*   *Please be advised that communications to Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC or any of its attorneys, whether by email or any other method, do not create an attorney-client relationship, and are not necessarily privileged or confidential until the attorney and client have agreed, in writing, upon the terms of legal representation.  Until such time, please refrain from sending us confidential or sensitive information prior to communicating with us regarding any lawyer-client relationship. By clicking on the email link above, you are indicating that you agree with these terms of use.