Mary Elizabeth Tenn joined Tenn and Tenn, P.A. in 2001. Mary’s practice areas include personal injury, domestic relations and complex commercial litigation matters in New Hampshire. As part of Mary’s diverse practice, she regularly represents both corporations and individual clients.
Mary is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She also is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Tenn and Tenn, P.A., Mary worked as a litigation attorney at Hale and Dorr LLP in Boston, now WilmerHale. During that time, Mary also served as Special Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County and prosecuted cases on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mary is a frequent trial advisor for the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School and a judge for the Harvard Law School First-year Moot Court Program.
Mary received her J.D. degree, cum laude , from Harvard Law School, where she served as Co-Chairperson of the Tenant Advocacy Project and as an editor of Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review. She received a B.A., summa cum laude , from Boston College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded membership in the National Jesuit Honor Society --The Order of the Cross and Crown.
Born and raised in Manchester, Mary is active in local legal, community and charitable organizations.
Mary serves as the immediate past president of the New Hampshire Bar Association. She is a past president of the Manchester Bar Association and currently serves on the Manchester Bar executive committee. She also serves on the Board of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation.
Mary serves on the Board of Advisors for the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council and the Board of Trustees for Leadership New Hampshire.
In 2005, Mary was recognized by the New Hampshire Bar Foundation and presented the prestigious Robert E. Kirby award for demonstrating the traits of civility, courtesy, perspective and excellence in the practice of law.
Mary repeatedly has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers , an annual rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the areas of personal injury and family law. She also has been recognized for her work in family law in Best Lawyers in America , one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications.
In 2016, New Hampshire Magazine recognized Mary as the Best Lawyer in Family Law. Mary, along with her brother and law partner James J. Tenn, Jr., also was selected by Business NH Magazine as New Hampshire’s top attorney in Family Law in 2015. She previously received the recognition in February, 2012 when she was voted New Hampshire’s Top Attorney in Family Law.
In 2016, Mary was inducted as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a peer-selected honorary society of lawyers vetted for their skill, expertise and service.
By designation of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Mary serves as vice-chair of the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners. Mary also has been appointed by the New Hampshire Supreme Court to serve on the Professional Conduct Committee and the Hearings Panel.
