Our Staff


Staff Biographies

Carolyn W. Baldwin

E-mail: cwbldwn@metrocast.net

Ms. Baldwin has practiced law in New Hampshire for more than 30 years. She is recognized for her focus on local land use law, state environmental regulation, historic preservation and general land use and environmental issues. She has represented clients before local land use boards throughout the State and has appeared before the New Hampshire Superior and Supreme Courts. As "Of Counsel" to the firm, Attorney Baldwin is available to consult on appropriate issues to undertake representation as may be necessary in particular cases. She has served on land use boards in her home town of Gilmanton. Attorney Baldwin sat with the Board of the NH Main Street Center and served as Chair. She now sits on the Board of Five Rivers Conservation Trust.

Jed Z. Callen

E-mail: callen@nhlandlaw.com

Mr. Callen has practiced land use and environmental law for more than 30 years, and is a member of the bars of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. He holds BA and MS degrees from Cornell University and a JD from the University of California, Hastings. Mr. Callen represents clients before Planning Boards, Zoning Boards, State and Federal agencies, and all State and Federal Courts. He frequently represents individuals or groups of neighbors whose quality of life and properties are threatened by proposals to site developments such as gravel pits, ATV parks, gas stations, cell towers, mini-marts, industrial or commercial establishments, or residential subdivisions on properties near them. He has also represented landowners and developers who seek a quick and streamlined approval process for their legally compliant development proposals. He is particularly interested in working with landowners committed to "green" development of their land. Mr. Callen has represented clients adversely affected by leaks or spills of gasoline, heating oil, sewage, and hazardous substances, from sources such as gas stations, dry cleaners, industrial sites, failed septic systems, and junkyards. Mr. Callen has also handled matters involving the drafting of historic or conservation easements, land use permitting, disputes over rights-of-way or boundaries, timber trespass, and mold or other 'sick building' complaints. Attorney Callen is now certified to perform Superior Court Rule 170 Mediations and is available for private mediation of civil disputes, especially in the areas of environmental and land use law. Mr. Callen is an adjunct faculty member at the Franklin Pierce Law Center, a past Chair of the Environmental Law Section of the NH Bar Association, a presenter at the NH Bar Association's Environmental Law Seminar, a past President of the Piscataquog Land Conservancy (a land Trust) and a Library Trustee.

Steven M. Whitley

E-mail: swhitley@nhlandlaw.com

Mr. Whitley is a graduate of Vermont Law School, where he focused on environmental law. Prior to attending Vermont Law School, Mr. Whitley graduated from Tulane University and Tulane Graduate School in New Orleans, Louisiana, his home state. He is licensed to practice law in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Mr. Whitley has practiced law at Baldwin & Callen since 2007 and primarily focuses on land use matters, representing clients before Planning and Zoning Boards, State agencies, and all State Courts. He also advises organizations on non-profit formation and governance, and represents homeowner associations. Mr. Whitley serves as Co-Chair of the Environment and Natural Resource Section of the NH Bar, and sits on the Board of the NH Chapter of Project Learning Tree. He lives in Concord with his wife, who also graduated from Vermont Law School and practices law in Concord.

Beverly J. N. Weatherbee

E-mail: contact@nhlandlaw.com

Beverly Weatherbee is our Office Manager and has been a legal office manager and legal secretary for more than 35 years. A native of Concord, New Hampshire, Bev received her Associates in Business Science Degree from New Hampshire College. Thereafter, she was employed by the State of New Hampshire in the Driver Education Section of the Division of Motor Vehicles, and the Charitable Trust and Consumer Protection Divisions of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office. Bev was with Orr and Reno, P.A. from 1971 to 1986, with Barto and Puffer, P.A. from 1986 to 2006, and has now joined Baldwin & Callen.

3 Maple Street; Concord, NH 03301 / (603) 225-2585 / contact@nhlandlaw.com