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Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A.

United States 2025
11
Metro Rankings
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General Information

11
Practice Areas
6
Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
Year founded: 1959
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Overview

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Since 1959, we have been advising privately-held business, charitable organizations, and individuals on a range of legal issues. Our attorneys focus their practices in the following areas: Business Real Estate Trusts and Estates Tax Litigation Our clients often face interlaced legal, business, and family issues. So that we can more effectively address those issues, we regularly work in teams, and we work collaboratively with our clients’ accountants and other advisors. We strive to provide high-caliber, practical legal advice that our clients value and appreciate. Our success in helping our clients flows directly from the caliber and character of the attorneys and other members of our team. We share a high standard for professionalism and enjoy a collegial environment in which we work with one another to advise our clients more effectively.

Our attorneys have experience in the key areas of law affecting privately-held businesses and their owners. As we serve our clients’ complex needs, we regularly work in teams, drawing talent and experience from different practice areas so that we can provide thoughtful, comprehensive advice.

Rankings

Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. is metro ranked in 11 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Concord
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Select Clients

  • Hannaford Brothers
  • Home Depot U.S.A.
  • Konover Development Corporation
  • Local Government Center, Inc.
  • Merrimack County Savings Bank
  • MGP Papier, Inc.
  • N.H. Soft Drink Association
  • Pacific Group, LLC
  • Red River Computer Co., Inc.
  • Ross Express
  • Salem Radiology
  • TD Bank
  • Tender Corporation
  • The Hodges Companies
  • Webster Land Corporation

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Concord
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. has 6 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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