- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Jacqueline is a member of the firm’s Family Law Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Criminal Law Practice Group.
Jacqueline’s family law practice is focused on complex divorce and parenting issues for clients with substantial assets and intricate cases in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as well as general civil litigation and criminal law. She also assists clients in the mediation process as part of an Alternative Dispute Resolution strategy. In addition, she handles a wide-variety of family related issues, including parenting rights and responsibilities, alimony, child support, modification of orders, prenuptial agreements, and postnuptial agreements, legal separations, and adoptions.
As a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, she also assists clients in a wide variety of other litigation matters.
Jacqueline received her J.D. Magna Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (2017) and her B.A. Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Haven’s Honors Program (2014). Jacqueline also received her certificate in Health Law and Policy. During law school, Jacqueline was a member of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, a Simoneau Family Fellow, and a Bruce E. Friedman and Jeanie Jacobs Goldberg Scholarship Recipient.
Jacqueline teaches Domestic Violence classes at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law for Daniel Webster Scholars.
Admissions
Involvement
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Gender Equality Committee, Vice Chair
- City of Manchester, Central Business Service District Advisory Board Member
- Webster Batchelder Inn of Court, Board Member
- New Hampshire Association of Justice (NHAJ), Board of Governors, Merrimack County Governor and Co-Chair of the Family Law Section
- Former Greater Manchester Chamber’s Manchester Young Professionals – Executive Board – Vice Chair; Young Leaders Council; former Chair of Engage Action Committee; former member of Membership Engagement Committee; former Co-Chair – Community Engagement Committee
- NH Bar Foundation, Fostering Legal Independence Committee
- New Hampshire Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2022
- DOVE Program Advocate
- Advanced Family Law Pro Bono Divorce Camp CLE, Planning Group and Faculty (2019)
- Manchester Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- NH Women’s Bar Association
Recognitions
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (Criminal Defense: General Practice; Family Law), 2022 – present
- New Hampshire Bar Association and Pro Bono Referral Program, Pro Bono Rising Star (2020)
- Daniel Webster Scholar (2017)
- Simoneau Family Fellow (2015)
Speaking Engagements
- What Troubles May Lurk Ahead When It Comes to Treatment of Trust Interest in Divorce (New Hampshire Association of Justice 22nd Annual Family Law Forum, 2/4/2022)
Latest News
- 60 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America (August 19, 2024)
- 26 McLane Middleton Lawyers Included in New England Super Lawyers (April 30, 2024)
- McLane Middleton Announces Annual Award Winners (March 12, 2024)
- 37 McLane Middleton Lawyers Included in Super Lawyers (October 17, 2023)
- 57 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America (August 17, 2023)
- Jacqueline Leary Discusses New Hampshire’s Quality of Life Survey on WMUR’s New Hampshire Business (June 12, 2023)
- Jacqueline Leary to Present at Heartbreaker Family Law Forum (January 12, 2022)
- Jacqueline Leary Recognized with Pro Bono Rising Star Award (February 27, 2020)