About Dwight
Dwight Sowerby built a measured career that links estate work, elder law and business organization things. He began his formal research at Marietta College, earning a B.A. in liberal arts in 1968 after starting his undergraduate work in 1964. He later attended the Massachusetts School of Law, finishing his J.D. in 1996 following enrollment in 1992. Those educational years set the stage for a long practice across two New England states.
After law school, Sowerby became a member of the Massachusetts bar in 1996 and joined the New Hampshire legal community in 1999. He holds lively membership in each state bars and has maintained steady involvement in professional organizations throughout his career. That involvement has shaped much of his legal perspective and practical work.
Sowerby’s practice consists of a sustained curiosity in problems affecting older adults. He has been an officer in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, serving as Immediate Past President of the New Hampshire chapter from 2015 onward. That position has positioned him amongst friends who draft training, policy advice and most effective practices associated with senior law. He has mixed that senior law work with ordinary estate planning and estate administration things, advising clients on wills, trusts and powers of attorney.
Beyond person making plans, Sowerby has additionally participated in the public aspect of lawmaking. He was a part of the NH BIA LLC Committee, a group of lawyers tasked with re-drafting the New Hampshire Limited Liability Company Act. That committee work involved parsing statutory language, debating practical implications for small business owners and proposing revisions intended to clarify the statute’s software. The experience further a legislative and transactional dimension to his practice.
Colleagues describe Sowerby as steady and thorough in the files he manages. He balances court readiness on contested things with attention to documents that prevent disputes. Over the years he has moved between client counseling, administrative filings and negotiated settlements. His club in the Massachusetts State Bar since 1996 and the New Hampshire State Bar since 1999 reflects that cross-border practice.
Today Sowerby continues to manage matters that touch estates, elder law and business entities. He maintains an active practice advising individuals and small businesses on making plans, governance and related disputes, concentrating on senior law, property making plans and enterprise entity things.
