NHAB Legal Hotline

The NHAB In-State and Washington Hotlines are for NHAB members only. All members who are up-to-date and have paid their annual dues can use the following hotlines at no charge.

The NHAB is happy to provide its members with the following in-state and Washington, D.C. hotline numbers. If you have a general business-related question, or a broadcast-specific question, just pick up the phone and call the most appropriate legal hotline. The only thing you pay for is the phone call - the information you receive from the attorney is free of charge!

In-State Hotline

  • Advertising law and regulations
  • Employer/employee law and regulations
  • Prior restraint
  • Legal and court procedures

Contact:
Joanne Craighead at the law firm of Craighead & Martin 603-624-3922

Washington Hotline

  • Annual Filings
  • Contests/promotions
  • FCC Regulations
  • Political time issues

Contact:
Richard Zaragoza at the law firm of Shaw Pittman 202-663-8266

Bios

Joanne Craighead
Joanne has been practicing law for 15 years with a concentration in real estate and civil matters. She has served as the in-state legal hotline for the NHAB for almost a decade. Most recently, Joanne authored the New Hampshire Broadcasters' Legal Guide, a reference tool available to NHAB members addressing common workplace and broadcasting legal issues.

Richard Zaragoza
Mr. Zaragoza is the chair of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman's communications group and counsels a broad range of communications clients and focuses on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. He represents the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations (NASBA) - an organization which the NHAB is part of. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

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