Brenda E. Keith
Of Counsel
After successfully establishing her own law practice, Brenda E. Keith joined Attorney Edmund J. Boutin at Boutin & Associates in 2000. That firm became Boutin & Altieri, P.L.L.C. in 2006 and allowed Miss Keith to continue to work closely with Attorney Boutin (now deceased) for over 18 years. In September 2018, Miss Keith left Boutin & Altieri, P.L.L.C. to form Boutin Law PLLC with Edmund’s son, Jonathan Boutin. At Boutin Law PLLC, Miss Keith continued to practice in the areas of municipal law, land use and zoning law, commercial litigation, estate planning, probate administration and non-profit law. Dyan Lowman joined the firm as a partner in 2021. The firm is now Boutin Lowman PLLC.
On February 1, 2026, Miss Keith semi-retired, is no longer a partner and now serves as “Of Counsel” for the firm concentrating mainly on probate law, municipal law and non-profit law.
Miss Keith has extensive experience advising municipalities on a broad range of issues, including RSA 91-A, Right-To-Know requests and responses, tax assessment and collection, planning and zoning matters, negotiating complex, high-value municipal contracts, including host community agreements for private solid waste facilities, drafting and adopting municipal ordinances and regulations, budgetary issues, quiet title actions, and conservation easements. Miss Keith has appeared before the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the Waste Management Council on behalf of her municipal clients. She has served as litigation counsel for several New Hampshire towns and has appeared before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Miss Keith is also well-versed in New Hampshire’s home rule charter statutes. She has advised and drafted numerous revisions of and amendments to charters.
Miss Keith is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and has served on the boards of many community and professional organizations, including the Town of Derry Planning Board and the Derry Town Council. She served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Pinkerton Academy from 2001 – 2021 and upon her retirement from the Board was selected to receive Emeritus status. She has served as a volunteer board member within the Miss America Organization for 39 years, including stints as Board President at the local and state level, and for more than two years at the national level. In 2023 she returned to the local program she co-founded in 1987.
Admissions:
State of New Hampshire
United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education
Juris Doctor, Boston University School of Law, 1997
Bachelor of Science, Franklin Pierce College (Business Administration),
Magna cum laude, 1994
Representative Matters
Gerald Handley v. Town of Hooksett, 147 N.H. 184 (2001), 785 A.2d 399
Citizens of East Derry Fire Precinct v. Town of Derry, 148 N.H. 510, 810 A.2d 45 (2002)
HippoPress, LLC v. SMG (A Pennsylvania Partnership), 150 N.H. 304, 837 A.2d 347 (N.H., Dec. 8, 2003) (NO. 2002-786)
No. Country Environmental Services, Inc. v. Town of Bethlehem, 150 N.H. 606, 843 A.2d 949 (N.H. 2004)
Weare Land Use Association v. Town of Weare, 153 N.H. 510, 899 A.2d 255 (N.H., May 2006)
In Re Town of Bethlehem, 154 N.H. 314 (2006), 911 A.2d 1
Professional Associations and Memberships
New Hampshire Bar Association
– Municipal Law Section
Civic and Charitable Activities
Town of Derry Planning Board, Member, 1988-1991
Derry Town Council, Member 1988-1991/President 1990
New Hampshire House of Representatives, Member 1991-1992
Founding President, Miss Derry Scholarship Program, Inc. 1986-2000, Board Member 2023-Present.
Miss America Organization, Board of Trustees, Member & Vice-Chair, September 2018 to December 2021.
Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program, Inc. President, Board of Directors, 2000-2018, and 2021-2023.
Pinkerton Academy, Board of Trustees, Member, 2001-2021
Past President, Greater Derry Jaycees, 1987.
Past President, Derry Village Rotary Club, 2001.