About James J. Bianco
James J. Bianco Jr. built his legal foundation at the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then at Suffolk University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor. He moved from the study of government into the practice of law in the 1970s, a transition that set the tone for a long career in both public service and private practice.
Early in his career he worked on policy and legal questions affecting children. In 1973 he served as legal counsel to the Governor’s Commission on Laws Affecting Children. Two years later he took a post as legal counsel for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Welfare. Those roles placed him in the middle of state-level legal work on social services and regulatory matters, and they informed the kinds of cases and clients he would handle later.
He entered private practice in 1981 and has since been associated with the Bianco Professional Association. Over the decades he has balanced courtroom work, counseling clients, and participation in community and professional organizations. He has also taught law students and undergraduates; he served as an adjunct professor at both Notre Dame College and Franklin Pierce Law School, the latter now part of the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Bianco’s professional life extends beyond the office. He has held board positions at multiple nonprofit organizations, including St. John International University, Odyssey House, and New Hampshire Catholic Charities. He serves as secretary of Skrungloo Farm, Inc. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Merrimack County Bar Association, and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. Those roles reflect long-standing ties to legal and civic institutions in New Hampshire.
Colleagues describe him as steady and practical. He has moved between public-sector legal work and private representation in a career that spans more than four decades. His academic background in political science and law underpins a practice shaped by statutory and regulatory questions as much as litigation technique.
In practice he represents individuals and organizations in matters grounded in state law, drawing on experience from his time in state government and on nonprofit boards. He maintains an office at Bianco Professional Association and continues to live and work in New Hampshire. His current practice concentrates on state-law matters and client counseling in New Hampshire.
