January 2010 - Attorney Pendleton obtains no jail time sentence for individual in Federal Criminal matter where sentencing guideline range was in excess of 97-121 months. Arguments presented to court include that individual did an extraordinary job rehabilitating his/herself while awaiting his/her sentencing and that the individual had been subjected to prior assaults of various types making him/her more susceptible to coercive behavior by others involved in the conspiracy.

October 2009 - Attorney Pendleton resolves felony possession of the controlled drug commonly known as mushrooms and DWI Drug charge by establishing that there was insufficient active TCH in the client's blood at the time of the stop. Client was initially stopped in Portsmouth at a sobriety check point. On site he was given a blood test and arrested prior to the results being received for driving under the influence of drugs. During a search of the car officers found Psilocybin otherwise known as mushrooms. The case was resolved with a reckless driving charge and misdemeanor possession of controlled drug.

September 2009 - Attorney Donovan wins order mandating a child be allowed to attend public school instead of being home schooled by the parent with custody during the school week primarily by the use of video tapes. The Court found in this nationally recognized case that it was in the best interest of the child to be exposed to other children and to be allowed to socialize outside of the home.

August 2009 - Attorney Donovan resolves large high assert divorce for wife immediately prior ot trial, the case involving allegations of domestic abuse, child custody and visitation and claims for disproportionate award to the wife.

June 2009 - Attorney Pendleton successfully argued in two separate cases that the UNH Police Department went beyond their authority in making arrests for underage possession of alcohol.  The UNH officers in each case stopped and detained students to inquire into the contents of a soda bottle in one case and a water bottle in another.  When the students admitted that the bottles contained alcohol the students were arrested.  Both cases were dismissed.

May 2009 - Attorney Pendleton settled a premises liability case against the Lilac Mall and other parties for an undisclosed amount. The case was pending in Strafford County Superior Court and involved an individual who fell while entering the movies at the mall on a day when ice formed below water in puddles at the site. The injured client alleged the fall occurred because the parking lot for the facility had been improperly maintained and while open for business had not been salted. The client had a prior lower leg injury and his fall on this occasion re-fractured his leg resulting in severe permanent damage and pain.

November 2007 – Attorney Pendleton recently settled an environmental contamination/oil spill matter obtaining a settlement of $61,000.00 for the storage condominium units that he represented after an oil truck spilled 1000 gallons of oil onto the condominium property.  The settlement was achieved after the site had been given a clean bill of health by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and all clean-up costs were paid by the oil company.  The clean-up costs are believed to have been in excess of $350,000.00.

October 2007 – Attorney Pendleton achieved substantial recovery for a client who suffered a partial amputation of the thumb.  Five different defendants were involved.  Settlement was achieved after filing suit in the amount of $81,000.00

June 2007 - Attorney Pendleton achieved a substantial settlement of $245,000.00 in a ropes course incident.  Client was injured at a work team-building day.  His personal injury resulted from negligence of a ropes course employee who failed to take proper safety steps to secure the client while the client was participating on the ropes course.  Injuries included a broken heel, ruptured vertebrae, broken teeth, and a fractured coccyx.  Settlement was achieved after filing suit in the amount of $245,000.00. 

December 2006 - Attorney Pendleton achieved a substantial recovery of $100,000.00 in policy limits from the driver of the motor vehicle in which client was the passenger, $5000.00 in med-pay or PIP payments and $18,000.00 from the driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident.