Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C. regarding its recent data breach. The Welts, White & Fontaine data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT WELTS, WHITE & FONTAINE, P.C.:
Welts, White & Fontaine is a multi-practice law firm based in New Hampshire. Founded in 1978, Welts, White & Fontaine’s legal work includes practice before all state, federal and bankruptcy courts in New Hampshire.2 Today, Welts, White & Fontaine handles matters in a variety of practice areas, including personal injury, workers compensation, divorce and family law, creditor bankruptcy, real estate development and land use, real estate litigation, estate planning, wills, probate law, corporate law, commercial litigation, retail and commercial collections, and landlord/tenant.2 Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, Welts, White & Fontaine employs over 10 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Welts, White & Fontaine announced that the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been accessed and acquired. According to the breach notice, on or around January 8, 2025, Welts, White & Fontaine learned that an unauthorized actor may have accessed its network and copied files from its file server.1 As a result, Welts, White & Fontaine launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, on January 14, 2025, Welts, White & Fontaine confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been viewed and obtained by an unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, Welts, White & Fontaine began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Welts, White & Fontaine. However, according to the breach notice, Welts, White & Fontaine does maintain files that have the potential to contain “sensitive legal information, personal information, and protected health information associated with indidicuals.”1
As a result of the data breach, Welts, White & Fontaine posted a notice of the incident on its website. Based on the website breach notice, Welts, White & Fontaine is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Welts, White & Fontaine posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C.:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
