The United States Attorney’s Office Welcomes New Members of the Civil Division

The United States Attorney’s Office Welcomes New Members of the Civil Division

CONCORD – U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces a number of new additions to the United States Attorney’s Office Civil Division.

Sam Martin joined the Civil Division for the District of New Hampshire in January 2026 as an Assistant United States Attorney. He previously worked at the Portsmouth office of a national labor and employment law firm. In this role, he represented public and private employers in state and federal courts in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. He also represented employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state EEO agencies. The cases he handled included claims arising under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Sam has also served the people of New Hampshire as the Chair of the Executive Branch Ethics Committee.  He has also served as a Director of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, a charitable foundation established by the New Hampshire Supreme Court and affiliated with the New Hampshire Bar Association, which supports civil legal aid and education throughout the state and administers the New Hampshire IOLTA program.  He is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Fordham University, where he earned a degree in Political Science and Theology and practiced debate.

Bridget Davidson joined the Civil Division for the District of New Hampshire in February 2026 as an Assistant United States Attorney. Before joining the District of New Hampshire, Bridget worked as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston in the litigation division. There, Bridget defended the City and its employees in numerous cases that involved torts, negligence, employment, civil rights, and wrongful convictions in both the federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies. She is a graduate from Suffolk University Law School and earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Mount Ida College. Bridget is currently a First Circuit Representative for the Young Lawyers Division of the National Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Jesse Renauld-Smith joined the Civil Division for the District of New Hampshire in February 2026 as a Special Assistant United States Attorney from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he serves as Assistant Chief Counsel. Prior to joining DHS, Jesse was a Juvenile Justice Legal Supervisor at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. He has also served as an Assistant Concord City Prosecutor and a prosecutor for the Tilton and Sanbornton police departments. Prior to his legal career, Jesse served as a police officer for the Plymouth State University and Tilton Police Departments. He is a graduate of University of New Hampshire School of Law and Plymouth State University, where he earned degrees in Criminal Justice and Spanish Language and Literature.

AUSAs Martin and Davidson and SAUSA Renauld-Smith join Civil Division Chief Raphael Katz and fellow AUSAs Anna Dronzek and Kasey Weiland to complete the office’s team of civil litigators. “Our civil litigation team is a dream team,” said U.S Attorney Creegan. “These litigators represent the United States in protecting the public fisc, reclaiming taxpayer dollars, defending federal law and civil liberties such as religious freedom, and preserving the immigration system established by Congress. New Hampshire is a better place because these advocates stand and represent their country in our court system.”