Michael P. Rainboth and Timothy C. Coughlin founded the firm in 1993 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the firm is now located at 439 Middle Street. Kenneth D. Murphy joined the firm in 1997 and Bradley M. Lown joined in January of 2000. The firm specializes in civil litigation.

From 1989 to 1993 Mr. Rainboth and Mr. Coughlin were employed at insurance defense firms in Manchester before joining forces. Attorney Coughlin practiced with the firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch from 1989 to 1993 and Attorney Rainboth worked at Wiggin & Nourie from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Murphy was a partner at Casassa & Ryan in Hampton, where he began in 1986. Mr. Lown, formerly a partner at the firm of Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Woodman & Scott, joined the firm in January of 2000.

The firm has extensive experience in business litigation, personal injury litigation including medical malpractice and wrongful death claims, workers' compensation and insurance law, as well as divorce, custody and child support matters. In addition the partners at Coughlin, Rainboth, Murphy & Lown practice in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate and title litigation, mechanics liens and bond claims, leases and landlord tenant, employment discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Attorney consultations are available during working hours, in the evening and on weekends.

This home is a three-story wood-framed Italianate style house, and is cited in Richard M. Candee’s "Building Portsmouth."

This single family house was built between 1867 and 1879 by H.F. Gerrish in direct imitation of the J.J. Pickering house. Benjamin F. Webster, a builder, acquired it from Gerrish’s estate after 1886 and owned it as a rental.

About 1894 it was sold to True L. Norris, editor of the Portsmouth Times, member of the Governor’s Council, and after 1893 Collector of Customs. Described in 1895 as “one of the stately, old-time mansions” of the city, it suggests how deceptively well these hip roofed houses of the 1860’s and 1870’s conformed to the traditional plan and scale of Portsmouth’s earlier federal mansions.