Attorney Profiles
Christine A. Tebbetts, Esquire
2014 – Present
Attorney Tebbetts grew up in the Lakes Region and graduated from Gilford High School in 1983. Following graduation, she enlisted in the U.S. Army and served on Active Duty until she returned to New Hampshire to enroll at Plymouth State College in 1987. While a student at Plymouth State, she simultaneously served in the U.S. Army Reserves and ultimately deployed during her senior year to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Following graduation (Summa Cum Laude), with a B.A. Degree in History Attorney Tebbetts enrolled as a full-time law student at Franklin Pierce Law Center (currently known as the UNH School of Law) in Concord, N.H. and was admitted to practice law in New Hampshire in 1996.
Following graduation, Attorney Tebbetts began private practice with the law firm of McKean, Mattson & Latici, P.A. in Gilford, NH. It was at that firm that Attorney Tebbetts first worked with Attorney Rock, handling all family law matters for the firm. Following Attorney Rock’s departure to form our present firm, Attorney Tebbetts left private practice in 1997 and entered public service first serving as a prosecuting attorney for DCYF and then serving as a Hearing Examiner for the State of NH from 2001-2010. It was during that same period that Attorney Tebbetts rejoined the U.S. Army by taking a commission as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer with the NH National Guard in 2002, specializing in family law matters and providing legal assistance to soldiers. Attorney Tebbetts currently holds the rank of Lt. Colonel and most recently served on an active duty tour from 2010-2014 at which time she and Attorney Rock decided to once again work together as they had done in the mid-90’s. Attorney Tebbetts joined Attorney Rock to form the law office of Rock & Tebbetts, specializing in all family law related matters including, but not limited to: divorce, custody, visitation, child support
Attorney Tebbetts resides with her family in Gilford, NH and spends the majority of her free time exploring the trails of NH, both on foot and horseback), and working on her family’s farm.
Attorney Tebbetts has previously served and/or belonged to the following:
Moderator, Gilford School Board
Member, NHBA Family Law Section
Belknap County Bar Association
Member ABA
Military Officer’s Association (MOA)
National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)
Suzanne L. Rock, Esquire
1996-2014 (Of Counsel 2014 – Present)
Attorney Rock grew up in Western Massachusetts and attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA where she graduated in 1976 with a BA Degree in both French and Russian. Following her graduation, she traveled abroad and spent a year in Paris, France. After returning to the U.S., Attorney Rock enrolled as a full-time law student at the University of Bridgeport Law School in Connecticut and graduated with her Juris Doctor Degree in 1983.
Attorney Rock then began private practice working at the Law Firm of David Killkelley in Gilford, NH. Three years later, Attorney Rock left that practice to become an associate attorney for the law firm of McKean, Mattson & Latici, P.A. where she ultimately became a partner before leaving in 1996 to establish our current firm.
Over the course of 31-years of practice, Attorney Rock has specialized in family law, and will now transition to the role of an Of Counsel Attorney with the firm as she transitions to the role of an active grandparent, traveling, spending weekends with her family and enjoying quiet time with her much loved hobbies.
Attorney Rock has three adult children and lives with her husband in Gilford, NH.
Attorney Rock has previously served and/or volunteered with the following:
Board of Directors, YMCA
Board of Directors, Red Cross
Chairman, Red Cross
Secretary, NH Bar Association
Moderator, Gilford School Board
Board of Directors, Horizons
Member, NHBA Family Law Section
Belknap County Bar Association
Member ABA
Spearheaded the construction of the Laconia Ice Arena