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Martha VanOot
1951 - 2025
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Martha VanOot Obituary
Marty was born on November 13, 1951, in Midland, Michigan, to Elizabeth Dawson Oot and Albert P. Oot Jr. She grew up in Westminster, Vermont, graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College and earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law.
Marty served in the NH Attorney General's Office before turning to private practice and building a distinguished career with several Granite State firms as an admired partner, top litigator, and valued mediator. In 2012, she joined Jackson Lewis in Portsmouth as a partner and practiced there until her retirement in 2021.
She received numerous honors throughout her four-decade career as a litigator, including the NH Campaign for Legal Services' John R. Tobin Jr. Justice Award for her decades-long work advocating for access to justice, and the NH Women's Bar Association's Marilla M. Ricker Award. She was a dedicated supporter of Democratic and progressive candidates and served on numerous charitable and civic boards, including the Granite, Merrimack, and Greater Manchester United Ways; New Horizons, Inc; the New Hampshire Endowment for Health; and the Friends of Norris Cancer Center.
For those who were lucky enough to know her, Marty's most important legacy will be as a devoted friend and fierce ally whose generosity knew no bounds. She was an anchor of her family, whom she loved beyond reason.
Marty is survived by her son Benjamin Van Oot, his wife Sarah Daly Van Oot, and their children Olivia Van Oot, and Jack, Avery, and Noah Diorio; her siblings Christopher Oot (Sara), Peter D. Van Oot, Laura Oot Sheridan (John), and Betsy Van Oot.
In lieu of flowers, Marty's family asks friends to consider donations in her honor to the NH Campaign for Legal Services, the Family Pantry of Cape Cod or the Pan-Mass Challenge. Maybe the best way to honor her legacy is to live your life as she did: by trying to leave the world a better place than you found it.
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