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Mehri & Skalet PLLC was the subject of a data breach notification filed with the NH Attorney General. The AG filing was recorded on October 24, 2025.
From the AG filing description
Mehri & Skalet PLLC is a prominent law firm specializing in complex litigation, employment law, civil rights, and corporate accountability. Because of the nature of their practice, the firm routinely collects, processes, and maintains vast quantities of deeply sensitive information. This repository includes confidential personnel files, detailed client intake records, privileged attorney-client communications, financial documents, Social Security numbers, and sensitive background information necessary for building and litigating major lawsuits. The sheer volume of high-value confidential data makes law firms prime targets for cybercriminals seeking to exploit harvested credentials and confidential case files. In 2025, Mehri & Skalet PLLC reported a significant data security incident to the New Hampshire Attorney General. While the precise mechanics of the breach are still under active investigation, incidents targeting legal institutions typically involve unauthorized access to internal network environments, sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting staff credentials, or vulnerabilities within third-party vendor platforms used for document storage and e-discovery. In the legal sector, an unauthorized actor gaining access to a network can silently exfiltrate gigabytes of confidential files over extended periods before detection occurs. The exposure resulting from the Mehri & Skalet PLLC data breach threatens individuals with severe, multi-faceted risks. The compromised data categories—ranging from full names and dates of birth to Social Security numbers, banking details, and sensitive employment or litigation history—provide cybercriminals with the exact components needed to execute targeted identity theft, financial fraud, and tax-related scams. Unlike easily replaceable credit card numbers, foundational identifiers like Social Security numbers cannot be changed, leaving affected individuals exposed to persistent, long-term risks of unauthorized credit applications, fraudulent debt collection, and synthetic identity creation. As a professional entity entrusted with confidential and non-public personal information, Mehri & Skalet PLLC had stringent legal obligations under state data breach notification statutes and common-law duties of care to implement robust cybersecurity measures. These duties include maintaining comprehensive network monitoring, deploying multi-factor authentication, encrypting sensitive databases, and ensuring that third-party vendors adhere to strict security protocols. The occurrence of this breach indicates potential failures in maintaining adequate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards commensurate with the sensitivity of the data entrusted to the firm. Receiving a formal data breach notification letter from Mehri & Skalet PLLC is an official acknowledgment that your private information was compromised due to inadequate data security practices. Legally, this notification establishes the standing necessary to participate in a class action lawsuit aimed at holding the firm accountable for failing to protect your information. Affected individuals do not need to wait until they suffer actual financial loss to take legal action; simply having your data exposed creates compensable injuries under privacy laws. Our firm evaluates these cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning there is never any out-of-pocket cost to you, and we only collect a fee if we successfully recover compensation on your behalf.
Under the New Hampshire data breach notification law, you may have a legal claim against Mehri & Skalet PLLC if any of the following apply:
Based on the data types reported in this filing:
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
Common categories of compensation in data breach class actions
Courts recognize that the time spent monitoring accounts, placing credit freezes, and dealing with the aftermath of a breach has real economic value. This category of damages is recoverable even without direct financial loss.
Professional credit monitoring services cost $10–$40 per month. Identity theft restoration services, if needed, can cost hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Courts have awarded these costs as direct damages in SSN breach cases.
Direct financial losses resulting from the breach — unauthorized charges, fraudulent transfers, or fees incurred through fraud — are recoverable as compensatory damages. Banks may reverse some charges; a class action recovers the remainder and associated costs.
Data breach victims regularly report anxiety, loss of sleep, and ongoing fear of identity theft. These non-economic harms are cognizable injuries in data breach litigation, particularly in cases involving SSN or medical record exposure.
Note: an attorney general breach filing does not by itself establish a settlement fund, a payment amount, or a claim deadline. If an official settlement notice is later issued, rely on that notice for payment details and deadlines.
No. Under New Hampshire data breach notification law and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
Banks may reverse fraudulent charges, but they are not obligated to compensate you for time lost, stress, or indirect damages. A class action claim against the breached company can recover those additional categories of harm.
Statutes of limitations for data breach claims vary by state but typically run 2–4 years. Depending on when you learned of the breach, you may still have time. Contact our office for a free eligibility review — there is no cost to find out.
Accepting free credit monitoring from Mehri & Skalet PLLC does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by Mehri & Skalet PLLC during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
Applicable State Law
This breach was reported under the New Hampshire data breach notification law, which mandates notification and establishes your right to seek damages.
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