Elliott Berry

Elliott Berry is a retired attorney whose career at New Hampshire Legal Assistance spanned 47 years. For most of his career he specialized in housing and homelessness issues and served as Director of Housing Justice for the decade prior to his retirement. In addition to representing thousands of low income families, persons with disabilities, and seniors in individual cases, Elliott was extensively involved in drafting and lobbying for legislation pertaining to eviction and homeless prevention and protections for tenants, as well as zoning and housing development. He was lead counsel in several cases attacking exclusionary zoning, including Britton v Town of Chester,  in which the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that all municipalities have an obligation to provide reasonable opportunities for the development of housing for low and moderate income people.

Elliott was co-founder of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, which provides loans for community based organizations which have difficulty obtaining capital from conventional sources,  such as manufactured housing cooperatives and child care facilities. He was also co-founder of Manchester Emergency Housing, the first homeless shelter for families in Greater Manchester.

Elliott is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and Boston College Law School. He lives in Manchester.