Bar Foundation Awards

Michaila Oliveira is a partner with the Law Office of Manning, Zimmerman & Oliveira, PLLC, in Manchester.

Michaila handles all types of personal injury and workers’ compensation matters, with a special interest in representing survivors of sexual assault and child sexual abuse in civil claims against their abusers and the organizations that facilitated their abuse.

In addition to her full-time practice, Michaila has a hard time saying no to volunteer opportunities when asked to serve. Michaila regularly teaches a variety of continuing legal education courses, both for private organizations and the New Hampshire Bar Association. She served on the NHBA’s Gender Equality Committee for the last eight years; taught legal writing courses to 1Ls at UNH Law as an adjunct faculty member; and has served on the New Hampshire Association of Justice (NHAJ) Board of Governors since 2017, having finished her term as president this summer.

Earlier this year, Michaila was awarded NHAJ’s Thomas R. Watson Board of Governors Award, which is presented to a member of NHAJ who has demonstrated exemplary support of the Association through the volunteering of time and expertise and/or financial support. Michaila was previously awarded NHAJ’s President’s Award for outstanding service to the Association.

Outside of the legal community, Michaila has served as an adviser and volunteer with her collegiate sorority, Kappa Delta, since 2013, in a variety of positions. For the last several years, she has served on the housing board of Kappa Delta’s University of New Hampshire (UNH) chapter, providing sorority members with guidance on conflict resolution and ensuring that they have safe housing.

Michaila graduated from the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, where she was a Daniel Webster Scholar, and earned her bachelor of arts degree, summa cum laude, from Northeastern University. Michaila lives in Bedford with her husband, one-year-old son, and two cats.