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Bar News - September 5, 2003 News Digest NHLA Awarded Grant for Work on Domestic Violence New Hampshire Legal Assistance has been awarded a $255,330 federal grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice to fund its Rural Domestic Violence Advocacy project, which provides assistance to low-income victims of domestic violence. NHLA works in conjunction with the NH Bar Association’s Domestic Violence Emergency (DOVE) Project and the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence to provide assistance to low-income domestic violence victims. The grant will help fund two attorneys and a paralegal and the production of educational literature. U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), chair of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that oversees funding for the Dept. of Justice, praised the collaborative effort of NHLA, the NHBA and the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. "The collaborative effort…shows the tremendous impact that concerned groups can have for women across New Hampshire in need of a helping hand," Gregg said. Maine Reciprocity on Hold Amendments to the admission rules of the Maine Bar that would allow for reciprocity between Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are still pending, despite the proposed July 1 effective date. According to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Clerk James Chute, the court has not taken any action on the proposed reciprocity rule, which was slated to take effect July 1. A public hearing has already been held on the proposal. "I have been given no hint as to when action will be taken," said Chute. NH’s recently enacted admission-by-motion rule allows qualified attorneys to waive into the NH Bar if they are from states that allow NH Bar members to do the same. Maine does not allow admission by motion, but court officials from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont have been negotiating a special reciprocity agreement among the northern New England states. Benson Creates Child Protection Commission Gov. Craig Benson has established a new commission that will examine how NH can better protect its children. The commission, which is chaired by retired Portsmouth Police Chief Brad Russ, will report findings and recommendations to the governor and Legislature by the end of the year. Serving on the commission, among others, are Deputy Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, Durham District Court Judge Jerry Taube and Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams.
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