Merrimack County Probate Court has awarded the third annual Probate Paralegal Award to Diana C. Ryan, who is with the Division of Behavioral Health, New Hampshire State Hospital.
Ryan, on the staff of the hospital for 17 years, received her paralegal certificate from the NH Technical Institute in 1998. She prepares cases for the 350-plus involuntary civil commitments processed by Merrimack probate court each year. Diana lives in Concord with her husband of 37 years. She has three children and five grandchildren.