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Bar News - May 21, 2004 NHBA Honors Members for 50 Years in the Legal Profession By: Beverly Rorick NINE ATTORNEYS WHO have reached the milestone of 50 years in the legal profession (based on their first admission to practice in any state) will be recognized as Honorary Members at the Annual Meeting. These members have lived through—and taken part in—many momentous historical events and many changes in the legal profession since first joining the Bar. They have seen their country face tremendous change and upheaval, have lived though several wars, some of them serving in the armed forces themselves. The New Hampshire Bar Association is pleased to honor them for their contributions to the life of our state and to the profession of law. The honorary members will be honored at the reception and dinner on Friday, June 25. Arnold W. Alexander "It seems as if a half-century has gone by overnight!" says Arnold Alexander. A 1954 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law who was admitted to the Massachusetts bar that same year, Arnold is an Army veteran of the Korean War. Serving as a military lawyer in Germany, his first assignment was as prosecutor in a murder trial. After leaving the military, he began his own practice in Massachusetts, specializing in real estate law. He joined the NH Bar in 1961. Alexander has wanted to be an attorney since he was five years old; his role model was his father’s lawyer, a man who later became a judge. Active in community affairs, he has been Selectman for the town of Marblehead, Mass., for 23 years, five of them as chairman. Married, with two children, Alexander is now retired and spends part of the year in Florida. Andre J. Barbeau Andre Barbeau is a 1954 graduate of Boston College School of Law. His father was a doctor and Barbeau started medical studies in Montreal, but soon decided medicine was not the career for him. He returned to Manchester, where he’d been born and raised, and became a social worker for two years. During this time, he came to realize he wanted to be a lawyer. Encouraged by his wife, he attended Boston College Law School. At the beginning of his second year, his first son was born—and during the NH Bar exam in 1954, his second son was born. The Barbeaus later had two more sons and two daughters. Barbeau began his career with administrative law, representing trucking companies before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He was clerk of the Municipal/District Court in Manchester from 1960-72 and then went to work for the NH Dept. of Employment Security, where he remained until his retirement in 1992. Barbeau was also a member of the 1984 State Constitutional Convention. On Labor Day this year, he and his wife will celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary. Barbeau has served on both the Manchester school board and his parish school board. Warren R. Bolton Warren Bolton spends his winters in Punta Gorda, Fl, with his wife Doris. They have four children and six grandchildren and, although retired, Bolton has made a significant contribution to the Punta Gorda community. He is one of eight civic leaders who sponsored the establishment of the Punta Gorda Courthouse and his name appears on a plaque there. A 1951 graduate of Suffolk University who mostly practiced in the Boston area, Bolton is listed in Who’s Who in American Law. Bolton began his practice in Boston and Waltham, Mass. Joined by a couple of former classmates, he formed the Boston Survey Consultants group. "Having an engineering background along with law has made my life very interesting," he says. Bolton was instrumental in changing the Massachusetts’ anti-trespass law, helping surveyors do their jobs. Bolton joined the Mass. Bar in 1954 and is still somewhat active there, as well as with the ABA. He became a member of the NH Bar in 1978—the year of the great blizzard—which he remembers vividly, since he had to appear in NH Supreme Court that day. Emile R. Bussiere 
A graduate of Boston College Law School, Emile Bussiere was the first Commissioner (U.S. Magistrate) appointed to the state of New Hampshire in 1959, and was named to the Superior Court in 1963. Elected twice to the office of Hillsborough County Attorney, he also had a brief career in politics as the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1968. Two occasions in his long career stand out in Bussiere’s mind: he was the first attorney in the state to obtain a plaintiff verdict in a medical malpractice suit and he was a defense lawyer in the State vs. Coolidge murder case, which was appealed to the NH Supreme Court as a test of the Fourth Amendment. He and his wife Joan have five children, two of whom followed him into the legal profession. His son Emile Jr. has been in partnership with him for seven years—and his daughter Jacqueline was appointed as an assistant US Attorney right out of law school, although she is not practicing at present. Bussiere has the highest rating possible (AV) in Martindale Hubbell. Hon. Robert A. Carignan A 1954 graduate of New England School of Law, the Hon. Robert Carignan was born and raised in Rochester. Carignan chose a career in law because he thought it would be an interesting pursuit and a way of helping people. He represented the City of Rochester for 10 years and then was Strafford County Attorney for another 10 years. Until his retirement last year, he presided as a judge in the Rochester District Court. Carignan still lives in Rochester with his wife Georgia. They have a daughter, Stefanie. He loves to relax by playing golf, but still keeps his hand in with the law by serving as a judicial referee in both the Rochester and Dover District Courts. Henry K. Hyder, Jr. "I am amazed that 50 years have gone by," says Henry Hyder, who was born and raised in Methuen, Mass. A 1953 graduate of Boston University Law School, he served in the South Pacific during World War II as a Navy Seabee in a stevedore battalion. Hyder was stationed in both Iwo Jima and Okinawa, unloading ships in mid-harbor, even during air battles. Hyder is married to Katherine Abraham and they have two sons, one a lawyer, the other a doctor. Specializing in business, corporate and real estate law, Hyder still practices on a limited basis at law offices in Methuen and Portsmouth. He is also active in community affairs, serving on Methuen’s planning board and board of appeals. David Sanderson 
David Sanderson was born in Boston and attended Yale University and Harvard University Law School. During World War II, he served in Japan (1946-47) as a cryptographic clerk in the Army Signal Corps. Sanderson became interested in a career in law through family connections and over the years has worked for several firms. In 1999 he started a solo practice in Portsmouth and in the past year became of-counsel to Chubrich & Harrigan. Sanderson has chosen Gandhi as a role model, avoiding litigation whenever possible. He is especially proud of his work for the Home for Aged Women, finding a new residence for the organization after its bankruptcy. He has chaired the Southeastern NH Regional Planning Commission, and served on the boards of Portsmouth Hospital, and the Strawbery Banke historical site. In 1956 Sanderson married Pat Oliver, who died in 1990. They have three children. He is now married to Ellie Phillips Dow. David J. Sargent A 1954 graduate of Suffolk University School of Law who was admitted to the NH Bar that same year, David Sargent is now president of his alma mater. He has also taught at the university (1957-73) and was dean from1973-89. Sargent has served as a consultant to The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and is presently advisor to the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers. He was admitted to the US Supreme Court in 1978 and is consulted by and testifies before legislative committees in more than 30 states. He has also appeared before United States’ Congressional Committees. Sargent has written for many publications, including TRIAL Magazine and various law reviews. He is a consultant to numerous law firms, primarily in the field of product liability and is chair of the Commission on the Future of the Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for WGBH and vice president of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Beacon Hill Civic Association. George W. Walker 
A graduate of Boston University Law School, Walker joined the NH Bar in 1954, beginning his legal career in Boston with Liberty Mutual. From 1955-59, he served with JAG Corps at NATO in Paris, France, holding upon discharge the rank of captain. For 20 years, he was a partner in the firm Cooper, Hall & Walker in Rochester. In 1982, Walker formed his own firm with Robert Varney in Wolfeboro; his nephew Randy joined the firm in 1983. Walker’s particular expertise lies in the areas of personal injury, probate and estate planning. He still practices full-time. Walker successfully argued the landmark case White v. Wolfeboro in 1988, reversing prior law concerning real estate tax sales; the following furor resulted in new legislation at the next session of the legislature. He also served 20 years as presiding judge of Wolfeboro District Court. He says he particularly admired Shane Devine and Hugh Bownes as adversaries and later as judges. Walker was a founding member of the NH Trial Lawyers Association and its third president. He spent 17 years on the NH Judicial Council, acting as its chair in 1983. He has been active in civic affairs, too, serving 15 years as moderator of the Governor Wentworth School District and 38 years as trustee at Higgins Hospital.
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