The NH Supreme Court’s Task Force on the Status of the Legal Profession is staging a series of focus groups this month to solicit Bar members’ input on conditions in the legal profession and how they can be improved.

The group, chaired by retired NH Supreme Court Justice William Batchelder and Pierce Law Dean John Hutson, hopes to make recommendations for the courts and the legal community on measures to improve the legal system that would directly affect lawyers, and, ultimately, could improve access to the justice system for all. The task force’s formation was announced by Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr., at last year’s Midyear Meeting.

These focus groups have been organized to attract practitioners from specific geographic or practice areas; letters of invitation are being mailed to a sampling of Bar members in these areas. However, any attorney may attend any session that is most convenient for them. All of the sessions take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

At least two additional sessions, focusing on issues of interest to family law practitioners and attorneys engaged in general civil practice/transactional law, are being scheduled.

Criminal Law
Oct 11
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room #229, Pierce Law Center, Concord

Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor
Oct 18
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room #229, Pierce Law Center, Concord

Small Firms
(1-4 lawyers)
Oct 19
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room #229, Pierce Law Center, Concord

Medium-Size Firm
(5-14 lawyers)
Oct. 25
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
McLane Law Firm, Portsmouth

Large Firms
(15+ lawyers)
Oct 26
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
McLane Law Firm, Manchester

Civil Litigation
Oct 27
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room #227, Pierce Law Center, Concord

To RSVP for any session, contact Linda Chroniak at lchroniak@piercelaw.edu or 603-228-1541, ext. 1101.

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