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Bar News - November 4, 2005 Morning Mail Adversarial Process vs. Armageddon? I concur with the opinion expressed by Attorney Todd Prevett in his letter appearing in the October 21, 2005 issue of New Hampshire Bar News; the accelerant in too many domestic conflagrations is the “take no prisoners!” approach of counsel. But lest the impression be left that the domestic relations bar in Hillsborough County is a horde of barbarians, I must say that Mr. Prevett paints with too broad a brush. The majority of family law practitioners who appear in Hillsborough County Superior Court North where I am employed, conduct themselves in a manner that does the profession proud. There of course are some (even one is too many) to whom courtesy is a stranger; such an attorney does his or her client a disservice, and brings disrepute upon the profession. I believe that it is incumbent upon the senior members of the bar to set the example for the less experienced, and to set the “bar” high. It shouldn’t require yet another CLE nor a bar leadership “retreat” (an intriguing term) to understand that “adversarial process” is not synonymous with “Armageddon.” Finally, I would like to note that the most egregious example that I have experienced of barristers behaving badly involved two attorneys from Salem(Rockingham County, the domain of the Family Court) who treated each other like something stepped in on the sidewalk outside of the dog show. James M. Warren Deputy Clerk, Hillsborough County Superior Court Atty. Warren’s opinion is his own and not an official position of the superior court
It has been a great pleasure working with you and the other Board members over the last year. I have learned much about the Association and its membership. New Hampshire can take great pride in the manner in which the legal profession is organized and performs services on behalf of the people of the state. I was pleased to serve on the Board of Governors, if only for a brief time. It was an experience which I will fondly remember. Edward M. Gordon Bristol Hon. Edward M. Gordon was elected to the Board in 2004 for a two-year term as Belknap County Governor. At the Board’s Oct. 20 meeting, Gordon’s resignation was accepted. His daughter, attorney Dorcas Gordon, was appointed to fulfill the remainder of his term, which ends in June 2006.
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