MEMBERS OF THE NH Bar’s Board of Governors for the 2001-2002 year began their tenure at the conclusion of this year’s Annual Meeting. This is the latest installment in a series of interviews with board members.

Years in practice: 32 years.

Areas of practice: General practice with an emphasis on real estate law and estate planning.

Bar activities: Member, NHBA Tech 2000 Task Force; Real Estate, Family and Probate sections; and Bar Foundation Board; NHBA treasurer since 1993; recipient of the Bar’s Outstanding Professionalism Award in 1996. Also a member of the Merrimack County Bar Association.

Other activities: Member, NH Surveyors Association.

Key issues facing Bar Association and legal profession: Adequately funding the judicial branch. Defining what is and isn’t the practice of law. Re-establishing a sense of community – perhaps the Web will be the answer.

Areas or initiatives you would like to pursue as a board member: Enlarging the scope of the outreach program. Considering a new Bar Center with a CLE/meeting facility, perhaps renting that facility out when not in use by the Bar.

Years in practice: 14 ½ years.

Areas of practice: Personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, medical negligence, probate.

Bar activities: Member, NHBA Legislation Committee, New Lawyers’ Committee; participant in Bar’s Lawyer in Every School program.

Other activities: Member, NH Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Mass. Bar Association, American Bar Association; member and past president of NH Women’s Bar Association.

Key issues facing Bar Association and legal profession: We must continue in our efforts to be seen as an honorable profession that helps (not hurts) individuals and society as a whole.

Areas or initiatives you would like to pursue as a board member: (1) Taking initiative in the legislative arena on administrative justice issues, i.e. judicial reform. (2) Focusing on helping our members to be as competent and professional as the public (rightfully) expects us to be.

Years in practice: 12 years.

Areas of practice: Bankruptcy, family law, personal injury and real estate.

Bar activities: Member, Boston, Manchester, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations, Trial Lawyers of America and NH Trial Lawyers Association; member, NHBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Outreach Committee.

Other activities: Neutral evaluator in divorce and family law matters; governor’s appointee to State of New Hampshire Child Support Guidelines Legislative Committee; member of several civic and community boards.

Key issues facing Bar Association and legal profession: Public perception of the everyday lawyer: We need to improve our positive representation of lawyers. Serving the needs of Bar members. Addressing the future of the legal profession and the Bar Association. And legal education: We need to do all we can to educate lawyers and the public about the role of law in our society and the need for our system of jurisprudence.

Areas or initiatives you would like to pursue as a board member: First, public relations for and on behalf of the profession. I would like to do all I can to combat the negative perception lay people have of lawyers and their role in society. Second, membership relations. This organization needs to reach out to all lawyers we are duty bound to represent and find out what they require of us to help them in their lives as fellow lawyers, and provide the assistance needed.

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