Tom Dunnington Named Citizen of the Year

A NH Bar Association member since 1972, Dover area attorney Tom Dunnington was presented with the 2007 Citizen of the Year award by the Greater Dover Chamber of
Commerce. Dunnington, unaware that he had been chosen as Citizen of the Year, was awarded the title and plaque at the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on June 2.

 
Tom Dunnington

Holly J. Kilibarda, President of Dress for Success

Holly J. Kilibarda, an attorney with the Devine Millimet firm in Manchester, and a NH Bar member since 2004, has recently been elected president of Dress for Success of New Hampshire. Founded in 1977, Dress for Success is a non-profit organization which provides disadvantaged women professional attire and career support to promote their economic independence.

  Larry Gillis Named to Alumni Council of Phillips Academy

Larry Gillis, an associate professor at Kaplan Online University, was recently named to the Alumni Council of Phillips Academy. Gillis graduated from Phillips Andover Academy in 1960. He has been a member of the NH Bar Association since 1972.

 
Larry Gillis

Patricia M. McGrath 

  Patricia M. McGrath Selected for the Leadership New Hampshire Class of 2008

Patricia M. McGrath, an officer with Devine Millimet in Manchester, has recently been selected to become an associate for the Leadership New Hampshire Class of 2008.This year-long educational experience seeks to identify emerging leaders and provides opportunities to interact with state officials, judges, educators, and corporate leaders. McGrath has been a NH Bar member since 1997.

Stephen H. Olesky Elected Chair of the Board of Pact

Massachusetts attorney and an NHBA member since 1992, Stephen H. Olesky has recently been elected the chair of the board of directors for Pact, a non-profit international development organization dedicated to providing opportunities for people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Stephen H. Olesky 

Sari Ann Strasburg 

  Sari Ann Strasburg Becomes Chair of the Board, Women’s Business Center

Sari Ann Strasburg, owner of Strasburg Law, P.L.L.C. in Bedford is the new chair of the board of directors for the Women’s Business Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. Strasburg has been a NH Bar member since 1997.

John Maher Receives CASA Award

The Honorable John Maher, a NH Bar member since 1969, was recognized at the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 18th Annual Meeting for his considerable service to New Hampshire families and children.Maher recently retired as administrative justice of New Hampshire’s probate court.

John Maher 

Robert Dastin 

Robert Dastin Receives the Governor Wentworth Achievement Award

Attorney Robert Dastin, a partner at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green in Manchester, was recently awarded the Governor Wentworth Achievement Award by the National Guard Association of New Hampshire. Dastin has been a member of the NH Bar since 1964.