Michael Quinn, managing director of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton’s Portsmouth office, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for Seacoast Academy, an independent day school affiliated with the Episcopal Church.

Kenneth A. Viscarello, a shareholder at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, was recently named by Business NH Magazine as one of the "25 Leaders for the Future," for his demonstrated leadership throughout the state. Viscarello is actively involved with NH Special Olympics, is past board chairman of Intown Manchester and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the NH Preservation Alliance.

Patricia A. Morris, a sole practitioner in Center Barnstead, NH, has been appointed by Governor John Lynch to the Governor’s Commission on the Humane Treatment of Animals. Morris, an animal enthusiast and advocate for animal protection and welfare, practices animal law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Paul J. Durham, of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, was recently elected to the board of directors of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project for a three-year term. The NH Writers’ Project is a statewide non-profit literary arts organization for writers, publishers, booksellers, literary agents, educators, librarians and readers.

Pierce Law Center Associate Dean Susan Richey has been elected US Representative to the Confidentiality Commission of the Conference of the States Parties for the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons. She joins 19 representatives around the world in working toward implementing the prohibition of chemical weapons.