Scott Ellison, a partner at Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson in Manchester, was recently elected chair of the NH Business Political Action Committee, a political arm of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire. The group is a non-partisan committee that supports fiscally conservative, pro-business candidates in state elections.

James Lombardi, a partner at the Greene Lombardi Law Group in Bedford, was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Joe Yukica (NH) Chapter of the National Football Foundation, an organization that supports amateur football at all levels.

Portsmouth attorney Peter Loughlin was recently presented with the Eileen Foley Award, an honor that recognizes people who improve the Seacoast by transforming the local economy and support international peace efforts. At the award reception, Loughlin was the subject of a good-natured "roast."

Helen Honorow, a partner at Barry & Honorow in Nashua, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Gateways Community Services, a Nashua-based non-profit that assists individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, and elders in need of care.