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Bar News - July 26, 2002 NH's Inns of Court Offer Interaction and Education Lawyers, Judges Learning Side-by-Side NEW HAMPSHIRE BOASTS of three Inns of Court chapters, each based in a different part of the state, offering members of the bench and Bar distinctive opportunities for interaction and education in an effective and entertaining format. The Inns of Court foster interaction between judges, experienced lawyers and newer members of the Bar by distributing members into "pupillage" teams that are responsible for presenting one CLE program each during the coming year. To aid in the development of their programs, members can use formats or content ideas developed by other Inns or create their own on topics regarding ethics and professionalism or skills development. "Looking for a new way to help lawyers and judges rise to higher levels of excellence, professionalism and ethical awareness, the American Inns of Court adopted the traditional English model of legal apprenticeship and modified it to fit the particular needs of the American legal system," according to the AIC’s Web site, at www.innsofcourt.org. "American Inns of Court help lawyers to become more effective advocates and counselors with a keener ethical awareness. Members learn side-by-side with the most experienced judges and attorneys in their community." Nationwide, American Inns of Court actively involve more than 20,000 state, federal and administrative law judges, attorneys, legal scholars and third-year law students. Membership is composed of the following categories:
Each pupillage teams consists of a few members from each membership category, according to the AIC. "Each pupillage team conducts one program for the Inn each year. Pupillage team members get together informally outside of monthly Inn meetings in groups of two or more. This allows the less-experienced attorneys to become more effective advocates and counselors by learning from the more-experienced attorneys and judges. In addition, each less-experienced member is assigned to a more-experienced attorney or judge who acts as a mentor and encourages conversations about the practice of law." The following is a sampling of program titles from the Manchester-based Daniel Webster-Batchelder Chapter: Appellate Advocacy: Brief Writing & Oral Argument; Jury Voir Dire; The Lying Witness; Privileges Under the NH Rules of Evidence; Forensic Pathology in Criminal Cases and Civil Wrongful Death Actions; The Gatekeepers: How to Deal with the Clerks, Deputy Clerks and Staff of the District, Superior and Federal District Courts; and Jury Nullification: The Juror’s Perspective, The Advocate’s Perspective, and the Boundaries of Argument. The following is information about each of the chapters in New Hampshire:
Daniel Webster-Batchelder Chapter of the American Inns of Court – Southern-Central NH Effective next year, the Concord-based William P. Batchelder Inn of Court has merged with the Manchester-area Daniel Webster Inn of Court, which had been regularly meeting at the Bedford Village Inn on the first Wednesday of the month from October through May. The chapter is now looking at possibly alternating its Bedford site with a Concord location. Membership contact: Scott H. Harris, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, 900 Elm St., P.O. Box 326, Manchester, NH 03105, 625-6464 or scott.harris@mclane.com The incoming officers are Lisa Snow Wade, president; Hon. James J. Barry, Jr. president-elect; Hon. Robert J. Lynn, co- counselor; Jack Crisp, co-counselor; Janine Gawryl, administrator; Cameron Shilling, secretary; John Kissinger, treasurer; Joseph Laplante and Hon. Gary E. Hicks, program co-chairs; Tanya G. Richmond, reporter. The executive committee includes: John Lassey, Ronald L. Abramson, Kelly A. Ayotte, Julie A. Introcaso and Linda Capuchino. Charles C. Doe Inn – Seacoast The Charles C. Doe Inn of Court meets on the first Wednesday of each month from September through May at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth. Superior Court Associate Justice Patricia Coffey, chair of the Doe Inn, said membership has been stable and the group is looking forward to another successful year. Succeeding her as chair will be Robert Shaines of Portsmouth. Judge Coffey has recently been named the Region 1 (New England) representative to the board of trustees of the American Inns of Court. Membership contact: Matthew Cox at 603-742-2332. Frank Rowe Kenison Inn of Court – Upper Valley The Frank Rowe Kenison Inn of Court meets at the Hanover Inn on the second Wednesday of each month except in the summer. According to Catherine Feeney, this year’s membership chair, the Inn now has about 48 members from Grafton and Sullivan counties, and has most of its program agenda lined up for the coming year. The Inn is also considering adding a community service or outreach program in the coming year, Feeney said. This year’s board members include: Catherine Cole, president; Jennifer Sobel, treasurer; Jessica Bladen, program chair; and David Cole and Karen Borgstrom, past presidents. Membership contact: Catherine Feeney at 603-863-1252 or cathy@feeneylaw.com. |
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