By Jonathan Eck Over the years, I have found that the carefree days of summer, when the warm weather seems to create more opportunities (or at least a greater desire) to relax, provide a welcome and necessary opportunity to reflect and assess all aspects of my life. While taking in a beautiful view from a … Read more
By Tom Jarvis To say lawyering can be stressful is an understatement, especially in the post-pandemic world of staffing shortages and overwhelming caseloads that legal professionals currently practice in. But for some lawyers and judges, who are continuously exposed to traumatic material, that stress can be compounded by a condition called vicarious trauma. This can … Read more
Concord, NH– On August 8 through August 10, 2022, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Law Related Education (LRE) program organized the first New Hampshire-based “We the People” professional development for teachers. With support from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Advancement of Justice, Advancement of Justice Restricted, and Frederic K. Upton funds, LRE was able to … Read more
By Christopher Candon In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent economic instability, companies are being forced to assess their financial health and stability. While most will weather the storm, many companies may find the past few years have overwhelmed their ability to continue operating as they once had, and even a return to … Read more
By Luke Webster and Ryan C. Ollis Recent events in Ukraine have generated renewed focus on the Law of War. Through the fog of battle, Nuremberg Prosecutor Telford Taylor’s admonition still holds true: those who take up arms do not cease to be moral beings. War does not grant license to kill for personal reasons … Read more
By Tom Jarvis On March 21, 2022, the New Hampshire Circuit Court implemented a new centralized process for involuntary emergency admissions (IEA) to mental health facilities. According to the NH Judicial Branch, the process is a key step in the Court’s broader initiative to centralize all mental health-related cases in the system. The new process … Read more
By Kathie Ragsdale When Susanne Gilliam started law school – at age 55 – she had no idea the move would lead her to a detention center in El Paso, Texas, or a street plaza ringed with armed security forces in Tijuana, Mexico. But Gilliam, an active member of the New Hampshire Bar’s New Lawyers … Read more
By Tom Jarvis HB 1343, known as the Paraprofessional Pilot Program, was signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu on June 17, 2022. It allows paralegals to provide limited legal services to underserved Granite Staters in circuit courts. The program is available exclusively to clients who earn up to 300 percent of the federal poverty … Read more
