By Tom Jarvis New Hampshire is full of history and firsts in the nation. Some of these firsts are well-known: It was the first state to declare its independence from England in 1775, Samuel Shelburne of Portsmouth became the first Attorney General of the United States in 1789, and the first-ever meeting of the Republican … Read more
By Melissa Russell Several years ago, when attorney Stephanie Hausman and her husband became foster parents, they experienced firsthand the intricacies of the New Hampshire juvenile system. The nine-year-old whom they later adopted had a team of dedicated professionals on her side, all very active and attentive to her needs, but Hausman saw deficiencies. “There … Read more
By Tom Jarvis More than 100 lawyers, judges, and their family members attended the New Hampshire Bar Association’s first annual 50-Year Member Luncheon on Thursday, June 1, at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford. Of the 73 current members who entered the practice of law in 1973, there were 33 in attendance. Each year, the … Read more
By Tom Jarvis On the weekend of April 21-24, 2023, students from Milford High School represented New Hampshire in the We the People National Finals at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, where they placed 29 out of 48 participating schools. The school that won first place was Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School from … Read more
By Tom Jarvis In last month’s issue, five past NHBA presidents were featured in this column in honor of the Bar Association’s 150th anniversary year celebration. This month, six more past presidents gave their answers regarding their favorite fictional lawyers in continued commemoration. As an aside, while I was recently looking for a new show … Read more
By Tom Jarvis For Exeter attorney Terrie Harman, appearing before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for the first time on April 24, 2023, was exhilarating. It’s a great privilege and a rare opportunity to appear before SCOTUS, and that is not lost on Harman. “It’s every lawyer’s dream to go to the US Supreme Court,” … Read more
By Scott Merrill When the Bar Association of New Hampshire – as it was then called – was established in 1873 as a philanthropic club of “like minded attorneys,” it consisted of all men. It wasn’t until 1917, three years before congress ratified the right to vote for women, that Agnes Winifred “Winnie” McLaughlin became … Read more
By Tom Jarvis Pamela Dodge, a name that has been synonymous with the DOVE Project for more than two decades, has announced her upcoming retirement on June 30, 2023. Dodge has been the DOVE (Domestic Violence Emergency) Project Coordinator for 23 years. A lifelong Granite Stater, she graduated from the University of New Hampshire in … Read more
