Voir Dire for Sexual Harassment Cases in the Era of Pink Hats and “Me Too!”

April 18, 2018 By Nancy Richards-Stower and Debra Weiss Ford   A conversation between Nancy Richards-Stower, employee advocate, and Debra Weiss Ford, employer advocate.   For generations of New Hampshire lawyers, voir dire(questioning) of potential jurors was conducted by the trial judge. More recently, pre-trial procedures invited (or required) trial counsel to submit proposed questions … Read more

Take it Reasonably When it Comes to Easements

By Jason Dennis   Inspired by a cart path easement case (and to an appreciably lesser extent the Eagles’ first single), a recent search of the term “easement” on Westlaw produced 14 opinions (including 4 unreported Attorney Jason B. Dennis, Hastings Malia P.A opinions) issued by the NH Supreme Court between the start of the … Read more

The Importance of a Fair Process In Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases

Attorney Julie Moore of Employment Practice Group   By Julie Moore Last month, the New York State Assembly authorized an independent impeachment investigation into allegations that third-term New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior toward at least three women. The chosen investigators are two high-profile attorneys, from separate law firms, one a … Read more

Modest Means Participants

Belknap County Ambrose, Allison M. Bentley, Shawna P. Carroll County Albrecht, William Michael Alkalay, Edward D. Grasso, Charles A. Ward, V. Richards Young, Robert Cheshire County Sistare, Jonathan Grafton County Apfel, Gary Nowell Carr, Kevin F. Fisher, Michael B. Garrison, Joseph D. Hayes, Patrick Timothy Hillsborough – North Burnham, Stephanie K. Caulfield, Joseph Collins, Brad … Read more

Clouded Post- COVID Workplace?

Employers Challenged by Growing Cannabis Use/Accommodation Issues April 21, 2021 By James P. Reidy and Madeline C. Hutchings With more than 30 states having legalized cannabis in one form or another, employers have been revisiting their drug and alcohol policies. In recent years many employers were conflicted as they wanted to attract and retain employees … Read more

NHBA Attorneys and Staff to Volunteer for “We the People: the Citizen and Constitution” Virtual National Finals

Philpot Zinkin

Concord, NH, March 15, 2021 Attorneys Edward D. Philpot, Jr. and Anne Zinkin will represent New Hampshire as National Judges for the “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” National Finals, to be held virtually April 23 – 26, 2021. The event is comprised of hundreds of simulated congressional hearings, during which students “testify” … Read more