Unbundled Services Assisting the Pro Se Litigant

Practical Ethics Article May 12, 1999 Most lawyers have drafted documents such as letters and contracts for a client knowing that the client intended to send these documents to another person. Ordinarily, such actions would not seem to present an ethical issue. A question has arisen, however, whether a lawyer may draft pleadings for a … Read more

Circuit Court Launches New and Improved Landlord and Tenant Forms

By Gina Belmont, Circuit Court Sr. Administrator On January 1, the Circuit Court launched several new or modified Landlord and Tenant Forms, which are highlighted on the court’s website. After several months of collaborative effort to improve this area of court practice, these essential forms have been made more user-friendly and understandable based on the … Read more

The Bill of Rights: Why Has It Succeeded

January 1992 U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, was featured as the keynote speaker during the Bar’s recent 1992 Mid-Winter Meeting Banquet on January 24.  A written copy of Senator Biden’s speech on the Bill of Rights was provided to Bar News and appears below. Just a month ago … Read more

Lawsuit Seeks Stop to Unnecessary Placement in N.H. Nursing Homes

January 13, 2021 By Scott Merrill State of New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services Some of the neediest people in New Hampshire are being unnecessarily institutionalized. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Jan. 11. The suit, filed by New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire, AARP Foundation, … Read more