Member Guide

The NHBA has a growing number of benefits, resources, and services available to our members.  Our Member Guide (left, updated July 2022) provides information you need to successfully practice law in New Hampshire. Our Member Services Overview (right, updated May 2022) is a convenient, quick-reference summary of the many valuable resources and benefits your NHBA … Read more

We the People: Helping to Build A Civil Society

2020 We the People NH State Champions: Hollis Brookline High School

By Kathie Ragsdale Jubilant students from Hollis Brookline High School were all smiles as they hoisted a trophy signifying their first-place finish at this year’s “We the People” state finals held at the State Legislative Office Building Jan. 10. Teacher Trevor Duval, who coached the winning students, said it was especially gratifying to edge out … Read more

Outstanding Service in Public Sector/Public Interest Law Award

This award is presented to a member of the New Hampshire Bar, or an organization employing eligible members, with at least five years of service in government, military, law enforcement, or public interest law services (including prosecution, public defense, legal advocacy in low-income communities or for individuals with disabilities at a nonprofit organization), or at … Read more

NHBA Vickie Bunnell Award for Community Service

Instituted in 1998 to honor the memory of Vickie M. Bunnell “A Country Lawyer” and to applaud the community spirit that is a hallmark of our profession this award is presented to an attorney from a small firm (four or fewer attorneys) who has exhibited dedication and devotion to community by giving of their time … Read more

Distinguished Service to the Public

This award is presented to the nominee who best exhibits service to the public on behalf of the administration of justice. 2019 Janet F. DeVito 2018 Chief Justice Linda Stewart Dalianis 2017 Hon. Joseph Laplante 2016 Judge Joseph DiClerico 2015 Judge Edward “Ned” Gordon 2014 Gordon J. MacDonald 2013 Margaret H. Nelson 2012 Roland Morneau … Read more

“WE THE PEOPLE” STATE FINALS 2020

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR ASSOCIATION’S LAW RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAM CONGRATULATES HOLLIS BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON FIRST PLACE IN “WE THE PEOPLE” STATE FINALS Concord, NH, January 10, 2020 – The New Hampshire Bar Association’s Law Related Education Program congratulates Hollis Brookline High School students on their first place win in the “We The People” … Read more

Spring 2012 Vol. 53, No. 1 Ethics, Professionalism and Professional Liability

NH Bar Journal - Volume 53, Number 1 - Ethics, Professionalism and Professional Liability

In This Issue NH Bar Association Ethics Committee: Advancing Professionalism in the 21st Century By Maureen D. Smith, Chair The Case Within the Case: Examining How New Hampshire Courts Approach the Trial of a Legal Malpractice Claim By John C. Kissinger, Jr., Christopher D. Hawkins, and Samantha L. Yanco The Anders Brief, State v. Cigic, and Does Cigic Deliver What It Promises? By … Read more

2019 We the People District Hearings

2019 We the People District Hearings Dec 6, 2019 Teams from Milford High School, John Stark Regional High Schools and Hollis Brookline High School squared off on the way to the New Hampshire state finals.