By Tom Jarvis Bryan K. Gould, a longtime Concord litigator and shareholder at Cleveland, Waters & Bass, PA, was sworn in on September 18 as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, becoming the 112th justice to serve on the state’s highest bench. Justice Gould was nominated by Governor Kelly Ayotte and confirmed … Read more
By Megan Koerber After more than a decade of dedicated service, Jack Crisp is stepping down as chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee. A past president of the NHBA (1994–1995), Crisp’s time on the committee is marked by steady leadership, thoughtfulness, and a deep understanding of the need for … Read more
By Tom Jarvis At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the New Hampshire Bar Association announced the formation of a Special Committee on Public Sector and Public Interest Attorneys – an ad hoc group charged with assessing needs, exploring solutions, and recommending concrete steps to better support attorneys whose work bolsters access to justice across the state. … Read more
By Tom Jarvis In 2025, the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law’s (UNH Law) Daniel Webster Scholars (DWS) Honors Program marks 20 years since its approval by the New Hampshire Supreme Court (NHSC). The first cohort began in January 2006 and graduated in May 2008. Since then, more than 350 lawyers have … Read more
By Tom Jarvis New Hampshire Supreme Court (NHSC) Senior Associate Justice James P. Bassett retired from the bench on August 31 after 13 years of service. He participated fully through his retirement date, though he last sat for oral arguments in March. He also served as liaison to the New Hampshire Bar Association Board of … Read more
By Tom Jarvis The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) have released a sweeping report, authored by their Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR), urging state supreme courts to take the lead in modernizing legal education and bar admissions to better serve the public. Chaired by … Read more
By Tom Jarvis For Lean consultant Joe McCue, the winding road from mechanical engineer to wellness coach to process improvement expert has always been guided by a single principle: “helping people in a meaningful way.” That guiding thread now connects McCue’s latest work with the New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA), where a Lean initiative launched … Read more
By Tom Jarvis The New Hampshire Bar Association’s Leadership Academy is accepting applications for its upcoming Class of 2026. Now in its ninth class, the nine-month program is designed to foster leadership skills and support the professional growth of New Hampshire attorneys who have practiced for up to ten years. The program includes modules on … Read more
By Margaret O’Brien Effective January 1, 2026, a new law in New Hampshire expands unpaid leave rights for employees to attend medical appointments related to childbirth, postpartum care, and infant pediatric needs. Enacted as part of a broader budget bill, HB 2 (an Act relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures), was signed into … Read more