By Tom Jarvis With the salty air of Portsmouth Harbor just beyond the walls of the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, attorneys and judges from all corners of the state convened for a day of reflection,
By Tom Jarvis Justice David Hackett Souter, a lifelong public servant who rose from the hills of Weare, New Hampshire, to the bench of the United States Supreme Court, died on May 8 at his home
By Grace Yurish The New Hampshire Bar Foundation (NHBF) held its annual Fellows Justice Reception on Tuesday, May 20, at the New Hampshire Audubon in Concord, where it recognized outstanding service in the legal community and
By Tom Jarvis As New Hampshire continues to grapple with long-standing concerns in its indigent defense system, the final installment of the NHBA Indigent Defense Crisis series looks westward to Oregon – and, to a lesser
By Tom Jarvis More than 500 firms across the country – including New Hampshire firm Shaheen & Gordon – signed an amicus brief opposing a series of executive orders recently issued by President Donald Trump. These executive
By Scott Merrill In a striking policy reversal, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced April 25 that it will no longer seek the removal of international students whose F-1 visa statuses were terminated without cause, affecting
By Grace Yurish The New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA) is enhancing its license renewal process by adopting Lean, a process improvement methodology focused on providing increased value for customers by reducing inefficiencies and optimizing operations. This initiative
By Tom Jarvis It has been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world. While the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, it wasn’t until April that
By Tom Jarvis Much has been said about the public defender and conflict counsel shortage, but another piece of the puzzle is the prosecution. At first glance, you might not think the indigent defense crisis has direct
By Tom Jarvis With just under 500 attendees, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s 2025 Midyear Meeting (MYM), held on Friday, February 21, at the DoubleTree Hilton in Manchester, marked the highest turnout since in-person gatherings resumed after