By Tom Jarvis NHBA Staff As part of a broader initiative to identify and remove barriers to pro bono service that the New Hampshire Supreme Court has embarked upon, voluntary reporting of pro bono hours for NH attorneys is in the early stages of...
By Mysty Yackel Shappy NHBF Staff National Judicial Outreach Week, which is held in early March each year, is coming to New Hampshire through a partnership between the New Hampshire Judicial Branch and the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, with...
By: Andrew B. Eills and Kaitlin P. Murphy Telehealth, also referred to as telemedicine, has a surprisingly long history. As early as 1924, science publications extolled the promise of a “radio doctor” linked to a patient by sound and live...
By Michael J. Lambert Imagine preparing a case for trial, but instead of preparing your witnesses for direct examination for your case-in-chief, you instead prepare and submit affidavits with their testimony. Your witnesses still must be in the...
NHBA Sends 93-Year-Old Lawyer to UNH Law By Tom Jarvis NHBA Staff When prominent New Hampshire lawyer, Jack Middleton, celebrated his 93rd birthday in January of this year, he had no idea he would be going back to law school in November. Aiming...
By Molly Andrews NHBA Staff When thinking about starting a career in the legal profession, one of the first steps is attending law school. To do so, one must complete the daunting Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Potential candidates spend...
By Tom Jarvis Short-term rentals, aka vacation rentals, have been around in New Hampshire for decades, particularly in our Lakes Region. In the days of yore, before the internet, renters relied upon word of mouth. In 1995, when the web became a...
By Molly Andrews Looking back, can you remember why you chose to fulfill a career in the legal field? What inspired you to go to law school? These are the questions that students are asking themselves early on in their undergraduate careers as...
By Jacqueline Leary We live in a world that is captivated by technology. It is common for people to video tape accidents as well as normal daily activities. It is not surprising that exhibits at a final divorce hearing include Instagram...
By Tom Jarvis NHBA Staff The 2022 Economics of Law Practice Survey of the New Hampshire Bar Association, performed by the University of New Hampshire’s Survey Center, is now complete with a 24 percent response rate. The survey was last conducted...
By Tom Jarvis NHBA Staff Elliott Berry, a renowned and stalwart advocate for disadvantaged Granite Staters for close to 50 years, has announced his upcoming retirement on October 31, 2022. Berry is the managing attorney and director of the...
By Dennis Ducharme Neutral Evaluation was available under Superior Court Rule 170 from the inception of New Hampshire’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program in the early 1990s and continues to be under our revised Superior Court Rule 30...
