The Complexities of DV Cases and Criminal Defense
By Richard Guerriero, Ted Lothstein and Kaylee Doty Domestic violence cases, ranging from misdemeanor and felony criminal charges to civil DV protection orders and civil stalking...
The Debate about Qualified Immunity Continues
By Scott Merrill The doctrine of qualified immunity that protects federal, state, and local government officials—including police—from civil lawsuits is being scrutinized and criticized by legal scholars, politicians and civil rights advocates in...
The Institute for Justice: Patrick Jaicomo
Patrick Jaicomo, an attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Virginia, says he has found a sense of purpose holding government employees—including police— accountable for their crimes, and dismantling the current doctrine known as...
A Lawyer Down the Hall
By George Moore As we close the books on 2021, let us move forward into 2022 with a positive attitude that we will get past the worst of the pandemic and hopefully our lives will return to what passes these days as normal. Even without the...
Canine Companions in the Courtroom
Facility Dogs in Court May Soon Become Common Practice By Tom Jarvis Testifying in court is an unfamiliar process for most people and can be quite stressful, especially for a child. Having to recall traumatic events during that testimony can...
2022 Midyear Business Meeting Materials February 17, 2022 – 3:00 p.m. REMOTE
NHBA 2022 Midyear Business Meeting: Thursday, February 17, 2022 – 3:00 p.m. Meeting Materials Meeting Agenda Item 2- Draft Minutes of the 2021 Annual Membership Business meeting for approval Item 4 – Summary of proposed revisions Item 4a...
Revisiting the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
By Scott Merrill When books are made into movies, there’s often a flurry of new paperbacks that show up in bookstores and online. Newly-branded covers remind shoppers that the book they’re holding was the inspiration for the movie. And as...
Federal Trade Commission Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts On Deceptive Endorsements and Testimonials
By Kristin A. Mendoza For e-commerce businesses, or any business with an online presence, online reviews continue to grow in importance for attracting new customers. An industry study released earlier this year indicated...
Charla Bizios Stevens: Striving for Authenticity
By Kathie Ragsdale Charla Bizios Stevens has been a trailblazer since the fifth grade, when she rebelled against the regulation that girls had to wear skirts to classes in her Haverhill, Massachusetts elementary school. One...
Mapping the History of Lead Contamination in the Granite State
By Kathie Ragsdale, Paul Cuno Booth, and Johnny Bassett, for the Bar News When she was apartment-hunting for her family in 2009, Heidi Leno was thrilled to find a spacious unit in an older building on Union Street in...
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Advocates for Systemic Energy Policy Change
Energy Utility Justice Program helps low-income people pay their bills By Scott Merrill As winter approaches and heating fuel prices soar in the Granite State, New Hampshire Legal Assistance is helping those who can’t afford the high costs to...
Meet James Mulhern: A Portsmouth Renaissance Man
By Kathie Ragsdale Portsmouth attorney James Mulhern’s credentials are so varied one might think they belonged to more than one person. He graduated from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal, where he was a classical...