On September 7, 2018, the Advisory Committee on Rules voted 12-3 to recommend that the NH Supreme Court amend Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 by adopting the following provision, according to the secretary of the committee, Carolyn Koegler...
The New Hampshire Bar Association would like to welcome it's newest members! The following members were admitted the New Hampshire Bar Association on December 5 at a ceremony at the NH Supreme Court. Amanda Jean Abelmann North Laconia, NH Daniel...
" If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more, you are a leader." --John Quincy Adams The NH Bar Association's Leadership Academy is based on this theory. The weekend of October 26 and 27, the 13 members of the...
To the Editor of NH Bar News: We want to correct some of the misunderstandings raised in a letter published in the October 17, 2018 Bar News about the proposed ethics rule on harassment and discrimination currently before the New Hampshire...
By John Burwell Garvey Editor’s Note: This article has been modified, in part, from the book, Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation, Collaborative Law, and Arbitration, (LexisNexis 2013) by John Burwell Garvey and Charles Craver...
By Anna Berry The Judicial Branch initiative to increase digital access to the court system celebrated several milestones recently. As of September 4, the Trial Court Information center had answered 3 million calls since it was established in...
September 13, 2018 By: Anna Berry Attorney Susanne Gilliam, right, spent a week in July volunteering in Texas and is pictured here with her translator, Rosa Marie. (Courtesy photo For attorney Susanne Gilliam, a spur-of-the-moment trip to Texas...
August 15, 2018 By Anna Berry Inside the New Hampshire Supreme Court on a sunny morning in July, the ground underneath Chief Justice Robert J. Lynn’s office was literally shaking. Although the culprit was visible outside his window — construction...
NH Superior Court E-File Training for Attorneys The Superior Court will be implementing e-filing for Superior Court civil cases in the fall. E-filing will be mandatory for attorneys who are filing cases on or after the implementation date. ...
By Kathie Ragsdale Law classes were held in a former bull barn in east Concord, the exterior painted flamingo pink. Children and pets were welcome, and a dogfight interrupted at least one professor’s lecture. Owing to the smell that still...
In the following pages, this special Bar News publication celebrates New Hampshire Bar members who are marking 50 years in law practice in 2018. They have graciously shared their stories and their advice for the next generation. You will...
By Stephen D. Kelson When discussing violence in the legal profession, many seasoned attorneys in New Hampshire recall the murder of part-time judge Vicky Bunnell. On August 19, 1997, a man with a long-standing grudge over a property assessment...
