By Jonathan Van Fleet The Concord Monitor The legal exemption cited by the Concord School Board to withhold a 100-page report examining how staff responded to accusations of inappropriate conduct by former teacher Howie Leung has been overturned...
By Natalie Laflamme There are issues in life where progress ebbs and flows. As many of you know, each decade the NHBA Gender Equality Committee surveys our profession’s progress toward overcoming gender disparity. If you are feeling like...
By George Moore Executive Director The much-maligned World Health Organization has defined “Healthy” as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” Well, by that definition, I am profoundly unhealthy. I miss the social part. I...
When the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck in early March, court proceedings were seriously upended. Following social distance guidelines, in-person courthouse access was limited to emergency filings and hearings only. Case processing slowed...
By Scott Merrill On April 2nd students of the 2020 graduating class of UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law wrote a letter to the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners requesting an emergency diploma privileged bar admission. The students are part of...
By Scott Merrill Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees have been granted temporary release by government officials from the Strafford County Department of Corrections jail in Dover, NH. The release of Darwin Aliesky...
The various circuit courts of New Hampshire hear 90 percent of the state’s cases. The answering machine for the New Hampshire Circuit Court in Concord currently reminds people that in-person cases are expected to resume on May 5th, one day...
By Scott Merrill Over the past month, the world has been swept away by the media’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Images and stories from around the country depict eerily empty streets in New York City where some hospitals are...
By Scott Merrill On March 17, 2020 Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #4. The order prohibits the initiation of eviction proceedings for the duration of the State of Emergency. RSA 540 is the law providing the legal framework for eviction...
The Bar’s Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of members of the legal community and their contributions to the justice system and the Association. Nominations are sought for the following awards...
NH State Executive Orders All COVID -19 related Executive Orders including those unemployment benefits, temporarily freezing evictions and utilities shut-offs. NH Judicial Branch Home page includes a list of "How Do I..." self-help guides...
How are you advising employers to respond if they hear of someone testing positive to COVID-19? Employers are responsible for providing a safe work environment for their employees. Given the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers...
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