By Tom Jarvis On April 22, 2022, Milford High School represented New Hampshire in the We the People National Finals in Washington, DC, via Zoom, where they placed 22nd out of 47 participating schools. They became State Champions during the State...
Ralph A. Barbagallo, Jr. Finds Balance in Life as a Lawyer and a Musician By Kathie Ragsdale It’s not every New Hampshire practitioner who has rubbed elbows with the likes of former Massachusetts Attorney General (and later US Senator), Edward...
Court Navigator in Nashua Provides Legal Information and Individual Support By Scott Merrill Unlike enjoying a good courtroom drama, going to court—especially for people dealing with major life crises—can be a daunting and unpleasant experience...
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been hounded over her qualifications since being named Supreme Court nominee in February. Television personalities have demanded her LSAT score, US senators have parsed reading lists at schools where she sits on...
By Kathie Ragsdale Circuit Court Judge John T. Pendleton tells the young hockey players he coaches not to worry about losing, but to concentrate on winning. “If you’re consumed about losing or making a mistake, you’re not in the right place to...
By Scott Merrill For attorneys, and everyone struggling with addiction, confronting the thought of shame may be one of the most difficult obstacles on the road to recovery. Doctor Allen Berger, a psychologist, recovering addict, public speaker...
By James Mulhern Grantor Trust Basics The “grantor” trust is an important tool for estate planning practitioners. Where a trust is classified as a grantor trust, the trust’s settlor, rather than the trust itself, is responsible for paying the...
With May 1 Approaching a Perfect Storm Could be Heading for those with Student Debt By Richard Gaudreau There is a perfect storm brewing surrounding the end of federal student loan forbearance on May 1, 2022. Not only have major federal student...
Public Defender Received the first Philip S. Hollman Award in 2004 By Lyndsay Robinson The New Hampshire Bar Association’s Gender Equality Committee’s Mission is to investigate issues of gender discrimination and equality in the legal profession...
Circuit Court Administrative Judge, David D. King, Reflects on the Court System in New Hampshire I still like to think of myself as a younger member of the Bar. Yet, as I write this, all of the Circuit Court judges who were appointed before me...
Award honors a UNH School of Law graduate exemplifying a commitment to pro bono service By Scott Merrill On Jan. 19 the Warren B. Rudman Center at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, and 603 Legal Aid’s Pro Bono Program, presented the Bruce E...
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...
