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...
Annual Meeting Features Award-Winning Documentary By Anna Berry A decade after the Great Recession created a wave of “too big to fail” bank bailouts, a documentary about a family-run bank that was “small enough to jail” has put the spotlight back...
Are New Lawyers Lost at Sea or Charting a New Course? By Nicholas Baran There is no question that the Internet and social media have vastly changed the landscape in which we work and live. Information is at our fingertips and we can communicate...
