By Anna Berry New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald temporarily stepped down from his position on June 6 after he was nominated by Governor Chris Sununu to succeed Chief Justice Robert Lynn in leading the state’s highest court. The...
Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession Jennifer A. Eber — Orr & Reno PA In recognition of her dedicated work to write “Beyond High School” and educate students about the rights and responsibilities of adulthood, attorney...
By Anna Berry Drug courts weren’t new to Audrey Clairmont. As a licensed social worker, she worked with a number of drug courts in the Boston area early on in her career before she helped launch the drug court in Merrimack County in 2017. So...
By Juliana DeVries Editor’s Note: This excerpt is reprinted with permission from the most recent issue of “Court Review,” published by the American Judges Association. Juliana DeVries is assistant federal public defender for the Northern District...
By Virginia Martin A new limited scope volunteer opportunity has come to the Granite State in the form of New Hampshire Free Legal Answers sponsored and coordinated by the NHBA Pro Bono Program in partnership with the ABA’s innovative, online...
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 Pro Bono Referral Program honored eight exceptional volunteers at the Bar Association’s 2019 Midyear Meeting on February 15 in Manchester. These rising stars and distinguished pro bono attorneys all go above and beyond to...
The NH Bar Association recently announced the recipients of the following service awards, to be presented at the Midyear Meeting on Friday, February 15 at the Doubletree by Hilton Manchester Downtown. Registration for the meeting includes the...
The Pro Bono Program’s Domestic Violence Emergency (DOVE) Project received high marks during a 12/13/19 monitoring site visit by representatives from the NH Attorney General’s Granite Management unit. Pro Bono Director Virginia Martin and DOVE...
The New Hampshire Bar Association would like to welcome its 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...
