Bar News July 19 2023
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Publications
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: The New Hampshire Bar Association Turns 150 This Month
By Tom Jarvis On July 2, 1873, New Hampshire became the first state to establish a “modern state bar association” with incorporation – by a special act of the New Hampshire legislature – as the Bar Association
Annual Meeting 2023: A Sesquicentennial Celebration Venerating Diversity
By Tom Jarvis The New Hampshire Bar Association’s Annual Meeting, held on June 23-24, took place at a new venue this year: the AC Hotel by Marriott in Portsmouth. The event, entitled “Changemakers: 150 Years of Navigating
150-Year Retrospective: The 1991 Pamela Smart Trial – The First-Ever Televised Trial in US History
By Tom Jarvis Looking back through the history of the New Hampshire Bar Association in celebration of its 150th year inevitably brings to mind the most publicized trial in Granite State history: the Pamela Smart trial. Spanning
Ahead of the Curve: A 150-Year Retrospective on the Unique Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program
By Tom Jarvis New Hampshire is full of history and firsts in the nation. Some of these firsts are well-known: It was the first state to declare its independence from England in 1775, Samuel Shelburne of Portsmouth
The Children’s Law Center is Dedicated to Young People at Risk
By Melissa Russell Several years ago, when attorney Stephanie Hausman and her husband became foster parents, they experienced firsthand the intricacies of the New Hampshire juvenile system. The nine-year-old whom they later adopted had a team of
A High-Spirited Turnout for NHBA’s First Annual 50-Year Member Luncheon
By Tom Jarvis More than 100 lawyers, judges, and their family members attended the New Hampshire Bar Association’s first annual 50-Year Member Luncheon on Thursday, June 1, at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford. Of the 73
Bar News June 21 2023
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Terrie Harman Makes Her First-Ever SCOTUS Appearance in Bankruptcy Case Involving Tribal Immunity
By Tom Jarvis For Exeter attorney Terrie Harman, appearing before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for the first time on April 24, 2023, was exhilarating. It’s a great privilege and a rare opportunity to appear before SCOTUS,
150-Year Retrospective: Preserving New Hampshire’s Legal History Throughout the Years
By Scott Merrill When the Bar Association of New Hampshire – as it was then called – was established in 1873 as a philanthropic club of “like minded attorneys,” it consisted of all men. It wasn’t until