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Welcome New Members!
We'd like to welcome the following new members to the NHWBA:
Kristin Sheppe,
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green
Karinne Brobst,
Pierce Law
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Members in the News
Family Court Judge Susan Carbon has been nominated by President Obama to be director of the Office on Violence Against Women in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Marla Matthews has been promoted to Shareholder - Director of Gallagher, Callahan, & Gartrell in Concord, NH |
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Network with NHWBA online and get LinkedIn!
Are you already "LinkedIn" and taking advantage of the online networking environment? If so, please join our newly created group on the LinkedIn website - New Hampshire Women's Bar Association.
If you are not already "LinkedIn," now is the perfect time to join. When you do, please join our group and discussion. |
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Members on the Move
Have you recently made a move you'd like to share with our members? We want to know.
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Make Strides
Against
Breast Cancer!
Volunteers and walkers needed for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Manchester, NH at 1pm on October 18, 2009.
If you are interested, contact Laurel Van Buskirk. |
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Thank You to NHWBA Supporters!
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Craighead & Martin
Fournier Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Judith A. Park Transcribing Service
Judy Gosselin, Investigator
Law Offices of Manning & Smith
Margaret Cunnane Hall, Esq.
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
Naturally Organized
New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program
Print Savvy
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green
Tom Nikels, Investigator
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
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NHWBA Officers and Directors
PRESIDENT:
Kristin A. Mendoza
Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Katherine L. Brown
Hoefle, Phoenix & Gormley, P.A.
VICE PRESIDENT:
Holly J. Kilibarda
Nixon Peabody, LLP
TREASURER:
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan, P.A.
SECRETARY:
Erin G. Stearns
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY:
Karyl Roberts Martin
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.
MEMBER AT LARGE:
Joceline D. Champagne
N.H. Pro Bono Referral Program
PROGRAMMING CHAIR:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
OUT OF STATE LIAISON:
Erin J.M. Alarcon
Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP
CARROLL/COOS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Rebecca Oleson
Cooper, Deans, Cargill & Chant
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, NORTH:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, SOUTH:
Catherine Shaneleris
Shanelaris & Schirch
MERRIMACK COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE:
Elizabeth L. Hodges
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Marcie Vaughan
Shaheen & Gordon
STRAFFORD COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE:
Kimberly J.H. Memmesheimer
Hoefle, Phoenix & Gormley, P.A.
SULLIVAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Jane F. Taylor,
City of Claremont | | |
October 2009
News & Events |
Greetings!
Next Thursday, October 22nd, is our annual fall reception. The NHWBA's founders and early leaders began this event with the idea of providing an informal means for our members to gather, network and celebrate our community of support and encouragement for one another. We have never charged members to attend the reception because of our commitment to make this a time for reconnecting with one another and for building new relationships.
In addition to celebrating the excellence of one member in particular, 2009 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award recipient Ellen Musinsky, we plan to unveil a number of exciting initiatives at this year's fall reception to make membership in the NHWBA even easier and more meaningful to our members.
Please join us!
Sincerely,
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Join NHWBA at the Annual Fall Reception
When: Thursday, October 22nd
Where: The Centenniel Hotel
96 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us in honoring the 2009 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award recipient, Ellen J. Musinsky, for outstanding achievement in the profession on behalf of women. The Fall Reception is open to all members of the New Hampshire bar and no RSVP is needed. Please attend and congratulate Ellen! |
Rainmaking For Women Lawyers Series
**There is still time to sign up!**
**Don't miss this important career building opportunity!**
For most of us, having good client development skills will be critical to our long-term success in our profession. Because of the need for this important skill, the NHWBA is please to provide a Rainmaking for Women Lawyers series of workshops to help women attorneys further develop and hone their rainmaking skill set.
There is still time to join us in this series - check out the upcoming workshops:
Session Three
"Developing and Nurturing
Client Relationships".............................................. Arthur Greene Tuesday, October 13 Legal Consultant Register Here: http://nhwbarainmaking3.eventbrite.com/ Session Four"Silencing Your Inner Critic to To close out the series, attendees will put newly learned skills into action with:
Session Five
"A Legal Mocktail
All courses will be hosted by Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, and will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. If you have any questions regarding the series or registration, email NHWBA Executive Assistant, Jill Desrochers at jjmd@comcast.net. The cost for NHWBA members is $15 per workshop and for nonmembers, the cost is $30 per workshop. |
Take Control of Your Finances
Session 4: Estate Planning & Charitable Giving
When: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Where: Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green - Manchester
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Brought to our members in partnership with MassMutual Financial Group, this free lunchtime seminar will cover estate planning and charitable giving. You will learn about various strategies to help reduce state and federal estate taxes and avoid probate for property transfer. You will also learn various charitable giving strategies to help increase wealth transfer and reduce gift and other taxes. Attendance at prior sessions is not a requirement to register for this event!
Lunch is included at no cost to NHWBA members, with special thanks to our host Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green. To attend the seminar by teleconference, please e-mail Kristin Mendoza at kmendoza@devinemillimet.com. Call in instructions will be e-mailed to you one day in advance of the seminar. |
NHWBA & NHBA present . . .
Employment Law 101
The Life Cycle of a New Hampshire Employee
When: Friday, November 13, 2009
Where: NH Bar Seminar Room, Concord
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Check-in & Continental Breakfast begin at 8:30am
Credits: 6.0 NHMCLE Credits, Incl. 0.5 Ethics/Prof. Credit
Cost: NHWBA Member Special Price $184
**Save $15 off regular price**
The basics of employement law will be covered in this information-packed yet interactive program, covering hiring to termination of employees. In between, our experienced faculty will address leaves of absence, including the ADA, FMLA, and military leave; wage, hour and payroll issues; required documentation and posters; performance management; and internal investigations. The ethical issue of communication with represented parties will also be discussed. This program is designed for the general practitioner and less experienced employment attorneys dealing with the non-unionized, private sector workplaces.
Faculty:
Lucy C. Hodder, Rath Young & Pignatelli
Julie A. Moore, Employment Practices Group
Karen Aframe, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson
Thomas M. Closson, Flygare, Schwarz & Closson, PLLC
Jennifer S. Moeckel, Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson PLLC
Emily G. Rice, Orr & Reno, PA
Charla Stevens, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton |
Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop
Presented by NHWBA
with the ABA Health Law Section & Elliot Health System
When: Monday, November 16, 2009
Where: Elliot Hospital
One Elliot Way
Manchester, New Hampshire
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (registration begins at 8:30)
Credits: 3.0 NHMCLE hours being requested
Cost: $15
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Chances are you or someone you know has had some experience with this disease.
Cancer patients face a variety of legal problems related to their illness, including health care concerns, insurance company refusal to authorize needed treatment, and employment related issues. This seminar will provide information to assist attorneys who do not ordinarily handle cases of this type become aware of practices, procedures, and statutory enactments that will help them to assist clients with legal problems resulting from their illness.
The program will include a presentation by an Elliot Breast Health Center Doctor highlighting developments in breast cancer research and treatment. Following the program, attendees are welcome to attend a tour of the Elliot's Breast Health Center.
Program Faculty:
Matthew Lapointe, Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA
Karen Levchuk, Devine Millimet
Cathy Shanelaris, Shanelaris & Schirch
Tiffany Gillis, Family Estate Planning Law Group
To register, contact NHWBA Executive Assistant Jill Desrochers at 603-226-3591 or jjmd@comcast.net. | |
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Personal Leadership Development Seminar
Staying Clear: A Roadmap for Challenging Times
When: Thursday October 29, 2009 - 3- 5:30 pm
Where: Salem Education Center,
25 Pelham Road, Suite 300
Salem, New Hampshire
Cost: $35 includes materials and refreshments
Seminar
facilitator: Annabel Beerel, MBA, Ph.D.- professor, author,
seminar leader. Founder of N.H. Women's
Are you feeling challenged by the current realities you and/or your organization are facing? Are you looking for some inspiration to redirect your life or to provide you with motivational and ethical tools for your employees? Are you in the midst of creating a new future, either for yourself or for others?
This seminar is for you! This seminar is about finding clarity regarding who you really are and your true purpose in life. This seminar will help you align your employees to the values your organization wants to hold onto in these challenging times. This seminar is about shoring up your confidence and finding your authentic leadership style. This seminar is about you!
In this seminar through discussion and exercises we discuss "CLEAR," a mnemonic that encapsulates the key issues that help us lead a life of personal leadership and personal clarity. CLEAR stands for Courage; Leadership; Ethics; Authority and Role.
CLEAR explores -
Clarity around what it is we fear and our ability to be courageous and make difficult choices from a place of inner freedom - Courage.
Clarity about our ability to face our current reality and to embrace the many new realities that continuously arrive and challenge our current way of being in the world - Leadership.
Clarity about our values; how we prioritize them; how we live them, and how they influence our decisions - Ethics.
Clarity with regard to our attitudes toward those who have authority over us; our dependence on others to control our lives, and our ability to find our own inner authority - Authority.
Clarity about the roles we play in any system; those we consciously take on and those roles the system recruits us into - Role. |
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New Hampshire's 4th Annual
Go Red for WomenŽ Luncheon
Where: The Radisson Downtown Manchester
700 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Cost: $50
A startling 1 in 2.5 women die from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, which is nearly 500,000 deaths per year. In fact, more women die of cardiovascular disease than the next five causes of death combined, including all cancers. Go Red For Women aims to mobilize women, men, celebrities, healthcare providers and politicians to embrace and elevate the cause of women and heart disease.
The American Heart Association's 4th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon and Educational Forum will include breakout sessions, free health screenings, silent auction, networking, and inspiring survivor stories.
Keynote speaker is Diana Jordan, standup comedian and healthcare humorist, described by Oprah Winfrey as "one of the funniest people on the planet."
Purchase tickets now for this event.
For more information contact:
Kate Pendergast
603-518-1552
kate.pendergast@heart.org
Go Red and Go Red for Women are trademarks of AHA. The Red Dress design is a trademark of U.S. DHHS.
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NHWBA Supporter Spotlight
Each month we will feature our membership directory advertisers as a special thank you for their support. We encourage all of our members to help show our appreciation by recognizing and supporting these vendors.
The Law Offices of Manning & Smith, PLLC
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Attorneys Christine McCarthy Smith, RN, MSN &
Maureen Raiche Manning, A Founding Member of NHWBA
500 North Commercial Street, Suite 401 Manchester, NH 03101 603.624.7200 www.manningsmithlaw.comAdmitted in New Hampshire and Massachusetts |
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