Visit our new website:
Add it to your "bookmarks" - search the directory for members in your area and check back often for current events! |
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Welcome New Members!
We'd like to welcome the following new members to the NHWBA:
Leila Archambeault
Goldman & LeBrun
Ellen Friedman
Attorney at Law
Mary Krueger
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Jacquelyn Walker
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA
Hannah Zaitlin
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA
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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 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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Thank You to NHWBA Supporters!
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Connolly Law Offices
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 Shanelaris
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 | | |
News and Events:
January 2010
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Greetings!
Happy New Year!
I hope you have had the opportunity to check out our new website. Don't forget to renew your membership while you are on the site and to check back periodically for new events!
We have a number of new and exciting initiatives in the works for the upcoming year in the areas of mentoring and networking. I hope to share the details with you in next month's newsletter. We are also in the process of finalizing plans for our public service initiative and will reveal those details shortly, too.
Thank you for your participation in the NHWBA. We have a fun and exciting year ahead of us and I look forward to experiencing it with you.
Sincerely,
Kristin Mendoza, President |
Jennifer Lemire Nominated for
Marital Master
 NHWBA member and past NHWBA Vice President, Jennifer A. Lemire has been nominated for the position of Marital Master.
Jennifer currently practices at Wiggin & Nourie's Portsmouth office and is a Past President of the Rockingham County Bar Association and Past Chairman of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce.
A public hearing before the Executive Council is scheduled for January 13th at 2 p.m.
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Membership Renewal Time!
The membership drive is full swing! This year, all member registration renewals is through our new web site. This online registration process includes a new feature to allow for members to pay their membership dues by credit card. However, members will also be able to continue to send in checks if that is their preference.
Three Easy Steps to Renew:
1. Visit www.nhwba.org
2. Click on "Join"
3. Fill out Membership FormOnce your registration is processed, you will receive an email with your username and temporary password - use those to log into the
"members only" section of the website and select your own password.
This is a great time to let your friends and colleagues know about all of the benefits of NHWBA membership and invite them to become members as well. Any questions about membership enrollment or renewal can be directed to our Membership Secretary, Karyl Martin, at kmartin@sheehan.com or (603) 627-8292. We are very excited about the new look and added benefits of the new website and hope you will be too! |
When: January 22, 2010
Where: McLane Law Firm
Manchester, NH
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(8:30 registration and continental breakfast)
Cost: $50 advance registration for members
$60 at the door and non-members
Credits: 3.0 NHMCLE hours being requested
Register Today!
NHWBA presents its annual Family Law Update focusing on the latest developments in parenting, child support, alimony and property settlement matters with an overview of recent legislative and rule changes.
Presenters:
Carol Kunz, Wiggin & Nourie
Margaret Kerouac, McLane Law Firm
Pamela Peterson, Devine Millimet
Charla Bizios Stevens, McLane Law Firm - moderator
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Wear Red on February 5th!
Join the American Heart Association on National Wear Red Day and speak up about the No. 1 killer among women: Heart Disease.
The good news is that by taking action, we can beat that statistic.
There are so many ways you can become an advocate of women's heart health. Taking care of you is the first priority. Get empowered with the facts, find a community of support, make healthy changes to your diet and exercise. Start with the Heart CheckUp. Then speak up to your doctor about having a lipo-protein blood screening.
Spread the word to those you love -- your neighbor, your friend, your mother or sister. When you speak up, you help save their lives.
For more information about the Go Red for Women campaign - click here.
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Gender Equality Committee Breakfast
When: Friday, February 12th - NHBA Midyear Meeting
Where: Center of New Hampshire, Manchester
Time: 7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
Cost: $25
Dennis Delay, a NH-based economist, will discuss the key findings of the second 10-year follow up to the NHBA Women in the Profession survey at the Gender Equality Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 12 at the 2010 NHBA Midyear Meeting.
The breakfast also will feature the presentation of the 7th NHBA Gender Equality Committee's Philip S. Hollman Award, recognizing dedication to promoting respect and fair treatment for all members of the justice system.
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Join the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and Young Lawyers Division for the Fourth Women in Law Leadership (WILL) Academy
When: Thursday-Friday, April 29-30, 2010
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Cost: ABA members: $445.00 through March 26, 2010, $495.00 after that date. Group discounts and non-member rates also are available.
Realize your leadership potential -- learn how to develop business -- take your career to the next level. The WILL Academy empowers and trains women lawyers to achieve success and leadership skills. You will receive practical advice from and have the opportunity to network with prominent judges, general counsels, and practitioners from around the country. You will participate in a number of interactive and highly informative programs that address a wide range of important and cutting-edge subjects.
Keynote Speakers:
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sunoco, Inc.
Mary E. Snapp, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
For more information: www.abanet.org/women/will.html
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ABA Women at a Glance Report
The American Bar Association's Commission on the Status of Women released its annual summary of statistics on women attorneys. The full report can be found at the Commission's web site at www.abanet.org/women/currentglancestatistics2009.pdf.
Some national statistics of note:
- Women make up 31% of practicing attorneys
- 19.2% of law firm partners are women
- Women comprise 47.4% of first year law students
- 24.7% of district judges are women
- Full-time working women attorneys make 80.5% of the salary that their male counterparts make
Read the report and check out the many valuable resources on the Commission's web site (ABA membership is not required to access the site). | |
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NHWBA Supporter Spotlight
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