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Welcome New Members!
We'd like to welcome the following new members to the NHWBA:
Virginia Magee
University of New Hampshire
School of Law
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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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NHWBA Officers and Directors
President:
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA
Immediate Past President:
Kristin Mendoza
Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA
Vice President:
Holly J. Kilibarda
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Secretary:
Erin J.M. Alarcon
Melick, Porter & Shea
Treasurer:
Karyl Roberts Martin
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA
Public Relations Officer:
Erin Hendrick Stearns
McLane Law Firm
Programming Director:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane Law Firm
Membership Secretary:
Melissa S. Penson
Smith-Weiss Shepard
Member at Large:
Keriann Roman
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
Hillsborough North:
Nicole M. Morse
Law Offices of Manning & Smith
Hillsborough South:
Catherine E. Shanelaris
Shanelaris & Schirch
Merrimack:
Joceline D. Champagne
NH Pro Bono Referral Program
Rockingham:
Catherine P. McKay
Parnell & McKay, PLLC
Sullivan:
Jane F. Taylor
City of Claremont
Cheshire:
Sheila J. Burnham
Tower & Crocker, PA
Out of State Liaison:
Erin Desmarais Wolf
Conn Kavanaugh
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News and Events:
September 2010
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Greetings!
As a fitting end to summer and beginning of the NHWBA fiscal year with a strategic plan for move our organization forward, the New Hampshire Bar Journal has published the second decennial Gender Equality Issue as a 20 Year Follow Up on Gender Equality issues.
The Summer 2010 Bar Journal includes the most recent Gender Equality Survey results, as well as many articles written by our members on issues facing women in the profession today such as the tyranny of the billable hour; the glass ceiling and pay disparities; opportunities for women in the legal profession; dealing with law firm politics; the status of women in the legal profession today; and, the gender diversity demographics of the New Hampshire judiciary. I ask and encourage you to read all of these articles in the Summer 2010 Bar Journal and then get involved in the efforts of our organization to address the issues raised as we continue to promote and advance the interests of women in the legal profession.
The Summer 2010 Bar Journal can be accessed here.
The gender issues addressed in the Bar Journal and in the Gender Equality Survey show the need for our organization to grow and move these issues to the forefront of the dialogue of issues facing the legal profession. For our organization to grow and move forward though, we need your help. I ask that you join a committee and get involved.
The NHWBA is currently seeking members for the following committees:
1. NHWBA Membership Committee- Recruitment of New Members
Sub-Committee
2. NHWBA Membership Committee- Member Benefits and Marketing
Sub-Committee
3. NHWBA Networking Committee
4. NHWBA Programming Committee
5. NHWBA Infrastructure Committee
Please contact me or any of the NHWBA Board Members if you are interested in joining any of these committees. Your involvement will only make our organization better, stronger, and more able to address the issues raised by the Gender Equality Survey.
I look forward to having you involved in our organization and seeing you at an event this year!
Best regards,
Holly B. Haines |
Communication Styles Workshop
When: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Where: Nixon Peabody
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments provided
Cost: $15
Click here to learn more and register today!
How well you communicate can influence how others view your work, your performance and your prospects for career mobility. Because we all communicate differently, it is important to understand the variations in style and learn new ways to communicate with others that will ensure productive and effective working relationships.
In this course, you will be able to identify your own personal communication style using the Boost methodology while learning how to maximize your strengths and remedy areas that need improvement.
Presented by Deb Tuttle of Key/Boost Training and Staffing and Mary Murphy of MassMutual Financial Group. |
11th Annual Fall Reception
When: October 28, 2010
Where: The Centennial
96 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH
Time: 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
The reception will include the presentation of the 2010 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award, which honors an outstanding women lawyer in New Hampshire who has achieved professional excellence or paved the way to success for other women lawyers, advanced opportunities for women in the profession, or performed exemplary public service on behalf of women. The NHWBA will also introduce the 2010-11 recipient of the Winnie McLaughlin scholarship, which is awarded annually to a female Pierce Law student in partnership with Pierce Law.
Join us for a night of recognition of the achievements of our members and award recipients, as well as a night of networking with our members. The reception is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. No RSVP is required. Hors d'Oeuvres and cocktails will be provided.
Cocktails are sponsored by Abramson, Brown & Dugan, P.A. |
Join NHWBA's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team!
When: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Where: Arms Park
Manchester, NH
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Please join the NHWBA Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2010 Team! Members and prospective members are welcome to join, as are your friends and family members!
The walk takes place at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Arms Park in Manchester. You have the option of walking 3 miles or 5 miles. Team participants will receive a free long-sleeved t-shirt if you join by September 14, 2010 and agree to raise $75 in donations.
For more information, and to join or make a donation to the NHWBA Team, please click here.
NHWBA Vice President, Holly Kilibarda, is the Team Leader, and you are welcome to contact her with any questions at 603-628-4000 or hkilibarda@nixonpeabody.com.
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Retirement Celebration Honoring
Retiring Superior Court Justices
The Honorable William J. Groff
The Honorable Philip P. Mangones
The Honorable James J. Barry
When: Wednesday, September, 22, 2010
Where: The Executive Court Banquet Facility
1199 South Mammoth Road
Manchester, NH 03109
Time: Cocktails (Cash Bar): 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Program Immediately Following Dinner
Cost: $50
Click here for the reservation form. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. |
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Apply Now for 2011 NHBA Leadership Academy!
The NHBA has established a Leadership Academy, which is designed to identify, educate and equip lawyers to be emerging leaders in the legal profession and their communities. The program will accept approximately 15 attorney members of the NHBA who have been in practice for at least three years and not more than ten years. In an effort to achieve diversity among the participants, qualified individuals will be sought from different backgrounds, large and small law firms, the private and public sectors, different practice areas, and different geographical parts of the state.
The Academy involves an overnight retreat and one meeting a month for classes which involve leadership skills and training, communication and public speaking, volunteerism, networking locally and statewide, and how to effectively serve on nonprofit boards. The goal of this Academy is to get more leaders in the pipeline to lead the NHBA and other organizations in legal community, like the NHWBA. We encourage our members to apply!
If you're ready to step up and make a difference, opportunity awaits! For more information, please visit the New Hampshire Bar Association Website or contact Jennifer Parent.
Click here to learn more about the academy and for application information.
Applications are due no later than September 15, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
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