Membership Secretary:

Nicole L. Cook

Morrison Mahoney, LLP

Member at Large:
Keriann Roman
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella

Cheshire:
Sheila J. Burnham
Tower & Crocker, PA

Hillsborough North:
Nicole M. Morse
Sweeney Law Group

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 

Out of State Liaison:
Erin Desmarais Wolf

Greetings!

 

Please contact Nicole Morse at nmorse0810@comcast.net with any questions. 

Come help us make NHWBA membership meaningful to you and all our members. Together we can build our network - and yours! The Membership Committee develops and implements ideas for member benefits and recruitment, and works closely with other committees on various events and programs.
 
The next Membership Committee meeting is Monday, December 6, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. at Morrison Mahoney LLP, located at Two Wall Street, Suite 230, Manchester, NH 03101.  Contact NHWBA Membership Secretary, Nicole Cook, at  ncook@morrisonmahoney.com for more information.

We hope that you will also consider joining the NHWBA's other committees.  These include the Infrastructure Committee, the Programming Committee and the Networking Committee.  Any inquiries into these committees should be directed to Holly Haines at hhaines@arbd.com.

Upcoming American Bar Association Events

 21st Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards

The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession is calling for nominations for its 21st annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards, to be presented on August 7, 2011 in Toronto. 

More information about the award and ABA Commission on Women in the Profession can be found here.

Of Further Interest. . .

The Pay Gap Between Female and Male Attorneys

Data from the 2009 New Hampshire Gender Equality Survey indicates that the pay gap between female and male attorneys is alive and well.  The Summer 2010 New Hampshire Bar Journal featured an article entitled "The Glass Ceiling Reinforced" by Joni Esperian, Karyl Martin and Erin Stearns, which analyzed the data from the Gender Equality Survey.  This article can be found here at page 60.

The following publications and websites contain articles that provide additional insight into the issue of pay gap disparity and are interesting reading: 

Wall Street Journal

For Women Pay Gap Means Retirement Shortfall

Law.com

Gender Pay Gap at Law Firms Not Performance-Based, Say Researchers

 Project for Attorney Retention

 New Millennium, Same Glass Ceiling? The Impact of Law Firm Compensation Systems on Women     

The Retention and Promotion of Women Attorneys

The Summer 2010 New Hampshire Bar Journal also featured an article entitled "Dispelling the Myth: Opportunities for Women in the Legal Profession" by Jane Taylor and Joceline Champagne, which looked at the reasons women choose non-law firm career paths. 

The following publications and websites contain articles that provide additional insight into the issue of the retention and promotion of woman attorneys and are interesting reading: 

The National Association of Women Lawyers and the NAWL Foundation Report of the Fifth Annual National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms
 
This report on the professional progress of women in the 200 largest US law firms, now in its fifth year, becomes more useful with each passing year, as it can be looked to as a benchmark on progress because of its careful attention to definitions. Click here for some thoughts on the survey by Ms JD's Jessie Kornberg.
 
The Utah Report: The Initiative on the Retention of Women in Law Firms
 
The four-year Utah study is important because of its thoughtful analysis and recommendations.  While the demographic data are specific to Utah, they are presented in a national context, and so will be valuable to all who are interested in the progress of women in the law.