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www.nhwba.org
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Welcome New Members!
We'd like to welcome the following new members to the NHWBA:
Amy Goodridge
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & MIddleton, PA
Manchester, NH
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Members on the Move
Courtney Q. Brooks
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Concord, NH
Have you recently made a move you'd like to share with our members? We want to know.
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NHWBA Message Board
Do you have information or job opportunities for our members? Please e-mail them to us.
Current Job Postings
The Nixon Peabody, LLP Commercial Litigation Practice Group is seeking to hire an experienced litigation associate to join its Manchester, New Hampshire office.
The Nixon Peabody, LLP Products: Class Action, Trade & Industry Representation Practice Group is also seeking to hire an experienced litigation associate to join its Boston, Massachusetts office More information on both positions can be found here or by contacting Katie Nicklyn, Lateral Associates Recruiting Manager. You can email her here.
Membership Opportunities
Become a member of the Pound Civil Justice Institute. The Pound Civil Justice Institute was established in 1956 by a group of American trial lawyers to honor and build upon the work of Roscoe Pound (1870-1964). the founder of the discipline of sociological jurisprudence. The Pound Institute seeks to give lawyers, judges, educators and the public a balanced view of the U.S. civil justice system.
Membership benefits include an invitation to the Pound Fellows reception at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) convention in Miami on February 6, 2011 and a free copy of Pound's new book, The Founding Lawyers and America's Quest for Justice.For more information about membership and membership benefits, click here. |
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
Programming Director:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane Law Firm
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
Conn Kavanaugh
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News and Events:
December 2010 |
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Greetings!
Happy holidays! As this year and this decade come to a close, I hope that you have much to be thankful for. The NHWBA does, and on its behalf, I want to extend a personal invitation to you to attend our holiday party tomorrow night at UnWine'd in Manchester, where we will enjoy good food, good wine, good networking, and good fun, as well as be collecting donations for a good cause - The Salvation Army / Union Leader Santa Fund. The NHWBA is trying to give back to our community, which is still in dire need during this period of economic recovery, and we encourage you to join us in raising money for the Santa Fund to make the holidays brighter for children in New Hampshire. More information about how the NHWBA is giving back is in this newsletter.
As this decade comes to a close, the New Hampshire Judiciary has another historic first with the appointment of Justice Linda Dalianis as the first Woman Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, thirty years after her historic appointment as the first woman on the Superior Court Bench and ten years after her appointment as the first woman justice on the Supreme Court bench. We have come a long way, with Justice Dalianis paving the path to the bench for women statewide. The NHWBA congratulates her on her successes, her achievements, and her leadership to women lawyers in our state. Her appointment is well deserved and well earned and has opened opportunities for qualified women at every level of the judicial branch. More information about Justice Dalianis' appointment, as well as the appointments of Justice Robert Lynn and Judges Kristin Spath and James Carroll is below in this newsletter.
I wish you all good health, great success and ongoing prosperity for the coming year and hope to see you at our holiday party.
Best regards,
Holly B. Haines
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Celebrate the Holiday Season!
Join NHWBA at UnWine'd
When: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Where: UnWine'd
856 Second Street
Manchester, NH
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Cost: Free/Cash Bar. A suggested donation of $20 is requested to benefit the Union Leader's Santa Fund.
The NHWBA would like to thank its members for their support and participation throughout the year. Please join us for a holiday party at UnWine'd. Appetizers and fondue will be provided. There will also be a cash bar. Come enjoy good conversation, networking, food, wine, fun and holiday cheer!
The Union Leader Santa Fund was established in 1959 and raises money for the Salvation Army, which provides toys, clothing and meals to Manchester families during the holidays.
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Join the NHWBA Board!
NHWBA is seeking nominations for the Hillsborough North County Representative position for the remainder of 2010-2012 term.
If you are interested in the position, please contact the NHWBA President, Holly Haines for more information.
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Join One of NHWBA's Committees!
Come help us make NHWBA membership meaningful to you and all our members. Together we can build our network - and yours! Please consider joining one of the following committees:
- Membership Committee
- Networking Committee
- Programming Committee
Please contact the NHWBA President, Holly Haines, at hhaines@arbd.com to sign up for a committee or for more information.
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New Judicial Appointments: Linda Dalianis, Robert Lynn, Kristin Spath and James Carroll
The Executive Council voted to confirm Governor Lynch's nominations of Hon. Linda Dalianis as the next Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court; Hon. Robert Lynn as an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court; Kristin Spath as a Judge of the Concord District Court; and James Carroll as a Judge of the Laconia District Court. Justice Dalianis has paved the path to the bench in New Hampshire for all women lawyers. She was the first woman justice appointed to the New Hampshire Superior Court in 1980. She served as the first woman Chief Justice of the Superior Court and she was the first woman justice appointed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 2000. She is the first woman in New Hampshire history to be appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Dalianis will be sworn in as Chief Justice on Wednesday, December 15th at 1:30pm at the N.H. Supreme Court. Judge Lynn has served as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the last seven years. Prior to this, he served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court for eleven years. Before his appointment to the Superior Court in 1992, Judge Lynn worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office and in private practice in Concord, New Hampshire. Kristin Spath, a long time member of NHWBA, has served as an Associate Attorney General and Chief of Staff at the New Hampshire Department of Justice. Prior to becoming a prosecutor at the Department of Justice, Spath served as a New Hampshire and federal public defender. James Carroll has served as the County Attorney for Belknap County since 2006. He served as the Laconia city prosecutor from 1992 to 2002, and worked in private practice prior to 1992. The NHWBA congratulates all of the new appointees on their achievement. For more information on gender diversity in the New Hampshire Judiciary and on Justice Dalianis's historic path to the bench, please read: Balancing the Scales of Justice - Achieving a Critical Mass of Women on the New Hampshire Judiciary by NHWBA President Holly Haines. It includes an interview with Justice Dalianis and other women justices on the New Hampshire Supreme and Superior Courts on these issues that are very important to our organization.
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A Night on the Red Carpet
Voices Against Violence Winter Ball
When: Saturday, January 29, 2010
Where: Common Man Inn, Plymouth, NH
Contact: (603) 536-5999 with any questions or to reserve your tickets.
Support Voices Against Violence for this important annual fundraiser. Voices Against Violence is a crisis center for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Southern Grafton County in New Hampshire. Services include 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, support groups, education for schools and community groups and assistance with hospital and police. Click here for more information.
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Gender Equality Breakfast at the Mid-Year Meeting
Purchase Tickets Now!
Each year, the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) hosts a breakfast immediately before the Mid-Year Meeting. This year's Mid-Year Meeting will take place on Friday, February 4, at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester. The Gender Equality Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. There will be a guest speaker and the GEC will present the Philip A. Hollman Award.
If you are interested in attending the Gender Equality Breakfast, please contact Cheryl Moore at the New Hampshire Bar Association at (603) 715-3260.
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NHWBA in the Community
Recent Charitable Efforts of NHWBA
Since September 2010, the NHWBA has participated in several charitable events in an effort to give back to the community.
For the American Cancer Society, the NHWBA sponsored a team of walkers for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Manchester on October 18. Our team raised $2,915 in donations to support breast cancer prevention efforts!
For the Manchester Community, the NHWBA also assembled a group of 9 volunteers to help pack holiday dinner boxes at the New Horizons Soup Kitchen and Shelter, which were then distributed to families in need in Manchester. These nine volunteers also manned the food line and distributed food to 85 families in need.
Finally, the NHWBA made a charitable contribution to benefit the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD). The contribution was made through sponsorship of Warren Miller's Ski Film Night to Benefit Kristen's Gift, the pediatric oncology fund at CHaD. This event took place at the Palace Theatre in November.
At our holiday party we will continue these efforts by raising money for the Salvation Army / Union Leader Santa Fund.
The NHWBA will continue to support the community in the coming months and years through charitable outreach. We rely on our members to participate in our volunteer activities and thank those members who have given their time and made financial committments to our efforts to participate in the community. Thank you for your continued support!
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Of Further Interest. . .
Federal Legislation Proposed to Guarantee Paid Sick Days
According to the National Partnership of Women & Families, four in ten working women, or more than 13 million, working in businesses with 15 or more employees are unable to take a paid sick day when they or a family member are ill. Nearly 64% of mothers work outside the home, and their earnings make up a substantial share of family income. 76% of African-American women, 67% of Asian-American women, and 61% of Latina women with children under 18 are in the labor force. One in three working women report that they care for an elderly relative, persons with disabilities or special needs children.
Women are disproportionately affected by this burden. Half of working mothers miss work when a child gets sick and 50% of this group does not get paid when they take this time off. Among low-income working mothers, two in three report losing pay due to absences for sick children. In addition, one in eight women overall and one in five women with children reported that they or a family member had been fired or disciplined by an employer for taking time off to deal with illness or to care for a sick child or family member.
Several cities, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee have passed laws guaranteeing paid sick days to workers in their cities, but there is no federal legislation guaranteeing paid sick days. The Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460/S.1152) was first proposed in May 2009. It would enable workers to earn up to seven paid sick days a year to recover from short-term illness, to care for a sick family member or to seek routine medical care. This legislation seeks to offer a solution to the problems and inequities described above. For more information on paid sick days, visit click here. For more information on the proposed legislation, please visit this site.
New Hampshire Business Review Seeks Nominations for the 2011 Outstanding Women in Business Award
The New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) seeks nominees for this award. Nominees may include any woman in business in New Hampshire. Past award recipients have originated from traditional and non-traditional fields of business, and have included high-level executives in profit-making companies, visionary entrepreneurs blazing new trails and leaders of nonprofit organizations or public agencies committed to making a difference.
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2011 Outstanding Women in Business Award is Friday, January 7, 2011. A private reception will be held in early February to celebrate the Award winners. Winners will be featured in a February issue of NHBR. For more information about this award and the nomination form, please click here. |
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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. |
The New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program (NHLAP) is here to help you.
If you or someone you know may be in need of help, please visit their website at www.lapnh.org. You can also view this video produced by NHLAP. NHLAP provides confidential, meaningful assistance to lawyers, judges, law students and their families in coping with alcoholism and other addictions, depression, and other personal or professional crises. |
Looking for a way to support your community?
Support the Campaign For Legal Services!
The Campaign for Legal Services is a joint fundraising effort by three of New Hampshire's civil legal aid organizations: the Legal Advice and Referral Center, the New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral Program, and New Hampshire Legal Assistance. Working together, these organizations provide civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents to help meet their basic daily survival needs.
Click here to learn more about supporting the campaign! |
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