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Welcome New and Returning Members
Margaret M. Bateman
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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NHWBA Officers and Directors
Executive Director:
Gretchen E. Pyles
NHWBA
Gretchen@nhwba.org
President:
Holly J. Kilibarda
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Immediate Past President:
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA
Vice President:
Karyl Roberts Martin
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA
Secretary:
Sabrina C. Beavens
Iurillo & Associates, PA
Treasurer:
Sheila J. Burnham
Granite Financial Partners
Public Relations Officer:
Christina A. Ferrari
Bianco Professional Association
Networking Director:
Erin Desmarais Wolf
Conn Kavanaugh
Programming Director:
Kathleen M. Mahan
Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, PLLC
Membership Secretary:
Kara M. Simard
Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, PA
Vice Membership Secretary:
Clara Dietel
Shaheen & Gordon, PA
Member at Large:
Heather A. Flanner
Concord Prosecutor's Office
Belknap:
Lynne Sabean
Boutin & Altieri, PLLC
Coos:
Sandra Cabrera
Waystack Frizzell
Grafton:
Viktoriya Kovalenko
NH Superior Court
Hillsborough North:
Heidi A. Ames
Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA
Hillsborough South:
Talesha Caynon
NH Supreme Court
Merrimack:
Marcia Thunberg
NH Public Utilities Commission
Rockingham:
Catherine P. McKay
Parnell & McKay, PLLC
Strafford:
Jeanine Kilgallen
Shaheen & Gordon, PA
Out of State Liaison:
Hannah Zaitlin
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA
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News and Events:
August 2012
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Greetings!
The newly elected Board of Directors for the 2012-2014 term recently held its first meeting. We are lucky to have a number of veteran Board members continuing on, including Holly Haines as our Immediate Past President, Karyl Martin as Vice President, Sheila Burnham as Treasurer, Sabrina Beavens as Secretary, Christina Ferrari as Public Relations Officer, Erin Desmarais Wolf as Networking Director, Kara Simard as Membership Secretary, Clara Dietel as Vice Membership Secretary, Kate Mahan as Programming Director, Lynne Sabean as Belknap County Representative, Sandra Cabrera as Coos Country Representative, Viktoriya Kovalenko as Grafton County Representative, and Cathy McKay as Rockingham County Representative. Please join me in thanking them for their continuing service to the NHWBA.
I am also excited to welcome our new Member-at-Large, Heather Flanner, as well as our new Out of State Liaison, Hannah Zaitlin. We are pleased to welcome four new County Representatives to our Board of Directors: Heidi Ames is our new Hillsborough-North County Representative; Talesha Caynon is our new Hillsborough-South County Representative; Marcia Thunberg is our new Merrimack County Representative; and Jeanine Kilgallen is our new Strafford County Representative. Please welcome them to our Board leadership as well. As always, if you are interested in hosting a program or networking event in any county in New Hampshire, please contact the appropriate representative, and we will work with you to schedule the event.
Fall is always filled with exciting and fun NHWBA events. This year, we are pleased to be co-hosting an informal reception with the NH Campaign for Legal Services and the Marilla M. Ricker Award Recipients on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Common Man in Concord. Please join us for an informative evening of learning about the hard work performed by the Campaign for Legal Services. We hope to see you there!
We will return to the Concord Country Club on Thursday, September 27, 2012 to hold our 15th Annual Fall Reception. We are very excited to honor Connie L. Rakowsky, Executive Director of the Legal Advice and Referral Center and the recipient of the 2012 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award. The Ricker Award honors an outstanding woman 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. Join us for a night of recognition of Attorney Rakowsky's achievements, as well as a night of networking with our members. We will also present the 2012 Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship to Jessica Allsop, a deserving second year law student at UNH School of Law.
In closing, I would like to thank each one of you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as the President of the NHWBA. If at any time you have any questions or concerns about your membership, or any ideas about how we can make the NHWBA even better, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Holly J. Kilibarda, President
New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
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Spotlight on our Member, Holly B. Haines  The NHWBA wishes to thank Holly Haines for her years of leadership on its Board and congratulate her on completing her term as President. Holly's leadership of the NHWBA as President for the last two years has been invaluable. She has worked to promote the NHWBA and its mission throughout the state. As current NHWBA Vice President, Karyl Roberts Martin, noted "Holly has worked tirelessly during her term as President and as a member of the NHWBA Board to advance gender equality and professionalism in this State. She has also established strong relationships between NHWBA and several charitable organizations, in part through her own volunteer efforts. We are fortunate to have her continued involvement and leadership within the Association."
Holly is an attorney with Abramson, Brown & Dugan, and focuses her practice on medical malpractice and personal injury. Outside of her practice, Holly is involved in many professional organizations including the American Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Division, Litigation and Health Law Committees and is currently serving on the ABA Health Law Section's Breast Cancer Advisory taskforce. She is also an active member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice, the Southern New Hampshire Women's Business Network, the Manchester Young Professionals Network and the Manchester Bar Association. She has served on the Editorial Boards for the New Hampshire Bar Journal and the New Hampshire Bar News since 2004. Holly is well respected by attorneys and judges across the state. Last year, Holly received the Robert E. Kirby Award, which is awarded annually to an attorney who is 35 years or younger and exhibits civility, courtesy, perspective and excellent advocacy. The NHWBA is honored to have had Holly at the helm of the organization for the past two years. As current President, Holly Kilibarda aptly stated, "I have worked with Holly on the NHWBA Board for several years now. She is truly one of the hardest working people I know. I am humbled to pick up the torch from her and to do my best to continue the trend of impressive growth and success which the NHWBA enjoyed under her leadership." Thank you, Holly! |
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Join Marilla M. Ricker Award Recipients in Supporting the Campaign for Legal Services
Although tomorrow evening's event at the Common Man Restaurant in Concord is at full capacity, you can still join the past Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award recipients in their support of access to justice through the Legal Advice and Referral Center, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and the NH Pro Bono Referral Program. To learn how you can assist the many New Hampshire citizens in need of legal assistance, click here. For more information, you can also contact Celina Hurley, the Campaign Director of the Campaign for Legal Services, at 603-206-2228 or via e-mail at churley@nhla.org.
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Congratulations to Circuit Court Judges Recently Confirmed The NHWBA extends its congratulations to the recently confirmed Circuit Court judges. Several of the judges have connections to the NHWBA. Judge Julie Introcaso was one of the founders of the NHWBA and without her efforts, a statewide Women's Bar Association would not exist. Judge Jennifer Lemire served on the Board of Directors of NHWBA for several years, volunteering her time to support our mission of supporting and promoting the advancement of women in the profession. Judge Susan Carbon was one of the first recipients of the Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award. Finally, Judge Paul Moore is a member of the NHWBA and we recently partnered with Judge Moore and MooreMart during our annual Food Drive. The NHWBA will also be participating in MooreMart's November packing event to help prepare holiday care packages for our troops overseas. More details about this event can be found below. Congratulations to all six judges who were confirmed last week. |
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Plan to Attend the
15th Annual Fall Reception
When: Thursday, September 27, 2012 
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Concord Country Club
Country Club Lane
Concord, NH
Please join us at our 15th Annual Fall Reception at the Concord Country Club. At the reception, we will present the 2012 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award to Connie L. Rakowsky, Executive Director of the Legal Advice and Referral Center. The Ricker Award is presented annually to a woman lawyer who has achieved professional excellence, 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. We will also present the 2012 Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship to Jessica Allsop, a second year student at the UNH School of Law.
Please join us for a night of recognition of the achievements of Attorney Rakowsky and Jessica Allsop, and for an opportunity to network with fellow attorneys and judges from across the state. Cocktails and refreshments will be provided. A raffle will also be held to support the Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship Fund.
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Save the Date: October 19, 2012
Breast Cancer Advocacy Workshop
When: Friday, October 19, 2012 
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Where: The Elliot at River's Edge
185 Queen City Avenue
Manchester, NH
Cost: $125 for NHWBA members/ $195 for non-NHWBA members
Free for patients
Join us for a full day CLE regarding breast cancer advocacy featuring a discussion of medical issues by Dr. Teresa Ponn of the Elliot Breast Health Center. Other session topics include an Overview of Employee Health Benefit Plans/ERISA, Employment Law Issues, Family Law Issues, Estate Planning Issues, and Financial Issues. We will also get the patient's perspective from a breast cancer survivor. Sessions will address the needs of patients, families, employers, friends, insurers and service providers. The presented information will also be of use to practitioners representing patients with other types of serious illnesses and concerns. NHMCLE credit pending. To register, click here. |
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Save the Date: October 25, 2012
Table for Eight with
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks
When: Thursday, October 25, 2012 
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Chen Yang Li
Woodbury Court
124 South River Road
Bedford, NH
Cost: Dutch Treat
Table for Eight is a mentoring program that brings an experienced attorney or judge together with 6-7 NHWBA members for dinner and mentoring in a single evening to share experiences and to discuss work, life and any topics of interest in a relaxed setting.
The featured mentor at the Table for Eight on October 25, 2012 is New Hampshire Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks. Justice Hicks is a native of Colebrook, New Hampshire. After practicing for 23 years at Wiggin & Nourie in Manchester, he was appointed to the Superior Court in 2001. Then, in 2006, he was appointed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court following the retirement of Senior Associate Justice Joseph P. Nadeau.
Since 2008, Justice Hicks has been a member of the board of trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation, and currently serves as chairperson of the nominating committee. He joined New Hampshire's Webster-Batchelder Inn of Court seven years ago, when he was a judge on the Superior Court.
At the New Hampshire Bar Association's Mid-year Meeting this year, Justice Hicks received the the Philip S. Holman Gender Equality Award. The award, established on the occasion of Judge Hollman's retirement from the Superior Court bench in 2003, honors Judge Hollman's efforts as a stalwart advocate for gender equality in the legal system.
To register for the Table for Eight with Justice Hicks, click here. If you have any questions about the Table for Eight program, please contact our Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles at Gretchen@nhwba.org.
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Save the Date: November 10, 2012
Volunteer at MooreMart's Holiday Packing Event
When: Saturday, November 10, 2012 
Time: 8:30 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
Where: National Guard Armory
154 Daniel Webster Highway
Nashua, NH
 Join NHWBA members to help pack holiday care packages for troops overseas. The NHWBA will be volunteering with Judge Paul Moore's charity organization, MooreMart, which began as a family effort to provide needed but unavailable supplies to a family member serving in Iraq. Four years later MooreMart continues to supply soldiers in 
Iraq and Afghanistan with anything they need that will make their job a little easier. The pictures to the right are of troops at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan enjoying some of the care packages sent by MooreMart. MooreMart also supports humanitarian projects in Iraq and Afghanistan through shipments of relief supplies to schools, clinics, orphanages and soccer teams. One of the mandates of these humanitarian projects is that the groups allow and encourage participation of women and support the education and advancement of women in those historically discriminatory nations. To learn more about MooreMart, click here.
If you would like to volunteer to help pack holiday care packages, please contact our Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles at Gretchen@nhwba.org.
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NHBA Gender Equality Committee Presents
a Four Part Series of Workshops Entitled
Gender Equality Initiative Training Series
When: September 11, 2012, October 11, 2012, November 8, 2012,
January 10, 2013
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2013)
Where: NHBA
2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 300
Concord, NH
Cost: Individual Rate (for all four sessions)
Early Bird individual registration fee - $40 by August 31, 2012
After August 31, 2012, individual registration fee of $50
Firm/Organization Rate (any five attorneys per session)
Early Bird firm registration fee of $125 by August 31, 2012
After August 31, 2012, firm registration fee of $150
The Initiative Training Series is designed to educate leaders in New Hampshire's legal profession on the issues of: (1) pay equality; (2) eliminating gender bias in recruiting, mentoring, evaluating and promoting women; (3) work/life balance and company culture; and (4) training and implementation of initiatives to promote the advancement of women. These workshops will be presented by nationally recognized speakers and New Hampshire based experts including Jacqueline Cooke of the U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, Honorable Evelyn Murphy, former Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and creator of the W.A.G.E. Project, Lauren Stiller Rikleen of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, Betsy Black of Betsy Black Consulting, LLC, and Julie Moore, an employment attorney and consultant. To register, click here.
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NHBA's Leadership Academy
Offered to Attorneys in Practice 3 to 10 Years
Attorneys in practice at least three years and up to ten years are eligible for this intensive and enlightening training program. This nine month program includes educational sessions, a day-and-a-half retreat, networking opportunities and participation in service projects, as well as a service commitment following the Academy year.
After this year, Leadership Academy will only be offered in alternate years. So if you are nearing the end of your eligibility, there is no time like now to participate in Leadership Academy. The application deadline is September 14, 2012. To register, click here.
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National Online Referral Network
for Women Lawyers
The National Conference of Women's Bar Associations provided the attached link to a recently created online referral network for women attorneys. If you are interested in joining the network or just want to learn more about it, click here.
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