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Member Directory on Sale
The NH Bar will be publishing a pictorial membership directory, listing active-status members, in February 2013. Sold to members only, single copies of the directory will be available for $35, with special pricing of $25 when buying multiple copies.
Check your entry on the Bar's online member directory in the "For Members" area of the website. This is the information as it will appear in the printed directory, including photos. Need to update your photo? If you would like to provide or update a photo, learn how.
This is a sustained visibility opportunity - the directory will be a reference used throughout the year. We have created some new high-visibility places for advertising. Contact Donna Parker for details. Display ad information and rates.
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National Trial Competition - Nashua - 1/31-2/3
NH has been selected as a regional site for the 38th annual National Trial Competition for law students. It will take place at Hillsborough County Superior Court - Southern District on the evenings of Thursday, Jan. 31 and Friday, Feb. 1, all day Saturday, Feb. 2 and in the morning on Sunday, Feb. 3, in collaboration with the UNH School of Law, the NH Judicial Branch, the Nashua Bar Association, the Mayor of Nashua, and the Nashua Chamber of Commerce.
Twenty law schools are participating. Bar members with experience in litigation are needed to serve in 108 positions as presiding judges or scoring jurors during the four-day event. Read a memo about the 2013 Northeast Regional National Trial Competition at Nashua.
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Rochester Non-Family Cases Moving - January 2013
Beginning Jan. 2, 2013, the following Family Division case types will be heard at the Circuit 7 courthouse in Rochester at 76 North Main St., Rochester:
* Delinquency
* CHINS
* Abuse and Neglect
* Guardianship of Minor | | * Termination of Parental Rights
* Name changes (related
to Family Division cases)
* Domestic Violence |
As of Jan. 2, the only family division cases that will continue to be heard at the Strafford County Building location will be divorce and parenting cases and domestic violence cases related to pending Rochester Family Division divorce/parenting cases.
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Brown Bag Portsmouth - 1/9
The 10th Circuit Family Division - Portsmouth invites attorneys to a Brown Bag Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.
Practitioners are invited to bring a lunch and join Regional Court Administrator Brigette Siff-Holmes, Judge Sharon DeVries, Judge Susan Carbon, Clerk Diane Caron and Deputy Clerk Marcia Chin-Colby for a discussion, as well as a period for questions and answers.
Please RSVP at the court by Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.
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SOLACE - NHBA's Mutual Help Network
Earlier this week, all Bar members in good standing received notice of the creation of SOLACE, a mutual help network that will provide assistance to Association members or other members of the NH court or legal community.
To clarify, all members will remain on the list unless they opt-out. We expect that the list will not send frequent messages - messages will only be sent out requesting non-monetary assistance when needed, to provide follow-up information, and for quarterly reminder messages so that members are aware of this resource.
Whenever you learn of a lawyer, judge, courthouse or law firm employee or family member who has suffered a loss, illness or injury and has an unmet need, you can send a message through the SOLACE form. This will enable us to relay the request through an e-mail to the SOLACE list. The requests will be moderated.
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Solo/Small Firm Discussion Group - 12/18
Discuss issues unique to the solo and small-firm practice setting in a self-directed group of like-minded members. Topics are determined by the group.
Dates of upcoming meetings, held at the Bar Center, appear below.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 24, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Topics we have shared include: business plans, marketing, billing/invoicing, practice management software, cash flow and credit card acceptance.
If you would like to participate in a meeting by phone, or would like more information, please contact NHBA Member Services Coordinator Rosemarie Atwood, 603-715-3214.
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Practice & Procedure Handbook - Updated
Introducing the New Hampshire Practice & Procedure Handbook - 2012 Edition. The handbook includes updated forms. Growing out of the mandatory practical skills training program, the NHBA's two-volume Practice and Procedure Handbook has evolved into a first-source reference for New Hampshire practitioners of all levels of experience.
Chapters include: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Insurance Law; Representing the Poor & Elderly; Bankruptcy Debtor/Creditor; Wills & Trusts; Family Law; Real Estate Transactions; Corporations/Business Law; Ethics/Professionalism; and Discovery.
Order your copy today.
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Inclement Weather Notice
In the event of inclement weather, closings or delayed openings at the Bar Center will be communicated via the Bar's website at www.nhbar.org and on our voice mail greeting at the Bar Center.
If the Bar Center is experiencing a delayed opening, we will be open as soon as is reasonably possible for staff to safely get in to the office. If you are in doubt about the status of any meeting, please call the Bar Center at 603-224-6942 before you head out.
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Suggested Reading
What's Hot, What's Not in Legal Profession
Robert Denney Associates, Inc.
Consultant Robert Denney produces annual wrap up of trends in legal profession nationally. Read more.
Wage gap for women in NH persists
NH Business Review
Read more.
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