NHBA e-Bulletin - March 27, 2013    
In This Issue
Casemaker Users Wanted
E-Mail Notice: NHBA Online Ballot Coming Next Week
Read a Good Book Lately?
NH Civil Liberties Event- 4/24
The Revised NH LLC Act
Unbundled Services in Pro Bono - 4/30
6th Circuit Brown Bag Lunches - 4/17, 4/26, 5/3
10th Circuit Brown Bag Lunch - 3/29
Bar Foundation Award Nominations - 4/1
Tips on Starting Out on Your Own - 3/28
NH Bar Member Directory
Suggested Reading
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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Practice & Procedure Manual

NHBA-CLE Program List
 

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Casemaker Users Wanted
Casemaker is a key member benefit offered since January 2003, providing free access to members to a full-featured library of caselaw, statutes, law journals and more.

The Association's agreement with Casemaker to provide this service to our members is approaching its renewal date. To perform due diligence and to explore opportunities to improve this key member service, we are seeking members with an interest in legal research to participate on a task force to review available offerings for the Bar Association, including renewing Casemaker as well as considering other providers.

If you would like to participate in this process, please contact Dan Wise.

E-Mail Notice: NHBA Online Ballot Coming Next Week
There are two contested races in the NHBA Board election, which takes place via online ballots to be sent out April 1 (for a two-week voting period).

The printed edition of Bar News lists the slate of candidates. Complete profiles and statements will be posted with the ballots.

Because the NHBA Board of Governors ballot is sent as a bulk email message from ElectionsOnline, it may end up in your email application's spam filter. To ensure that you receive your ballot, please ask your IT personnel to white-list [email protected]. If you are your own IT department, please consult these white-listing instructions (certify senders' addresses as valid) for various email applications such as Comcast, Yahoo and Apple.

Read a Good Book Lately?
Bar News publishes book reviews on an occasional basis - choose your own book to review that has relevance to the Bar News audience, or pick one from the selection of books we have already received for review.

Contact Lisha Brosseau, NH Bar News editorial assistant, for guidelines and more info.

NH Civil Liberties Event- 4/24
The NH Civil Liberties Union is holding a reception honoring retired Executive Director Claire Ebel on Wednesday, April 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Capitol Center for the Arts.

RSVP to Sheila, 225-3080.

The Revised NH LLC Act - Facilitated Video Replay - 3/28
The new law was effective on 1/1/13.

Did you miss the original program back in September 2012?

If so, it's not too late to register for this Thursday's video replay in the NHBA Seminar Room in Concord.

The CLE runs from 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and qualifies for three live NHMCLE Credits. Sign up or learn more.

Unbundled Services in Pro Bono - 4/30
The NH Pro Bono Referral Program is planning a full-day training on Tuesday, April 30, on providing unbundled legal services in family law cases for survivors of domestic violence.

The training will be aimed at more experienced attorneys or those who primarily practice family law and will go beyond the DOVE focus on representation at permanent restraining order hearings.

The faculty will include: attorneys Mary Krueger, NH Legal Assistance; W. Scott O'Connell, Nixon Peabody; John C Norton, Norton & Abert; Maria Gavin, Bradley & Faulkner; and representatives from the court system and Voices Against Violence, a domestic violence shelter.

Register now. Or contact DOVE Coordinator Pam Dodge.

6th Circuit Brown Bag Lunches - 4/17, 4/26, 5/3
The 6th Circuit - District Division Court in Concord will be hosting three Brown Bag Lunches, one for each division, in April and May. Judges and masters are scheduled to attend the Brown Bag Lunch event for their division. All three events will take place at noon in the courthouse library.

The dates are as follows:
Juvenile Division - Wednesday, April 17
Criminal Division - Friday, April 26
Family Division - Friday, May 3

10th Circuit Brown Bag Lunch - 3/29
The 10th Circuit Court - Brentwood will host a Brown Bag Lunch for criminal law practitioners from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, March 29, at the courthouse. Judge Mark Weaver, Judge David LeFrancois and Clerk Cheryll Andrews will be in attendance for discussion as well as a period for questions and answers.

RSVP to [email protected].

Bar Foundation Award Nominations - 4/1
The NH Bar Foundation is asking Bar members to help recognize the efforts of attorneys and others contributing to the justice system. These awards will be presented at the Foundation's annual event on May 14, 2013.

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 1, 2013.

Robert E. Kirby Award for Young Lawyers
Highlighted here in a short video, the Robert E. Kirby Award is given annually to a practitioner 35 years old or younger who demonstrates excellent advocacy and civility.
       The recipient, like Kirby, should combine the traits of civility, courtesy, perspective, and excellent advocacy that are the inevitable characteristics of our best lawyers. The purpose of the award is to honor Bob's memory and to remind all of us that decency, courtesy and perspective neither inhibit nor defeat excellent advocacy. Kirby Award nomination form

Frank Rowe Kenison Award for Contributions to Justice
The Frank Rowe Kenison Award is presented annually to an individual (or individuals) who makes substantial contributions to the betterment of New Hampshire citizens through the administration of justice, the legal profession, or the advancement of legal thought. Recipients need not be members of the NH Bar Association. Kenison Award nomination form.

Send nominations to Mary White.

Tips on Starting Out on Your Own - 3/28
The NH Women's Bar Association is sponsoring a free brown-bag meeting at noon on Thursday, March 28, for a candid discussion on the benefits and pitfalls of being a solo practitioner, with NHWBA member Sarah Ambrogi.

Where:
Ambrogi Law Office
40 Stark Street
Manchester, NH

Pack a lunch and head over to Sarah's new office to share some tips and tricks of starting your own firm. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to NHWBA Executive Director Gretchen Pyles.

NH Bar Member Directory
Printed copies of the member directory are still available for sale. This handsome hardcover book is a handy reference that also provides an overview of NH Bar member services. Order yours today. $35 for single copies; or $25 for 2 or more.

Suggested Reading

On Court's Steps, A Vivid Display of American Society
The New York Times reports on the scene by the steps of the US Supreme Court that unfolded this week as the justices considered the first of two same-sex marriage cases. Read more.

Trends with Benefits
NPR's This American Life takes an in-depth look at the trends surrounding federal disability benefits, including the legal industry that has sprung up to help people obtain them. Listen.

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