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Association Dues & Court Fees Invoice Online
NH Bar members will receive annual bills for association dues and court fees via email the first week of June. To ensure your bills are delivered properly and in a timely fashion, please make sure your correct email address is on file. Contact Susan Lakeway with questions or to update your member information.
Members should receive a single email from the association containing two invoices, one from the Bar Association and one from the Judicial Branch. The association invoice includes dues and optional fees for section membership and donations to the NH Campaign for Legal Services.
The Judicial Branch invoice includes Supreme Court fees and, depending on your membership status, other assessments to support court-related entities. The Annual Trust Account Compliance Certificate will be sent to members via US Mail and must be returned to the Bar, unless you are a judge or have been on inactive status for the previous full year (June - May).
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Law Practice Marketing Conference - Boston 5/16
The NH Bar Association is participating as a promotional co-sponsor of a full-day legal marketing conference hosted by the Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) of Massachusetts. Learn how to optimize your online and offline marketing efforts. (This is NOT eligible for NHMCLE credit.) Participate either in person or by live webcast at a discounted rate for NH Bar members of $49 (down from $69).
The Third Annual Super Marketing Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., on Thursday, May 16, at Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St. in Boston. For more information, including a full list of presenters, and to register (in person-attendance or webcast) for the conference, please visit www.lunchhourlegalmarketing.com.
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NHBA Award Nominations Sought - By 5/10
The NH Bar's Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of members of the legal community and their contributions to the justice system and the Association.
Nominations are sought for the Justice William A. Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism, which is presented to an experienced judge who demonstrates exemplary morals, patience, calmness, coolness, and attention; the Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession Award, presented to the nominee who best exhibits service to the legal profession; and the E. Donald Dufresne Award for Outstanding Professionalism, which recognizes an attorney who demonstrates legal expertise, provides high-quality service to clients and promotes justice and the public good.
Please outline the reasons for the nomination and submit by May 10 to Denice DeStefano, or mail to NHBA Annual Meeting Awards, 2 Pillsbury St., Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301-3502.
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Project Citizen Needs Judges - 5/24
The Project Citizen State Showcase and Hearings will be held at the Legislative Office Building in Concord on Friday, May 24. Portfolios will be evaluated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mock Legislative Hearings will also require Judges.
Please sign up to take part in this annual event. For more information and to sign up, please visit the Project Citizen web page or contact Law Related Education Coordinator Robin E. Knippers.
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Hitting a Home Run: The 2013 NH Bar Foundation Dinner - 5/14
Green Monster aside, the NH Bar Foundation Annual Dinner will have all the charm of a major league ballgame, including the hotdogs, popcorn and soda jerk station (and two bars). Come out to root for the winners of this year's Kirby and Kenison awards - NHLA staff attorney Dan Feltes and retired NHCLU director Claire Ebel - and enjoy a fun, baseball-themed evening.
Tickets for three games will be raffled - a Saturday NH Fisher Cats game and two Red Sox home games, against the Rangers and Tampa Bay.
The NH Bar Foundation will also recognize Nina Gardner, former director of the NH Judicial Council, and the IOLTA Leadership Banks. All are welcome. Tickets are $75. Reception starts at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Dinner is at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to Lisha Brosseau.
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Legislation Watch Now Available
On a daily basis, NH Bar Legislation Watch keeps track of bills tracked by the NH Bar Association with updates from the official NH General Court website. Log in to the "For Members" area at www.nhbar.org and use the link titled, "Click Here to View Legislation." Bills can be viewed by practice area or other keywords set up for the site.
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9th Circuit Brown Bag Event - 5/16
The 9th Circuit Court Family Division in Nashua invites marital and family law attorneys to a brown bag luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. Practitioners are invited to bring a lunch and join Judge Leary, Judge Ryan and Judge Introcaso, Clerk Sherry Bisson, Associate Clerk Kim Bonenfant and case manager Coreen Rogers for a discussion, as well as a period of questions and answers.
Please RSVP by email to Sherry Bisson or Kim Bonenfant by Friday, May 10.
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Rockingham County Dinner and Annual Meeting - 5/16
The Rockingham County Bar Association will host a dinner, social event and business meeting from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Foster's Clambake in York Harbor, Maine.
Enjoy a late-spring evening with family, friends, fellow attorneys and coworkers. In addition to the dinner and meeting, some longtime practitioners will be inducted into the "Loyal Order of the Rock."
Cost is $39 per person. All are welcome. Cash bar, casual dress. RSVP by May 13 to RCBA President Jessica Ecker.
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Child Support Guidelines Revised
The NH Division for Child Support Services has released the annual revision of the NH Child Support Guidelines.
NHBA CLE is planning a program on upcoming changes to child support guidelines, including statutory changes, from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. Register for the live, in person program or the live webcast.
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NHBA Seeks Members for 2013-2014 Committee Work
If you would like to be considered for reappointment or appointment to a NHBA committee, please respond to the Survey Monkey email you will receive in early May. Committee descriptions and deadline date for responses will be included in the survey instrument.
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Roadmap to a Tax Controversy - 5/23
A half-day CLE program sponsored by the NH Bar Low-Income Tax Project will provide an overview of IRS-involved income-tax cases for attorneys willing to take on at least one Pro Bono tax case this year. The program includes facilitated replays of training videos created by the IRS and is approved for 4.0 NHMCLE credits. Register online.
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NHWBA Celebrates 15th Anniversary - 5/9
The NH Women's Bar Association will host a celebration of its 15th anniversary at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester.
Pamela E. Berman, shareholder at Adler Pollock & Sheehan in Boston and current president of the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $10 for NHWBA members and $25 for non-members. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.nhwba.org.
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Suggested Reading
What Law Students Aren't Learning, and Why It Matters
Marketing consultants who specialize in the legal industry present their view about the importance of business education in law school in this article from the New York Law Journal. Read more.
Social Networks and the Judiciary
The American Judicature Society provides an editorial about judges and their use of social media. Read more.
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