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 In the next two weeks, the Bar Assocation is holding a series of live in-person demonstrations, thanks to several Bar members, at law offices in Portsmouth, Nashua, Laconia and Newport, of Casemaker and Fastcase, two online legal research libraries serving bar associations. Jim Corbett, a legal publishing industry veteran, will also demonstrate Casemaker and answer your research questions on Sept. 25 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Bar Center. Phil Rosenthal, co-founder of Fastcase, will discuss his company's research tool on Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bar Center. Corbett will also lead a Casemaker demonstration for the Solo & Small Firm networking group on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. See our page for other demo opportunities. |
 New case summaries have been added to the "for members" section of www.nhbar.org. These include bankruptcy and parental rights cases. Just log in to the website and click on the black Pro Bono icon to view the case summaries. Please contact Margaret Gilsenberg, (603) 715-3203, to help end the wait for a client in need of legal services. |
October is Pro Bono Month! Please help us honor the work of volunteer attorneys by sending a quick description of your first pro bono case to news@nhbar.org. |
The NH Attorney General's Office is hosting a free daylong training from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, titled, "Keeping the Brain in Mind: The Impact of Trauma and Attachment Disruptions on Learning and Behavior." (Not for CLE credit).The training will be held at the Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy in Concord and is limited to 100 participants. Registration is required by Oct. 4. Send questions or requests for registration forms to alexandra.miller@doj.nh.gov. |
 The 6th Circuit Court in Concord will have a brown bag lunch meeting for juvenile law practitioners and personnel from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. For more information, contact Melanie Oliver. |
The University of New Hampshire will host its 5th Annual Intercollegiate Mock Trial Invitational Tournament for undergraduates during the weekend of Oct. 26-27, at UNH's campus in Durham. The tournament needs attorneys willing to serve as judges, presiding over mock trial rounds and evaluating students' performances. Attorneys do not need to be sitting judges, active litigators, or familiar with college mock trial to participate. Judges will receive a brief training that will equip them for the task. For each day, there will be one morning and one afternoon trial session. To sign up as a judge for one or more trial sessions, or should you have any questions, please contact Jacob Marvelley or Charles Putnam, (603) 862-7041. |
The 9th Circuit Family Division in Manchester invites marital and family law attorneys to a brown bag luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Practitioners are invited to bring a lunch and join family division judges and staff for general discussion, including a period for questions and answers. Please RSVP by Friday, Oct. 18, by email to mbarton@courts.state.nh.us.
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The NH Women's Bar Association will present the 2013 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award to Hon. Tina L. Nadeau, chief justice of the NH Superior Court at its 16th Annual Fall Reception. The event is at the Concord Country Club from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. The reception is open to the public. No RSVP is required.
Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided. At the reception, the Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship will be presented to Lindsay Whitelaw, a second-year law student at UNH School of Law. A raffle to benefit the Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship Fund will also be held.
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 SOLACE is an initiative of the Bar Association to assist members helping members of our legal community. 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, let us know and we will distribute the request through an e-mail to all participating members on the SOLACE list.
This listserv was established to address immediate needs within our legal community that have arisen as a result of a crisis event. Within this limited purpose, SOLACE is not intended as a forum for public service announcements, fundraising or recruiting employees.
Find out more at the SOLACE inquiry page.
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Bar News is soliciting article proposals for the following special practice area sections: | ISSUE | PRACTICE AREA
| DEADLINE | November
| Family Law | Oct. 25 | | December | Business Law & Business Litigation | Nov. 22 |
If you are interested in contributing an article to one of these sections, please contact managing editor Kristen Senz at (603) 715-3234 with your topic idea. If you are interested in advertising in one of these sections, please contact advertising and production coordinator Donna Parker at (603) 715-3263.
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 Still Alive: Tamposi trust legal wrangling heads to federal court NH Business Review reports: Landmark trust case spills over into federal court with a suit against the former trustee's Chicago law firms. Read more. Law students may work as unpaid interns on pro bono matters for law firms, Labor Department says ABA receives letter with assurances. Read more.
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