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 The Judicial Branch is holding a public information session at 12:30 p.m., Friday, March 14 at the Supreme Court building in Concord. Court officials will receive comments on proposed rules for the proposed Small Claims electronic filing pilot project and related proposed rules amendments to existing Circuit Court - District Division rules. Public Comment notice.
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Check out these upcoming webcasts from NHBA·CLE. Estate Planning in a Post-Windsor World 3/27, 8:30-10:30 a.m. 2 NHMCLE Credits In-Person Program or Live Webcast The Aftermath of the Wilber Decision - Where Does it Leave Us? 3/28, 12-1 p.m. 1 NHMCLE Credit Live Webcast Only - No in-person attendance Healthcare Law Changes in NH: What You Need to Know to Advise Your Clients 4/1, 12-1:30 p.m. 1.5 NHMCLE Credits Live Webcast Only - No in-person attendance
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There are two candidates for NHBA Vice President - Scott Harris and David Ruoff - on the ballot for the NHBA Board election, which takes place via online ballots to be sent out April 1 (for a two-week voting period). Mary Elizabeth Tenn, of Tenn & Tenn, nominated by the Board of Governors, will lead the ballot as candidate for NHBA president-elect. ( Lisa Wellman-Ally, currently president-elect, will take office as president at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting on June 21.) Also appearing on the ballot: Governor at Large (two vacancies; three-year terms): · Jonathan Eck · Edward Philpot Jr. County governors (two-year terms, except as noted) representing: Belknap: Suzanne McKenna Carroll: Dennis Morgan Cheshire (special election to complete one-year term): Richard Guerriero Jr. Hillsborough North: David McGrath Hillsborough South: Catherine Shanelaris Strafford: Edward Clancy Sullivan: Lanea Witkus Association delegate to the ABA House of Delegates (two-year term): Russell Hilliard
Whitelist This Address to Get Your Ballot 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 election@electionsonline.us. 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.
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Hilda Fleisher, who died Dec. 7, 2013, was inadvertently omitted from the NH Bar Association 2013 necrology shared at the Midyear Meeting. Read about her life in In Memoriam published in the Feb. 19 Bar News. The Bar Association apologizes for the oversight.
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Save the date: June 20-21, Portsmouth Sheraton for the 2014 NHBA Annual Meeting. Please consider recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of fellow members of the legal community. Nominations are sought for the following awards:
Justice William A. Grimes Award For Judicial Professionalism Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession Award E. Donald Dufresne Award for Outstanding Professionalism
Please be sure to note the reasons for your nomination, either with the name of the nominee, or to be submitted soon after you have submitted a nominee's name. Often, the thoughtful assessment of a nominee by a nominator becomes the basis for wording used in presentation remarks.
Nominations for any of these awards should be submitted by April 30 to:
Denice DeStefano NHBA Annual Meeting Awards 2 Pillsbury St., Suite 300 Concord, NH 03301-3502 |
The NH Department of Labor is offering training seminars for employers on how to stay in compliance with NH labor laws. The seminar will be offered throughout the next two months at locations throughout the state. These events are free and open to anyone. (These are not eligible for NHMCLE credit.) For either your own office or to refer clients, find out more or register at the NH Labor Department website. Selected upcoming dates and locations: | April 1: | Alan's of Boscawen, Boscawen | | April 7: | Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley | | April 14: | NH Department of Safety, Concord | | April 16: | Puritan Conference Center, Manchester | | April 21: | Three Chimneys Inn, Durham | | April 23: | Keene Public Library, Keene |
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The Campaign for Legal Services is launching its annual fundraising drive with keynote speaker Jeffrey Toobin, a New Yorker magazine staff writer and author of two books on the US Supreme Court. When: Thursday, April 17, 7:30 a.m.
Where: Grappone Conference Center, Concord
Tickets are $50 and reserved tables for 10 guests are $400.
Email churley@nhla.org or call 603-206-2228 to register.
The Campaign for Legal Services is the joint fundraising vehicle for NH Legal Assistance, NH Pro Bono Referral Program, and the Legal Advice & Referral Center.
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The newly formed NH Chapter of the Federalist Society is holding a debate on surveillance vs. personal liberty from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the UNH School of Law. (This program is not offered for NHMCLE credit.) Topic: Can NSA monitoring of domestic communications be reconciled with individual constitutional liberty interests? Speakers: Charles G. Douglas, of Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, a former US Congressman and former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice; and Paul Rosenzweig, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Homeland Security. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar available from 5-5:45 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Bryan Gould, (603) 224-7761.
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ABA Silver Gavel - Legal Reporting Award Finalists There's plenty of great reading, viewing or listening among these selected books, articles, blogs, documentaries and reports. Read more. NSA Leaker Snowden: Disclosures have improved internet security Edward Snowden is interviewed (remotely) at South by Southwest conference by ACLU officials. Read more.
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