The NH Bar Association is in the process of a complete website overhaul and redesign, and we want to hear from our members. Please complete this short user survey about the existing www.nhbar.org and potential features and functionality for the new site.

Members who complete the survey and include contact information will be entered into a drawing for an iPad Mini. Please complete the survey by Friday, May 9.

The deadline for NH Bar Association members to update membership status and contact information, including email, name and address, in preparation for annual dues and court fees billing is Thursday, May 15. Please submit changes to Susan Lakeway, 603-715-3208.

NHBA members will receive their annual bill for membership dues the first week of June from billing@nhbar.org. Also included with the annual membership dues invoice is a separate invoice for the mandatory court fees established by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Association dues and NH Supreme Court fees are due and payable 30 days form invoice date.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure your email security allows emails from billing@nhbar.org.

We are experimenting with a tool to follow NH lawyers' blogs and Twitter feeds, NH news websites, and national legal news sites. Visit the NH Legal News Monitor. Included are a number of blogs and sites not mentioned in this month's NH Lawyers Who Blog Click with Clients article in Bar News.

Note: We have included NH sites that appear to be updated regularly. On the site, blue indicates feeds that are NH-oriented; brown-labeled fields are selected sites from outside New Hampshire or are national in focus. If you have feedback about this test page, please email news@nhbar.org. The NH Legal News Monitor is not an official NH Bar product.

The 2014 Quid Pro Bono Golf Tournament, the major annual fundraiser for the NHBA Pro Bono Referral Program, is now accepting player registrations online and by mail. The tournament will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, at the beautiful Lake Sunapee Country Club in New London, NH. Join us for a full day of fun on the greens, with food, contests, raffle prizes and giveaways.

For information about becoming a tournament sponsor, please contact Lisha Brosseau at 603-715-3229.

"Working for Tomorrow's Clients" - a CLE and law practice management showcase with experts on hand will be highlights of the June 20-21 Annual Meeting in Portsmouth. Here's a preview. Ari Kaplan is our keynote speaker.

Starting this spring, prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys in Strafford and Cheshire counties will go before a superior court judge to discuss a defendant's case prior to indictment by grand jury.

As part of the NH Superior Court's Felony Case Flow initiative, the superior courts in Cheshire and Strafford counties have been designated as pilot courts for the Initial Appearance Pilot Project. The pilot project will start June 2 in Strafford County and July 1 in Cheshire County. The NH Supreme Court has adopted temporary rules for the pilot project.

Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau is holding a brown bag lunch meeting to discuss the pilot project:

Noon, Thursday, May 15 Cheshire County Superior Court

The supervisory judges and clerks will also be present. All criminal practitioners in Cheshire County are invited to attend.

Welcoming Love at an Older Age, but Not Necessarily Marriage
The New York Times reports on the legal concerns that often prevent older people from getting married. Read more.

Groundfloor Stretches Crowd-Funding's Limits
The real estate crowd-funding platform recently expanded to Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Massachusetts and Virginia. Average consumers can invest as little as $100. USA Today reports. Read more.

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