Jim Gleason

Judge Gordon

The countdown is on to the 2015 Midyear Meeting on Friday, Feb. 27.

At lunch, celebrate the accomplishments of our award recipients, Judge Ned Gordon, past NHBA president Jim Gleason and Joseph Malfitani of the Public Defender Office, and the celebration of the Justice for All Challenge for pro bono work by hundreds of Bar members.

Winning with Professionalism is the theme for Professionalism Day CLEs. Two CLEs on ethics and professionalism topics, presented by professional speakers, are offered at a special price.

Tickets still available for the Gender Equality Breakfast, with Lucy Hodder, recently appointed director of UNH Law's new health law and policy program and former legal counsel to Gov. Hassan, as guest speaker.

There's a new look and feel to the members-only NH Bar Association Member Directory at www.nhbar.org. It is now searchable by some new fields, includes information on committees and sections, provides information on inactive members and allows users to download vCards. Please tell us what you think.

Bar News is working on an article about student loan debt. We are interested to hear from members who are still paying off student loans. How has it affected your life and the personal and professional decisions you make? Please write to news@nhbar.org. If you'd like to remain anonymous, please let us know in your email.

William Brennan

SOLACE encourages members of the New Hampshire legal community to donate blood to the American Red Cross in honor of attorney William E. Brennan, who is recovering from a serious and rare blood disorder called Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). TTP is a disorder where blood clots form in small vessels of the body blocking oxygen-rich blood to organs.

A special blood drive will be held at the American Red Cross between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb 20, at the Red Cross Donation Center, 425 Reservoir Ave., Manchester.

Give back to the community by donating just two hours of your time, from 6-8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Answer legal questions from the public from a central location or remotely. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Lisha Brosseau.

An article profiling members of the NH House and Senate who are members of the NH Bar Association in the Feb. 18 issue of Bar News missed Rep. Claire Rouillard, of Goffstown, a Republican in her first term and a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

A corrected count of lawyer-legislators shows 17 House members (four who are on House Judiciary), and two Senators. (Please write us at news@nhbar.org in case our list misses anyone else).

Our apologies to Rep. Rouillard, who last week gave her first speech on the House floor.

June 30, 2015 is the end of the 2015 NHMCLE credit year. Do you have all your credits yet?

Monitor your progress: Create your ART account and view your status any time on your My Record page. Watch the 'My Record' video on the NHMCLE webpage.

The federal court has been upgrading its courtroom technology and is hosting brown bag lunches to demonstrate the new technology, outline best practices for using it, and allow attendees to test the new system using their own laptops/tablets.

The sessions will be held at noon on Wednesdays, Feb. 25, March 4, and March 11, at the federal courthouse.

Preregistration is not required. Learn more.

Legislation Watch is a service exclusively for NH Bar Association members that provides up-to-date information on bills in the State House that are of interest to lawyers. To access it, login at www.nhbar.org and look in the "Services and Benefits" menu. View legislation grouped by practice area or issue. Legislation Watch shows bills being tracked by the NHBA Legislation Committee and Board of Governors.

In the event of inclement weather, closings or delayed openings at the Bar Center will be communicated via the Bar's website at www.nhbar.org and on our voicemail greeting at the Bar Center.

If the Bar Center is experiencing a delayed opening, we will be open as soon as is reasonably possible for staff to safely get in to the office. If you are in doubt about the status of any meeting, please call the Bar Center ay 603-224-6942 before you head out.