In This Issue

Spotlight on our Members who are Listed in 2013 Best Lawyers

Deadline for Applications for Superior Court Vacancies Extended

Join us at our 16th Annual Fall Reception

Join NHWBA's Team for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

Help Shatter the Echo Chamber

Lauren Stiller Rikleen Discusses ABA's Gender Equity Task Force's Recent Report on Gender Pay Equity

Marilla M. Ricker to be Featured on the NH Women's Heritage Trail

NH Guidebook for Entrepreneurial Human Resources Available

Ms. JD Offers Individual Memberships to Law Students

Save the Date: September 19, 2013

NHWBA's

16th Annual Fall Reception

The Concord

Country Club

Concord, NH

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NHWBA Officers and Directors

Executive Director:
Gretchen E. Pyles

NHWBA
Gretchen@nhwba.org

President:

Holly J. Kilibarda

Nixon Peabody, LLP

Immediate Past President:
Holly B. Haines

Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA

Vice President:
Karyl Roberts Martin

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA

Secretary:

Sabrina C. Beavens

Iurillo & Associates, PA

Treasurer:

Sheila J. Sturm

David G. Sturm, PLLC

Public Relations Officer:

Christina A. Ferrari

Bianco Professional Association

Networking Director:

Talesha Caynon

Bernstein Shur

Programming Director:

Kathleen M. Mahan

Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, PLLC

Membership Secretary:

Kara M. Simard

Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, PA

Vice Membership Secretary:

Clara Dietel

Shaheen & Gordon, PA

Member at Large:

Heather A. Flanner

Concord Prosecutor's Office

Belknap:

Lynne Sabean

Boutin & Altieri, PLLC

Coos:

Sandra Cabrera

Waystack Frizzell

Grafton:

Viktoriya Kovalenko

NH Superior Court

Hillsborough North:

Heidi A. Ames

Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA

Hillsborough South:

Catherine E. Shanelaris

Shanelaris & Schirch

Merrimack:

Marcia Brown

NH Public Utilities Commission

Rockingham:

Catherine P. McKay

Parnell & McKay, PLLC

Strafford:

Jeanine Kilgallen

Shaheen & Gordon, PA

Out of State Liaison:

Hannah Zaitlin

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

News and Events:

August 2013

It is that time of year again, the most wonderful time of the year, according to a well-known Staples commercial. The kids are back to school, and so starts a new year full of possibilities. I remember the feeling of excitement that accompanied the first day of every school year: a shiny new set of school supplies and some brand spanking new school clothes were all it took to make the mundane, ordinary school day feel like something special.

Perhaps you can make your mundane, ordinary work day feel a bit more special by trying something new yourself. Join the NHWBA for a stress-relieving networking event. Ask us about mentoring a law student through the NHWBA, and in doing so, re-live those good old law school days. Join us for our annual Fall Reception, whether you are a first-time attendee or the event is on your annual list of events not to miss. No matter which of our many events or opportunities you choose, involvement with the NHWBA is sure to reinvigorate you and bring some excitement back to your work day. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Best regards,

Holly J. Kilibarda, President

New Hampshire Women's Bar Association

NHWBA News

Spotlight on our Members

Our spotlight this month is on our members who are listed in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, which was released earlier this month. The attorneys named to Best Lawyers have been recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence. Congratulations to the following NHWBA members for this honor:

Alexandra T. Breed

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Heather M. Burns

Upton & Hatfield LLP

Ann N. Butenhof

Butenhof & Bomster, PC

Linda C. Connell

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Doreen F. Connor

Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC

Susan V. Duprey

Devine Millimet, PA

Melinda S. Gehris

Hess Gehris Solutions

Cathy J. Green

Green & Utter, P.A.

Katherine M. Hanna

Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA

Russell F. Hilliard

Upton & Hatfield LLP

Linda S. Johnson

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Heather Krans

The Stein Law Firm, PLLC

Mary Susan Leahy

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Patricia M. McGrath

Devine, Millimet, PA

Marilyn Billings McNamara

Upton & Hatfield LLP

Jennifer Shea Moeckel

Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, P.L.L.C.

Sally H. Mulhern

Mulhern & Scott, PLLC

Jeanmarie Papelian

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Jennifer L. Parent

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Pamela A. Peterson

Devine Millimet, PA

Emily Gray Rice

Bernstein Shur, P.A.

Charla Bizios Stevens

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA

Sherilyn Burnett Young

Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C.

Deadline for Applications for Superior Court Vacancies

Extended to August 30, 2013

The NHWBA encourages and supports qualified women to apply for openings in the judiciary. The Judicial Selection Commission has extended the deadline for the submission of applications for the Superior Court only until August 30, 2013. The Circuit Court deadline was August 9, 2013. All applicants must submit the application and all accompanying documents, including writing samples, via e-mail only to jscapplications2013@gmail.com. To download the revised 2013 application, click here. Completed applications must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 30, 2013. If you have questions about the application process, please contact co-chairs Emily Rice at (603) 665-8824 or Jim Rosenberg at (603) 225-7262.

Upcoming NHWBA Events

Save the Date: September 19, 2013

16th Annual Fall Reception

When: Thursday, September 19, 2013

Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Concord Country Club

Country Club Lane

Concord, NH

Please join us at our 16th Annual Fall Reception at the Concord Country Club. At the reception, we will present the 2013 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award to the Honorable Tina L. Nadeau. The Ricker Award is presented annually to a woman lawyer who has achieved professional excellence, and paved the way to success for other women lawyers, advanced opportunities for women in the profession and/or performed exemplary public service on behalf of women. Chief Justice Nadeau meets and exceeds all of these requirements. She has long been a champion for gender equality in New Hampshire.

Join us for a night of recognition of the achievements of Chief Justice Nadeau, and for an opportunity to network with fellow attorneys and judges from across the state. The reception is open to the public. No RSVP is required. Hors d' oeuvres and beverages will be provided. At the reception, we will also present the 2013 Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship to Lindsay Whitelaw, a second year student at the UNH School of Law. Additionally, a raffle will be held to support the Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship Fund. We hope to see you at the Fall Reception.

Reserve a Seat at the

Table for Eight with Bobbie Hantz

When: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Time: 6:00 p.m

Where: Blue Moon Evolution

8 Clifford Street

Exeter, NH

Cost: Dutch Treat

Join our featured mentor, Anna Barbara ("Bobbie") Hantz for our next Table for Eight. Here's your chance to ask a seasoned attorney about what works and doesn't work in her practice.

Attorney Hantz is of counsel at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. Her practice concentrates in family law, land use and business litigation matters. She is a founding director of the NHWBA and served on the Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award Committee. She is a member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice and the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. She participates in the NH Bar Pro Bono Referral Program and Domestic Violence Emergency (DOVE) Project. She is also a Rule 170 Mediator.

Attorney Hantz is very active in the community. She served as a member of the Governor's Judicial Selection Commission from 2005 to 2011. She is a past president and fifteen year board member of the Nashua Children's Home, and currently is the Vice Chair of the Board for the Josiah Bartlett Center and is also a member of the Board for the Manchester Community Music School. She also served as the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and was a delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention.

In 1999, Attorney Hantz received the Nashua YWCA Distinguished Women Leader Award. She received the NH Trial Lawyers' 2003 Special Recognition Award and was named Women's Business Boston Reader's Choice "Top Ten Lawyers" in 2008.

To register for the Table for Eight with Attorney Hantz, click here.

Save the Date: October 20, 2013

Join the NHWBA's Team for the

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

When: Sunday, October 20, 2013

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Where: Arms Park

Manchester, NH

Come join us or sponsor our team as we walk 3.5 miles through Manchester. We will walk in celebration of survivorship, as an occasion to express hope and raise awareness about the steps we can take to help prevent the disease, and as an opportunity to raise money to find cures and support programs and services for those facing the disease.

In 2012, 1,000,000 walkers across the country joined the American Cancer Society in the united fight against breast cancer. More than $68 million was raised through Making Strides events in that year alone. Help the NHWBA reach its goal of raising $5,000 to help finish the fight against breast cancer.

Join us for a few hours of exercise, inspiration, camaraderie, entertainment, and most importantly, to honor someone you know who has been affected by breast cancer.

To join our team or to sponsor us, click here.

Other News and Events

NCWBA Wants to Shatter the Echo Chamber

At the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations' Leadership Summit held on August 9, 2013, it was decided that one of the biggest challenges for women attorneys is to "get out of the echo chamber." This term refers to the seemingly endless discussions of women attorneys' challenges among themselves, and the recognition that in order to effectuate real change, we need to move outside of the echo chamber, and involve men in constructing change. Teresa M. Beck is the chair of the Special Projects and Programming Committee. She would like to invite everyone to join in a dialogue about how best to engage men in the conversation about gender equity. From these discussions, the NCWBA hopes to develop a program that can result in more effective and profound change. To join the conversation and share your ideas, go to NCWBA's LinkedIn page by clicking here.

Lauren Stiller Rikleen Discusses the ABA's Gender Equity Task Force's Recent Publication - Closing the Gap: A Road Map for Achieving Gender Pay Equity in Law Firm Partner Compensation

Last week, Lauren Stiller Rikleen wrote an article for Harvard Business Review's Blog Network in which she outlines recommendations made by the ABA's Gender Equity Task Force that can help eliminate gender bias in the legal profession, particularly as it relates to partner compensation. She outlines concrete steps that can be incorporated into any firm's existing compensation system to eliminate barriers to equal pay for women partners. To review her article, click here. To review the ABA's Gender Equity Task Force's report entitled "Closing the Gap: A Road Map for Achieving Gender Pay Equity in Partner Compensation," click here.

Marilla M. Ricker to be Featured on New

Hampshire Women's Heritage Trail

In 2005, the NH Commission on the Status of Women conceived of the
Women's Heritage Trail to give visible recognition to the significant participation of women in the life and culture of this state. The Trail reveals stories of notable women of the past who came from many walks of life with diverse talents and accomplishments. For a complete list of the women to be featured on the Trail and to learn how you can help with the completion of the Trail, click here.

Save the Date: October 2, 2013

2013 Women Building Community Luncheon

When: Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Where: Radisson Hotel

700 Elm Street

Manchester, NH

Price: $50.00 per ticket

In collaboration with the United Ways of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Charitable Fund, the Women's Fund of New Hampshire cordially invites you to attend the Women Building Community Luncheon. The keynote speaker will be Lynne Twist, who is a global activitst, fundraiser and author of The Soul of Money.

To purchase a ticket, click here.

Check out a New Hampshire Guidebook for Entrepreneurial Human Resources

One of our members, Rachel O'Neil, has published a handbook for McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
regarding federal and state employment laws that pertain to businesses operating in New Hampshire. The book is available through iTunes. To check out this informative handbook, click here.

Ms. JD Now Offers Individual Memberships to

National Women's Law Student Organization

Ms. JD is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the success of women in law school and the legal profession. In the hopes of serving more women law students, Ms. JD is now offering individual memberships to its National Women's Law Student Organization. In the past, only women's organizations at law schools could become members. Now, individual law students can become members. There are no dues or fees associated with membership. If you are a law student and would like to join, click here.