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Update 2015
In This Issue - October 29, 2015
Thanks to All Who Attended the 18th Annual Fall Reception
Table for Eight with Jeff Strelzin a Success
Spotlight on Our Member - Emily Gray Rice
Donate to the Marilla M. Ricker Portrait Fund
Join Us for a Private Party at Fresh of Nashua
UNH School of Law's Speed Mentoring Program
Register for Our Representation of Clients Before Administrative Agencies CLE
Plan to Attend Operation Transformation's Masquerade Gala
NH Women's Foundation's Annual Women Building Community Luncheon
New Date for Retirement Event for Honorable Larry Smukler
Support the Campaign for Legal Services
Nominations Sought for the Philip S. Hollman Gender Equality Award
Nominations Being Accepted for NHBA's Awards
Other Events of Interest
Thanks to All Who Attended the 18th Annual Fall Reception

 


Thanks to all who attended our 18th Annual Fall Reception on October 8, 2015.  At the Reception, the 2015 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award was presented to Attorney Jane E. Young. In addition to many members of the bench and bar, we were honored to have Senator Kelly Ayotte and Governor Maggie Hassan attend the Reception.  We were also pleased to share a video from Judge Susan Carbon in honor of Lyndsay Robinson, the 2015 Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship recipient. To view photos from the event, click here.

 

We would like to especially thank our sponsors:

 

Benefactors:

 

Abramson, Brown & Dugan

McLane Middleton

Nixon Peabody LLP

Upton & Hatfield LLP

 

Patrons:

 

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.

Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA

Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C.

 

Supporters:

 

Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, p.l.l.c.

Nathan Wechsler & Company, P.A.

Waystack Frizzell, Trial Lawyers

 

Friends:

 

Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin P.A.

Desmarais Law Group, PLLC

Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C.

 

Table for Eight with Jeff Strelzin a Success


On September 30, 2015, several members of the NHWBA met for dinner at the Common Man Restaurant with Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jeff Strelzin, who is chief of the homicide unit of the Attorney General's Office.  They discussed a variety of issues while enjoying a meal together. Thanks to Attorney Strelzin for being our featured mentor for this Table for Eight.

Spotlight on Our Member - Emily Gray Rice

 

Our Spotlight this month is on Emily Gray Rice.  Attorney Rice was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.  If confirmed by the Senate, she will replace New Hampshire's acting U.S. Attorney, Donald Feith, who was appointed last spring when former U.S. Attorney John Kacavas stepped down to become legal counsel at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.  
Attorney Rice is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur and is a past Marillla M. Ricker Achievement Award recipient.

Congratulations to Attorney Rice!

If you have news to share with our members, please let us know!  We love to tout the accomplishments of our members.

 

Please Donate to the Marilla Ricker Portrait Fund

We take many things for granted in our busy lives.  Most of us do not give a second thought about having had the opportunity to go to law school and to practice law.  But once it was not so.  In 1890, women were not allowed to practice law in New Hampshire even if they were licensed in another state.  Attorney Marilla Ricker changed all that.  She filed a highly controversial lawsuit in the NH Supreme Court challenging the exclusionary practice of admitting only men to the practice of law...and won!  Petition of Ricker, 66 N.H. 207 (1890).
 
There are only seven portraits of women hanging in the NH State House.  In 2013, legislation was passed requisitioning a portrait of Marilla Ricker, albeit without state funding.  The NHWBA and the League of Women Voters NH have collaborated to raise funds to complete the Ricker portrait.  We are off to a great start, but we still have a long way to go!
 
As you think about what your career means to you, please consider donating to the Marilla Ricker Portrait Fund.  To review a brochure about the fundraising efforts, click here.  To donate to this worthwhile project, click here.

Join Us for a Private Party at Fresh of Nashua
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Where:
Thursday, November 12, 2015 

6:15 p.m.

Fresh of Nashua
178 Main Street
Nashua, NH
Join fellow members and friends of the NHWBA at Fresh of Nashua for a private party where you can shop for clothing, handbags, and jewelry while enjoying appetizers and beverages. Plan to join us for an evening of networking and fun and you may even leave with some new items for your wardrobe! 

To register for this fun event, click here.

UNH Law Speed Mentoring Program

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Where:

Cost:		Thursday, November 12, 2015
and Wednesday, November 18, 2015

UNH School of Law

Free

The NHWBA has partnered with the Webster-Batchelder and Gajarsa American Inns of Court, the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and the New Hampshire Bar Association to present a free, comprehensive two-part program on mentoring to promote professionalism and excellence in the practice of law.  

Session I:  Mentor Training - Open to all members of the NHWBA, Webster-Batchelder and Gajarsa Inns of Court and NHBA Mentors

When:  Thursday, November 12, 2015

Time:   5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
           Sign-in opens at 5:00 p.m.

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
  
Topics to be addressed in this session will include the importance of mentoring to the legal profession, common ethical issues faced by less experienced practitioners, and practical tips and skills for effective mentoring.  Attorneys who attend the entire program may enter 90 minutes (30 of which are ethics/professionalism minutes) of live credits into the NHMCLE Attorney Reporting Tool.  The program will be followed by a social, during which participants may sign up for Session II and indicate their preference, if any, regarding mentoring topics they would like to discuss with UNH law students.  

Session II:  Speed Mentoring 

When:  Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Time:   4:30 - 5:45 p.m. for 1Ls
           6:15 - 7:30 p.m. for 2Ls and 3Ls

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Session II is ONLY open to attorneys who completed Session I, whether completed this year or last year.

To RSVP for this unique event, please e-mail Kimberly Myers at kmyers@courts.state.nh.us.

Register Now for Our Representation of Clients Before Administrative Agencies CLE
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Cost:		Thursday, December 3, 2015

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Registration starts at 11:45  

McLane Middleton
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH

$10 Law Students
$30 NHWBA Members
$40 Non-members

New to practice?  Wondering about the process and practice before administrative agencies like the Department of Labor, Human Rights Commission, Department of Employment Security and others?  Do you need help wading through the applicable regulations?  Are you worried about the unwritten rules?  Come learn the ins and outs of practicing before state administrative agencies.  Join Charla Stevens of McLane Middleton and Kate Mahan of Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson for this basic level CLE covering administrative law practice in New Hampshire.

NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement.  NHWBA believes this course may qualify for 90 minutes toward the annual NHMCLE requirement.

To register for this informative CLE, click here.

Plan to Attend Operation Transformation's Masquerade Gala

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Cost:		Friday, November 13, 2015

6:00 p.m.

Manchester Country Club
180 S. River Road
Bedford, NH

$100 per ticket

Operation Transformation is a New Hampshire non-profit comprised of a group of dedicated health-care practitioners, led by Dr. William Dobbin of Manchester, who donate their time, resources and considerable talent to restore victims of sexual or domestic violence to good physical and mental health.  The need for this organization is great as each year in our state more than 13,000 people are victims of sexual or domestic violence.  Many of these victims have significant physical scars in addition to the devastating emotional scars.

Join Operation Transformation at its Masquerade Gala on Friday, November 13th.  Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, a three-course meal and dancing.  Masks will be provided at this formal dress event. 

All proceeds from the Gala will go to the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.

To attend, please RSVP by Friday, October 30, 2015 to Leah at leah@nhdentalimplants.com or to Patty at 603-645-6600 and purchase tickets here.  To learn more about the great work of Operation Transformation, click here.

New Hampshire Women's Foundation's Annual Women Building Community Luncheon
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Cost:		Thursday, November 19, 2015

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Radisson Hotel
700 Elm Street
Manchester, NH

$50.00

 

Join the New Hampshire Women's Foundation for their Annual Women Building Community Luncheon featuring keynote speaker, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. Ms. Rowe-Finkbeiner is the CEO and co-founder of MomsRising, which is a national organization with over one million members advocating for family economic security.   

 

To purchase tickets to the event, click here.

 

New Date for Retirement Event for Honorable Larry Smukler

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Cost:		Wednesday, December 9, 2015

6:00 p.m. - Reception/cash bar
6:45 p.m. - Dinner 

Greenside Restaurant
Lochmere Golf Club
Tilton, NH

$35 per person

The Belknap County Bar Association is hosting a dinner to celebrate the career of Judge Larry Smukler, who went on senior status in the Superior Court this summer.

To attend this event, please RSVP by November 30, 2015 to Suzanne McKenna at ssm@mlolaw.com and send payment to Belknap County Bar Association, c/o Kaitlin O'Neil, Normandin, Cheney and O'Neil, P. O. Box 575, Laconia, NH 03246.

Campaign for Legal Services' Online Blitz a Success But Work Left to Do


The Campaign for Legal Services wishes to thank all members of the Women's Bar who participated in the first 36-Hour Online Blitz for Legal Services.  Thanks to the generous support of more than 50 individuals across New Hampshire, the Campaign exceeded its goal of raising $12,000 for civil legal aid in only 36 hours.  Funds raised by the Campaign support the work of New Hampshire Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice & Referral Center, which provide legal advice, information and representation to low-income and elderly New Hampshire residents.  The Blitz brought the Campaign closer to its annual goal, but there is still much work to be done to reach the 2015 Campaign goal of $350,000.  As you look ahead to a time of holiday celebrations and generosity, we ask that you please consider supporting legal services for the children, veterans, seniors and victims of domestic violence who turn to NHLA and LARC in their times of desperate need. To make a secure, tax-deductible gift and learn about past legal aid success stories, visit the Campaign website at www.nh-cls.org.

Nominations Sought for the Philip S. Hollman Gender Equality Award

 

Nominations are being sought for the Philip S. Hollman Gender Equality Award.  This award was established by the Committee on Gender Equality on the occasion of Judge Hollman's retirement from the Superior Court Bench in 2003. The purpose of the award is to honor Judge Hollman's efforts as a stalwart advocate for gender equality in the legal system.

 

The recipient of the award will be someone who is dedicated to promoting respect and fair treatment toward all members of the judicial system, and is a leader, educator and role model on such issues.

 

The nominee may be a member of the bar, employee of a law firm, New Hampshire court personnel, or an employee of a state department or agency that is part of the legal system. The award will be presented at the Gender Equality Breakfast during the NHBA Midyear Meeting on Friday, March 4, 2016.

 

Please email nominations by Monday, November 30, 2015 to Rosemarie Atwood. Please include a brief description of the nominee's qualifications for the award. 

 

Nominations Being Accepted for NHBA's Awards


The New Hampshire Bar Association is accepting nominations for the 2016 Annual Vickie M. Bunnell Award for Community Service, the Distinguished Service to the Public Award, and the Outstanding Service in the Public Sector/Public Interest Law Award.

 

Nominations must be submitted by Friday, December 19, 2015.  For more information and for nomination forms, click here.
Other Events of Interest

NAWL's 11th Annual General Counsel Institute will be held in New York City, NY on November 5 & 6, 2015.  To register and learn more, click here.

Women of the ABA Section of Litigation Conference will be held in Chicago, IL on November 11-13, 2015.  To register and learn more, click here.
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NH Superior Court

Board of Directors
Executive Director:
Gretchen E. Pyles
NHWBA
Gretchen@nhwba.org

President:
Karyl Roberts Martin
University System of NH

Immediate Past President:
Holly J. Barcroft
Nixon Peabody LLP

Vice President:
Kara M. Simard
NH Public Defender

Secretary:
Marcia Brown
Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C.

Treasurer:
Christina A. Ferrari
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.

Public Relations Officer:
Jeanine Kilgallen
CruCon Cruise Outlet Plus, Inc.

Networking Director:
Talesha L. Saint-Marc 
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.

Programming Director:
Kathleen M. Mahan
Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, p.l.l.c.

Co-Membership Secretary:
Heather A. Cherniske 
NH Attorney General's Office

Co-Membership Secretary:
Hannah E. Zaitlin
Foley & Lardner LLP

Member at Large:
Sandra H. Kenney
Upton & Hatfield LLP

Out of State Liaison:
Erin Desmarais Wolf
Desmarais Law Group

UNH School of Law Liaison:
Courtney Q. Brooks
UNH School of Law

Belknap:
Lissa Mascio
Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A.

Cheshire:
Lindsey B. Gray
Abramson, Brown & Dugan

Coos:
Sandra Cabrera
Waystack Frizzell

Grafton:
Viktoriya Kovalenko
Brannen & Loftus, PLLC

Hillsborough North:
Heidi A. Ames
Moore Ames Law, PLLC

Hillsborough South:
Laura K. Maistrosky
Shanelaris & Schirch, PLLC

Merrimack:
Molly M. Lynch 
NH Department of Health and Human Services

Rockingham:
Sarah Wolf-Boyd
Electric Insurance Company/General Electric

Strafford:
Laurie Smith
Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc, P.A.

Sullivan:
Caroline K. Leonard 
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC