| In This Issue - February 29, 2016 |
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| Spotlight on Our Member, Amy Manzelli |
 Congratulations to Amy Manzelli for her selection to the Union Leader's 2016 Forty Under Forty class. Amy is the managing member of BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC and the current board president of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of New Hampshire. She has been a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Environmental Law for six consecutive years. To read the Union Leader's article about Amy, click here.
Congratulations to Amy for this well-deserved honor.
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| Tomorrow is the Deadline for Registering for Our 14th Annual Work Stress Relief Clinic |
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Where: | Friday, April 8 & 9, 2016
Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel
250 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH |
Join us Friday, April 8, 2016 and Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. Prepare to pamper yourself while networking with fellow NHWBA members and friends. The agenda for the weekend is as follows:
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Networking/Social Hour with cash bar
6:00 p.m. - Seated dinner at the hotel with three main course options including: Garlic and Herb Statler Chicken, Caribbean Seared Salmon or Roasted Garden Vegetable Ragout (Gluten free). If you have special dietary needs, we will work with the hotel to accommodate them.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
7:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Breakfast at the hotel restaurant using vouchers
11:45 - 1:15 p.m. - Buffet lunch with guest speaker, Cotton Cleveland, a Principal at Mather Associates and Interim President of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation
Take some time to relax and enjoy a spa service of your choice at DuDa Spa, which is located within walking distance of the hotel. Spa services may be scheduled directly with DuDa Spa at (603) 430-9800.
Please register as soon as possible as space is limited and rooms will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. The deadline for registration is March 1, 2016. To register for the Work Stress Relief Clinic, click here. If you cannot stay overnight, you are welcome to join us for the networking dinner on Friday evening or Saturday's lunch with guest speaker, Cotton Cleveland. To register for Friday's networking dinner only, click here. To register for Saturday's lunch and program, click here.
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| Join Us for a Barre Class at Fortitude |
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| Wednesday, March 9, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Fortitude
775 Canal Street
Manchester, NH
$12.00 per person |
Have you ever wanted to try a barre class? Now you can! Join other NHWBA members and friends as we try it at Fortitude in Manchester. Barre combines the basics of ballet, yoga and Pilates. Set to fun, upbeat music, Fortitude's barre class is a total body, no impact workout for all levels of fitness.
To register, click here. Space is limited. Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
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| Save the Date of March 24, 2016: Join Us for a Visit to the Currier Museum of Art's "Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe" Exhibit |
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| Thursday, March 24, 2016
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street
Manchester, NH
$20.00 per person to be paid at the museum |
Join us for an entertaining evening as we view the exhibit, Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe. This exhibit will present 300 years of footwear with about 100 contemporary and 50 historical high-heeled shoes on display. The exhibit also includes six films created specifically for the show that explore the cultural, social and aesthetic qualities that make high heels so fascinating.
If you would like to attend this interesting event, click here. Payment will be made at the museum on the evening of the event.
*Photo: Christian Louboutin. "Printz," Spring/Summer 2013. Courtesy of Christian Louboutin. Photo: Jay Zukerkorn.
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| Register Now for Our Annual Family Law Update CLE |  When:
| Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration: 8:45 a.m. | Where:
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Rath, Young and Pignatelli
One Capital Plaza
Concord, NH
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$50 for NHWBA members
$75 for non-members
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Join our distinguished faculty including Heidi Ames, Lissa Mascio and others for our annual presentation on recent developments in family law including a discussion of recent case law and legislation.
NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. NHWBA believes this course may qualify for 160 minutes toward the annual NHMCLE requirement.
To register for this informative CLE, click here.
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| Would You Like to Join the NHWBA's Board of Directors? |
Elections for positions on the NHWBA's Board of Directors will take place in May, 2016. If you or someone you know is interested in being on the ballot for any position, please contact our President, Karyl Martin at Karyl.Martin@usnh.edu. A complete listing of our board positions can be found on our website by clicking here. We are eager to have representatives on our board for each county and especially need a representative from Grafton County. Please consider joining the board to help direct the future of the NHWBA.
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| Check Out Two Websites Recommended by the NCWBA |
The National Conference of Women's Bar Associations has recommended two websites: Legal Momentum and Women Lawyers News. Click on the links to explore these sites.
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| Other Events of Interest |
NHBA Midyear Meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel/Center of New Hampshire in Manchester on Friday, March 4, 2016. To learn more, click here.
NAWL 2016 Mid-Year Meeting and Awards Luncheon will be held in San Francisco, CA on March 11-12, 2016. To learn more, click here.
NH-VT Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association's "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Leadership Skills for Women" Program at the Manchester Country Club in Manchester, NH on April 8, 2016. To learn more, click here.
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| Contact Us | |
Contact our ED:
Gretchen E. Pyles
P. O. Box 915
Manchester, NH
03105-0915
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| Welcome New and Returning Members | |
Shawna Bentley
UNH School of Law Student
Erin Bucksbaum UNH School of Law Student
Kellyann Estrem UNH School of Law Student
Elizabeth Ewing UNH School of Law Student
Georgiana Konesky US Department of Justice
Rebecca Ricard UNH School of Law Student
Pingping Wang UNH School of Law LLM Student
Leigh Willey Bianco Professional Association
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Board of Directors
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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
NH Public Defender
Merrimack:
Molly M. Lynch
NH Department of Health and Human Services
Rockingham:
Sarah Wolf
Cornerstone Title LLC/Catalano Law Offices
Strafford:
Laurie Smith
Wyskiel, Boc, Tillinghast & Bolduc, P.A.
Sullivan:
Caroline K. Leonard
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC
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