By Amy Manzelli This March, 18 environmental attorneys, consultants, engineers, and a reporter convened to provide an update on the latest in environmental law. The following are excerpts from each of their presentations. For many more details, and to earn CLE credits, please log on to https://nhbar.inreachce.com. State of the State’s Waters Theodore E. Diers, … Read more
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By Jared O’Connor One of the (thankfully) lesser-seen aspects of workers’ compensation law is the provision of benefits in RSA 281-A:26 for dependents of an injured worker who dies from a work-related injury. When there is an obvious and uncontested connection between the employment risk and the resulting death (e.g., a construction worker is killed … Read more
By Dana Smith In law school, they don’t tell you how much time you’ll spend do¬ing math. We’ve all been there at some point; a client asks what certain figures mean, and we’re struggling to recol¬lect the exact formu¬la our high school math teacher scribbled on the dusty chalk¬board decades ago. With a workers’ com¬pensation … Read more
By Kathie Ragsdale When Lyndeborough attorney Joseph Caulfield takes on a case, he approaches it with the skills of a martial artist, and with a sprinkling of magic. “The martial arts inform all my life,” says the legal practitioner of 40-plus years, who is also a highly ranked martial arts instructor and magician/mystery entertainer. “It … Read more
By Jonathan Eck Over the years, I have found that the carefree days of summer, when the warm weather seems to create more opportunities (or at least a greater desire) to relax, provide a welcome and necessary opportunity to reflect and assess all aspects of my life. While taking in a beautiful view from a … Read more
By Tom Jarvis To say lawyering can be stressful is an understatement, especially in the post-pandemic world of staffing shortages and overwhelming caseloads that legal professionals currently practice in. But for some lawyers and judges, who are continuously exposed to traumatic material, that stress can be compounded by a condition called vicarious trauma. This can … Read more
Concord, NH– On August 8 through August 10, 2022, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Law Related Education (LRE) program organized the first New Hampshire-based “We the People” professional development for teachers. With support from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Advancement of Justice, Advancement of Justice Restricted, and Frederic K. Upton funds, LRE was able to … Read more
By Christopher Candon In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent economic instability, companies are being forced to assess their financial health and stability. While most will weather the storm, many companies may find the past few years have overwhelmed their ability to continue operating as they once had, and even a return to … Read more
