New Centralized Involuntary Emergency Admissions Process for Mental Health Facilities is Already Delivering Significant Results

By Tom Jarvis On March 21, 2022, the New Hampshire Circuit Court implemented a new centralized process for involuntary emergency admissions (IEA) to mental health facilities. According to the NH Judicial Branch, the process is a key step in the Court’s broader initiative to centralize all mental health-related cases in the system. The new process … Read more

“I Could Be a Lawyer” – Attorney Susanne Gilliam Expands the Definition of a New Lawyer

By Kathie Ragsdale When Susanne Gilliam started law school – at age 55 – she had no idea the move would lead her to a detention center in El Paso, Texas, or a street plaza ringed with armed security forces in Tijuana, Mexico. But Gilliam, an active member of the New Hampshire Bar’s New Lawyers … Read more

Newly Enacted Paraprofessional Pilot Program Helps Promote Access to Justice

By Tom Jarvis HB 1343, known as the Paraprofessional Pilot Program, was signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu on June 17, 2022. It allows paralegals to provide limited legal services to underserved Granite Staters in circuit courts. The program is available exclusively to clients who earn up to 300 percent of the federal poverty … Read more

2022 NABE Pinnacle Awards Submission – NHBA – Special Projects

Click on photo above to launch a video about this project or visit vimeo.com/731129189 Click on photo above to launch the “Meet Team MarComm” video or visit vimeo.com/731129136 Reviewers: If you experience any difficulty accessing these materials or would like additional information, please contact the Director of Marketing and Communications at 603-715-3250. 2022 Leadership Academy Fundraising Booklet … Read more

2022 NABE Pinnacle Awards Submission – NHBA – Graphic Design

Click on photo above to launch a video about this project or visit vimeo.com/731129270 Click on photo above to launch the “Meet Team MarComm” video or visit vimeo.com/731129136 Reviewers: If you experience any difficulty accessing the these materials or would like additional information, please contact the Director of Marketing and Communications at 603-715-3250. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: … Read more

2022 NABE Pinnacle Awards Submission – NHBA – Marketing & Media Campaign

Click on photo above to launch a video about this project or visit vimeo.com/731129349  Click on photo above to launch the “Meet Team MarComm” video or visit vimeo.com/731129136 Reviewers: If you experience any difficulty accessing these materials or would like additional information, please contact the Director of Marketing and Communications at 603-715-3250. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: 2022 … Read more

New Hampshire Bar Association Welcomes Megg Acquilano as Director of Professional Development

Concord, NH– Megg Acquilano has joined the New Hampshire Bar Association as Director of Professional Development. Acquilano will develop and manage the continuing legal education programs for the association’s attorney members, alongside the NHBA CLE Committee. Acquilano is experienced in content and curriculum creation, budgets, vendor management, creation of marketing plans for programs, scheduling, e-learning, … Read more

Still Going Strong

New Hampshire’s Five Longest-Practicing Attorneys Share Insightful Anecdotes From the 1950s Until Today By Scott Merrill Three hundred and twenty-seven years—that’s the combined amount of time New Hampshire’s five longest practicing attorneys have been at it. Since the 1950s, George Walker, Victor Dahar, Bob Welts, Al Casassa, and Jack Middleton, have been serving their clients … Read more