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2022 NHBA President’s Award Winners

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(Concord, NH) – The NHBA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 President’s Awards, to be presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting on June 17: Justice William A. Grimes Award for Judicial Professionalism Hon. M. Kristin Spath Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession Mitchell M. Simon E. Donald Dufresne Award for … Read more

NH Bar Foundation Releases Results of Diversity & Inclusion Survey

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(Concord, NH)– The New Hampshire Bar Foundation (NHBF), the charitable arm of the New Hampshire Bar Association (NHBA), recently released to the public the results of its Diversity and Inclusion Survey. These results point to opportunities to better engage members, support women lawyers and lawyers from underrepresented demographics, and recruit and retain a more diverse workforce. … Read more

New Hampshire Bar Foundation Awards More Than $100,000 in Justice Grants

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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Bar Foundation (NHBF) Justice Grants program recently issued $102,250 in Justice Grants. Grant applications are accepted biennially from New Hampshire nonprofit organizations and/or programs addressing the delivery of legal services, court operations, and solutions for justice-related problems. These Grants broaden the NHBF’s mission of strengthening and improving the Granite … Read more

COVID-Related Protocol

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While face masks are optional at NHBA meetings, CLEs, and other events, they remain highly recommended for large gatherings and meetings indoors. Members and guests agree to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (symptoms typically include fever, cough, and shortness of breath). Members and guests have an affirmative obligation not to reserve conference spaces … Read more

Bar Foundation Justice Grants

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In early 2021, the NH Access to Justice Commission released its report entitled Equal Access to Justice: An Assessment of Civil Legal Needs in New Hampshire, which was covered on the front page of the February 2021 issue of Bar News. This report highlighted many issues that the civil legal aid community has known for … Read more

Mystyna Yackel Shappy Named Associate Director of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation

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Concord, NH– Mystyna Yackel Shappy has joined the New Hampshire Bar Foundation as Associate Director. Ms. Shappy is responsible for the leadership of fundraising activities of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, implementation of the development plan and coordinates activities related to annual events. She will also be involved with IOLTA Grants, Justice Grants and Diversity … Read more