At the ACLU of New Hampshire, Henry’s work focuses on litigation and statehouse advocacy in support of civil rights and civil liberties, particularly in the areas of voting rights, governmental records, due process, and freedom of speech. Representative cases include Casey v. Gardner, 173 N.H. 266 (2020) (challenge to HB 1264); ACLU of NH v. … Read more
Megan joined Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A. in 2011 and has been a Shareholder at Sheehan since January of 2019. Her practice focuses on business litigation and involves representing individuals and businesses in a wide range of disputes before state and federal trial and appeals courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrators, and in mediation. Typical litigation … Read more
Steven Scudder was director of the ABA Center for Pro Bono and then counsel to the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service from October 1994 through March 2018. During his tenure at the ABA he led many successful national pro bono initiatives, presented and wrote extensively about pro bono, and provided significant … Read more
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Dozens of NH Bar Association Members, Law Students, and Friends of Law Related Education Volunteer Their Time and Experience to Make This Annual Program a Success January 18, 2021 (Concord, NH)– We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” State Finals were held at the City Wide Community Center (Concord, NH) on January 10, 2022. … Read more
Concord, NH, December 10, 2021– Hollis-Brookline High School Students Left to Right: Constance Mulligan, Emily Turnbull and Lauren Rogers We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” District Hearings were held at the City Wide Community Center in Concord on December 10, 2021. This annual event is comprised of simulated congressional hearings, during which … Read more
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Bar Association is pleased to announce the roster of speakers for its virtual Midyear Meeting, to be held on Friday, February 18, 2022. The meeting’s theme, Shaping the Future of Law & Society, provides the framework for a robust program. NHBA Executive Director George Moore and Bar President Richard … Read more
December 7, 2021, Concord, NH, Lindsay E. (Whitelaw) Nadeau of the Orr & Reno law firm in Concord, NH has been named this year’s recipient of the Philip S. Hollman Award for Gender Equality. The Hollman Award was established on the occasion of Judge Philip S. Hollman’s 2003 retirement from the NH Superior Court bench … Read more
January 6, 2022, Concord, NH The New Hampshire Bar Association is pleased to announce the following 2022 award recipients. They will also be recognized at NHBA’s virtual 2022 Midyear Meeting on Friday, February 18, 2022. President’s Awards Giles R. Bissonnette Legal Director for ACLU-NH, Gilles R. Bissonnette, is the recipient of the Distinguished Service … Read more
By Tom Jarvis Sonya Bellafant, Executive Director of 603 Legal Aid, was among the 28 new admittees to the New Hampshire Bar on November 17th. A transplant from Nashville, Tenn., she became Executive Director of the Legal Advice and Referral Center in April 2021 and then oversaw the merger with the Pro Bono Referral Program … Read more