http://www.judged.com/jdfirmrssfeed_nh.php Judged Law Firm en-us (C) 2006 Judged. All rights reserved. contact@judged.com(Judged) contact@judged.com Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:34:45 -0500 Law Firms http://www.judged.com/jdfirmrssfeed_nh.php 60 http://www.judged.com/images/xml_rss_feed.gif http://www.judged.com/jdfirmrssfeed_nh.php Address : 9 Capitol StreetP.O. Box 1256, Phone : 603-224-2341, City : Concord Amy Manzelli and Kevin O'Shea joined the firm as associates in September of 2005. Ms. Manzelli and Mr. O'Shea were both summer associates with the firm in 2004. Ms. Manzelli received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2005; Mr. O'Shea from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2005 with honors. Mr. O'Shea was the subject of the Concord Monitor's "5 Questions" profile in January of 2006. Amy Manzelli and Kevin O'Shea joined the firm as associates in September of 2005. Ms. Manzelli and Mr. O'Shea were both summer associates with the firm in 2004. Ms. Manzelli received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2005; Mr. O'Shea from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2005 with honors. Mr. O'Shea was the subject of the Concord Monitor's "5 Questions" profile in January of 2006. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2308 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2308&page=1 Address : One Capitol StreetP.O. Box 600, Phone : 603-228-0477, City : Concord Ransmeier & Spellman is pleased to be the lead sponsor of the 2006 New Hampshire Cross Country Skiing Series Races. This annual event brings together over 600 High School and Middle School Nordic Skiers from across New Hampshire (and some special New England guests) for 2 weekends of high level nordic skiing. The "Skate" competition was held on January 21, 2006 at White Mountain Regional High School in Whitefield, New Hampshire. The "Classic" competition was held on January 28, 2006 at the same venue, with excellent conditions. Ransmeier & Spellman is pleased to be the lead sponsor of the 2006 New Hampshire Cross Country Skiing Series Races. This annual event brings together over 600 High School and Middle School Nordic Skiers from across New Hampshire (and some special New England guests) for 2 weekends of high level nordic skiing. The "Skate" competition was held on January 21, 2006 at White Mountain Regional High School in Whitefield, New Hampshire. The "Classic" competition was held on January 28, 2006 at the same venue, with excellent conditions. R&S congratulates Larry Smith, John Ransmeier, Dom D'Ambruoso, and Tim Britain for being voted by their peers as being some of the "Best Lawyers in America" for 2006. Tim Britian was recognized for his excellence in Real Estate law; John Ransmeier for his expertise in Trusts and Estates, Dom D'Ambruoso for his Government Relations practice, and Larry Smith for his distinction in the area of Personal Injury law. R&S congratulates Larry Smith, John Ransmeier, Dom D'Ambruoso, and Tim Britain for being voted by their peers as being some of the "Best Lawyers in America" for 2006. Tim Britian was recognized for his excellence in Real Estate law; John Ransmeier for his expertise in Trusts and Estates, Dom D'Ambruoso for his Government Relations practice, and Larry Smith for his distinction in the area of Personal Injury law. Congratulations to Tina on her recent election to a one-year term as Chair of the Elder Law, Probate and Trust Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association! The E, P & T group meets regularly to discuss cutting edge issues in the field, tracks legislation and puts on continuing legal education seminars for other Bar members. Congratulations to Tina on her recent election to a one-year term as Chair of the Elder Law, Probate and Trust Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association! The E, P & T group meets regularly to discuss cutting edge issues in the field, tracks legislation and puts on continuing legal education seminars for other Bar members. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1961 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1961&page=2 Address : 214 North Main StreetP.O. Box 1415, Phone : 603-228-1181, City : Concord This firm stinks Any takers? Nine attorneys at the multidisciplinary law firm of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC, are among "The Best Lawyers in America" as published by Woodward/White, Inc.'s Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Best Lawyers in America is an annual publication that distinguishes more than 16,000 lawyers in 30 specialties nationwide. Nine attorneys at the multidisciplinary law firm of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC, are among "The Best Lawyers in America" as published by Woodward/White, Inc.'s Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Best Lawyers in America is an annual publication that distinguishes more than 16,000 lawyers in 30 specialties nationwide. Governor John Lynch has appointed Dr. Lisa Shapiro, chief economist for Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, to a recently established commission to make recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the New Hampshire retirement system. The commission was established by the New Hampshire Legislature in 2007 (HB 876) and is tasked with reviewing the structure and governance of the New Hampshire retirement system, analyzing the current financial status of the retirement system, and making recommendations for ensuring the long-term viability of the retirement system, including an appropriate funding methodology. Dr. Shapiro analyzes economic and industry trends and works with businesses on strategic and economic issues and legislative and regulatory matters. Shapiro authored the study, Budget Deficits and Business Taxes in New Hampshire, estimating the economic impact of further increasing New Hampshire business taxes, and was a member of The New Hampshire Commission on Education Funding. Governor John Lynch has appointed Dr. Lisa Shapiro, chief economist for Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, to a recently established commission to make recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the New Hampshire retirement system. The commission was established by the New Hampshire Legislature in 2007 (HB 876) and is tasked with reviewing the structure and governance of the New Hampshire retirement system, analyzing the current financial status of the retirement system, and making recommendations for ensuring the long-term viability of the retirement system, including an appropriate funding methodology. Dr. Shapiro analyzes economic and industry trends and works with businesses on strategic and economic issues and legislative and regulatory matters. Shapiro authored the study, Budget Deficits and Business Taxes in New Hampshire, estimating the economic impact of further increasing New Hampshire business taxes, and was a member of The New Hampshire Commission on Education Funding. The merger of Bow Mills Bank and Trust with and into Merrimack County Savings Bank became effective on May 1, 2007. Attorneys W. John Funk, Susan B. Hollinger and Denis J. Maloney represented Bow Mills in the merger with a total transaction value of $22,707,945. The branches will continue to operate independently until the weekend of July 21. The combined bank will operate under the Merrimack County Savings Bank name and will remain a mutual institution, with approximately $545 million in assets and $407 million in deposits as of December 31, 2006, financial data. Based on June 30, 2006 data, the combined bank will have the third largest deposit market share in Merrimack County, and will rank fourth among independent banks headquartered in New Hampshire. "The combination of these two banks, which have a long history of supporting the communities in which they operate, is a real benefit to their customers," states Funk. "Each bank brings strengths to the relationship which will broaden the services offered by the combined enterprise. We congratulate them both for their commitment to preserve and sustain community banking." Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell's Financial Services Practice is a recognized leader in serving the special needs of financial institutions, insurance companies and securities firms in local, state and federal matters. For more than 25 years, the firm has represented community banking clients through times of dramatic market and regulatory change and intensive competition. American Banker lists Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell among the top 25 law firms nationwide in bank mergers and acquisitions based on the size of the deals. The firm represents clients as both buyers and sellers in all phases of mergers and acquisitions. The merger of Bow Mills Bank and Trust with and into Merrimack County Savings Bank became effective on May 1, 2007. Attorneys W. John Funk, Susan B. Hollinger and Denis J. Maloney represented Bow Mills in the merger with a total transaction value of $22,707,945. The branches will continue to operate independently until the weekend of July 21. The combined bank will operate under the Merrimack County Savings Bank name and will remain a mutual institution, with approximately $545 million in assets and $407 million in deposits as of December 31, 2006, financial data. Based on June 30, 2006 data, the combined bank will have the third largest deposit market share in Merrimack County, and will rank fourth among independent banks headquartered in New Hampshire. "The combination of these two banks, which have a long history of supporting the communities in which they operate, is a real benefit to their customers," states Funk. "Each bank brings strengths to the relationship which will broaden the services offered by the combined enterprise. We congratulate them both for their commitment to preserve and sustain community banking." Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell's Financial Services Practice is a recognized leader in serving the special needs of financial institutions, insurance companies and securities firms in local, state and federal matters. For more than 25 years, the firm has represented community banking clients through times of dramatic market and regulatory change and intensive competition. American Banker lists Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell among the top 25 law firms nationwide in bank mergers and acquisitions based on the size of the deals. The firm represents clients as both buyers and sellers in all phases of mergers and acquisitions. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=839 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=839&page=3 Address : One Capital PlazaP.O. Box 1500, Phone : 603-226-2600, City : Concord Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., a leading full-service law firm based in Concord, New Hampshire with offices in Nashua and Boston, announces the formation of the Education and Nonprofit Law Practice Group to be chaired by Attorney Ann McLane Kuster. The new Practice Group will focus on the corporate, regulatory, legislative, liability, tax and employment aspects of private secondary and postsecondary education, as well as nonprofit organizations throughout New Hampshire and northern New England. Since the firm's inception 20 years ago, Rath, Young and Pignatelli has represented many of the premier educational institutions in the U.S., namely Dartmouth College and Medical School, and the N.H. College and University Council, as well as a long line of prominent charitable organizations, including the Endowment for Health, the Appalachian Mountain Club and Child and Family Services of New Hampshire. In recent years, Attorney Kuster has been actively involved in a number of significant health and education policy issues, including the creation of the N.H. Medication Bridge Program and the N.H. UNIQUE College Savings Program. Ann has served for over ten years as the Governor's appointee to the Non-Public School Advisory Council. Prior to joining the firm in 1986, Ann practiced law with the McLane law firm in Manchester, N.H. A legislative assistant to former Congressman Pete McCloskey of California, Ann has been active in numerous political campaigns, including the bid of her father, Executive Councilor Malcolm McLane, for governor in 1972, and that of her mother, State Senator Susan McLane, for Congress in 1980. She served on the Campaign Finance Committee for Governor Jeanne Shaheen and was a member of the 2004 N.H. Delegation to the Democratic Convention in Boston. In addition, Ann is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and maintains a private adoption practice. Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., a leading full-service law firm based in Concord, New Hampshire with offices in Nashua and Boston, announces the formation of the Education and Nonprofit Law Practice Group to be chaired by Attorney Ann McLane Kuster. The new Practice Group will focus on the corporate, regulatory, legislative, liability, tax and employment aspects of private secondary and postsecondary education, as well as nonprofit organizations throughout New Hampshire and northern New England. Since the firm's inception 20 years ago, Rath, Young and Pignatelli has represented many of the premier educational institutions in the U.S., namely Dartmouth College and Medical School, and the N.H. College and University Council, as well as a long line of prominent charitable organizations, including the Endowment for Health, the Appalachian Mountain Club and Child and Family Services of New Hampshire. In recent years, Attorney Kuster has been actively involved in a number of significant health and education policy issues, including the creation of the N.H. Medication Bridge Program and the N.H. UNIQUE College Savings Program. Ann has served for over ten years as the Governor's appointee to the Non-Public School Advisory Council. Prior to joining the firm in 1986, Ann practiced law with the McLane law firm in Manchester, N.H. A legislative assistant to former Congressman Pete McCloskey of California, Ann has been active in numerous political campaigns, including the bid of her father, Executive Councilor Malcolm McLane, for governor in 1972, and that of her mother, State Senator Susan McLane, for Congress in 1980. She served on the Campaign Finance Committee for Governor Jeanne Shaheen and was a member of the 2004 N.H. Delegation to the Democratic Convention in Boston. In addition, Ann is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and maintains a private adoption practice. Rath, Young and Pignatelli is pleased to congratulate Tom Rath as the recipient of the James "Red" Hayes Award for Community Involvement. The award was presented to him May 8th at the Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Twentieth Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner. A founder of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. and The Rath Group, Tom has been active in youth athletics and other local and state community programs for years. He orchestrated the return of professional minor league baseball to Concord. He has been a director of the Concord Chamber of Commerce and the N.H. Business and Industry Association. Rath is currently a member of the Advisory Committee for the state's Archives & Political Library and he serves on the Board of Directors of Association Grocers of New England and Lincoln Financial Group. He serves as the Chairman of The New England Council Board of Directors, the nation's oldest regional business organization. It is dedicated to promoting economic development and a high quality of life within the six-state region. The Council is an alliance of large and small companies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit and other agencies. Rath, Young and Pignatelli is pleased to congratulate Tom Rath as the recipient of the James "Red" Hayes Award for Community Involvement. The award was presented to him May 8th at the Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Twentieth Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner. A founder of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. and The Rath Group, Tom has been active in youth athletics and other local and state community programs for years. He orchestrated the return of professional minor league baseball to Concord. He has been a director of the Concord Chamber of Commerce and the N.H. Business and Industry Association. Rath is currently a member of the Advisory Committee for the state's Archives & Political Library and he serves on the Board of Directors of Association Grocers of New England and Lincoln Financial Group. He serves as the Chairman of The New England Council Board of Directors, the nation's oldest regional business organization. It is dedicated to promoting economic development and a high quality of life within the six-state region. The Council is an alliance of large and small companies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit and other agencies. Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., a leading full-service law firm based in New Hampshire with offices in Nashua and Boston, Massachusetts, announced today that Kathryn H. Michaelis will join the firm as Of Counsel. Michaelis will be a member of the firm's Tax Practice Group and will focus her practice on state and local tax matters. Michaelis, now a resident of Keene, New Hampshire, previously was employed as State and Local Tax Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in their Chicago, Illinois office. She specialized in income/franchise tax consulting and planning for multi-state and multinational businesses, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. Michaelis has extensive tax litigation experience, having spent two years as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Income Tax Litigation Department for the Illinois Department of Revenue where she litigated income tax cases in the Administrative Hearings Division. "We are pleased to welcome Kathryn to our firm," said Bill Ardinger, Director of the Tax Practice Group and Treasurer of the firm. "Kathryn brings substantial multistate tax experience to help our clients understand and comply with the growing number of state laws that require unitary combined reporting. Our clients are facing more and more states east of the Mississippi River that, like Illinois and New Hampshire, are implementing unitary combination taxation systems." Michaelis received her J.D. and LL.M (Taxation) degrees from DePaul University College of Law, and her B.A. from Kenyon College. She has previously served as Chairperson of the Chicago Bar Association's State and Local Tax Committee. In 2004, she relocated her family from Chicago to Keene, where she now lives with her husband and two children. Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., a leading full-service law firm based in New Hampshire with offices in Nashua and Boston, Massachusetts, announced today that Kathryn H. Michaelis will join the firm as Of Counsel. Michaelis will be a member of the firm's Tax Practice Group and will focus her practice on state and local tax matters. Michaelis, now a resident of Keene, New Hampshire, previously was employed as State and Local Tax Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in their Chicago, Illinois office. She specialized in income/franchise tax consulting and planning for multi-state and multinational businesses, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies. Michaelis has extensive tax litigation experience, having spent two years as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Income Tax Litigation Department for the Illinois Department of Revenue where she litigated income tax cases in the Administrative Hearings Division. "We are pleased to welcome Kathryn to our firm," said Bill Ardinger, Director of the Tax Practice Group and Treasurer of the firm. "Kathryn brings substantial multistate tax experience to help our clients understand and comply with the growing number of state laws that require unitary combined reporting. Our clients are facing more and more states east of the Mississippi River that, like Illinois and New Hampshire, are implementing unitary combination taxation systems." Michaelis received her J.D. and LL.M (Taxation) degrees from DePaul University College of Law, and her B.A. from Kenyon College. She has previously served as Chairperson of the Chicago Bar Association's State and Local Tax Committee. In 2004, she relocated her family from Chicago to Keene, where she now lives with her husband and two children. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1962 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1962&page=4 Address : One Eagle SquareP.O. Box 3550, Phone : 603-224-2381, City : Concord Ten attorneys with the law firm of Orr & Reno P.A. have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008. Each year, the polling firm Woodward/White performs a wide-ranging search for the nation's top attorneys and publishes the results. The Orr & Reno attorneys named in their respective areas of law are: * Peter Burger: Corporate Law and Real Estate Law * William L. Chapman: Appellate Law and First Amendment Law * Susan S. Geiger: Energy Law * Howard M. Moffett: Health Care Law * James E. Morris: Real Estate Law * Douglas L. Patch: Energy Law * Emily Gray Rice: Legal Malpractice Law * George W. Roussos: Government Relations and Insurance Law * Ronald L. Snow: Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation * Martha Van Oot: Legal Malpractice Law Since it's inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." Ten attorneys with the law firm of Orr & Reno P.A. have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008. Each year, the polling firm Woodward/White performs a wide-ranging search for the nation's top attorneys and publishes the results. The Orr & Reno attorneys named in their respective areas of law are: * Peter Burger: Corporate Law and Real Estate Law * William L. Chapman: Appellate Law and First Amendment Law * Susan S. Geiger: Energy Law * Howard M. Moffett: Health Care Law * James E. Morris: Real Estate Law * Douglas L. Patch: Energy Law * Emily Gray Rice: Legal Malpractice Law * George W. Roussos: Government Relations and Insurance Law * Ronald L. Snow: Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation * Martha Van Oot: Legal Malpractice Law Since it's inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." Connie Lane will be a panel member speaking on Property Tax and Exempt Organizations at a National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing Education Seminar on Monday, September 27, 2007. The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn in Concord, NH from 8:30 to 4:40 p.m. and is geared towards officers, directors and exempt organization's accountants or attorneys. This intermediate-level seminar will provide valuable information necessary to ensure exempt organizations are properly and effectively run. Being a former executive director of two nonprofit organizations, Connie is familiar with the myriad of issues facing both new and established nonprofit organizations. She was the founding executive director of one of New Hampshire's three legal assistance programs, Legal Advice & Referral Center, and former director of Pro Bono Program of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Connie focuses her legal practice at Orr & Reno in the areas of business and real estate with an emphasis on not-for-profit, small business and land use law. Connie Lane will be a panel member speaking on Property Tax and Exempt Organizations at a National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing Education Seminar on Monday, September 27, 2007. The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn in Concord, NH from 8:30 to 4:40 p.m. and is geared towards officers, directors and exempt organization's accountants or attorneys. This intermediate-level seminar will provide valuable information necessary to ensure exempt organizations are properly and effectively run. Being a former executive director of two nonprofit organizations, Connie is familiar with the myriad of issues facing both new and established nonprofit organizations. She was the founding executive director of one of New Hampshire's three legal assistance programs, Legal Advice & Referral Center, and former director of Pro Bono Program of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Connie focuses her legal practice at Orr & Reno in the areas of business and real estate with an emphasis on not-for-profit, small business and land use law. Orr & Reno client Iberdrola Renewable Energies USA recently received approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee to construct and operate the first commercial-scale wind farm in New Hampshire. Attorney Susan Geiger headed a team that represented Iberdrola, the world's largest owner and operator of wind power facilities, in its successful effort to become the first wind-powered commercial generator of electricity in New Hampshire. Construction on the 24 megawatt project is likely to begin this fall in the town of Lempster, located in Sullivan County about 10 miles south of Newport and 20 miles north of Keene, and to be completed in the summer or fall of 2008. The new wind farm will produce more than 75 million kilowatt hours of clean, renewable electricity each year, enough to provide power for roughly 10,500 homes. No appeals of the 14 member Site Evaluation Committee's order are likely as the only motion for rehearing, a necessary prerequisite for any appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, was later withdrawn. Susan Geiger is a former New Hampshire Public Utilities Commissioner, member of the Site Evaluation Committee, and Chief of Staff with the NH Attorney General's Office. She has an administrative law and regulatory practice at Orr & Reno where she represents clients in the energy and telecommunications areas. Orr & Reno client Iberdrola Renewable Energies USA recently received approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee to construct and operate the first commercial-scale wind farm in New Hampshire. Attorney Susan Geiger headed a team that represented Iberdrola, the world's largest owner and operator of wind power facilities, in its successful effort to become the first wind-powered commercial generator of electricity in New Hampshire. Construction on the 24 megawatt project is likely to begin this fall in the town of Lempster, located in Sullivan County about 10 miles south of Newport and 20 miles north of Keene, and to be completed in the summer or fall of 2008. The new wind farm will produce more than 75 million kilowatt hours of clean, renewable electricity each year, enough to provide power for roughly 10,500 homes. No appeals of the 14 member Site Evaluation Committee's order are likely as the only motion for rehearing, a necessary prerequisite for any appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, was later withdrawn. Susan Geiger is a former New Hampshire Public Utilities Commissioner, member of the Site Evaluation Committee, and Chief of Staff with the NH Attorney General's Office. She has an administrative law and regulatory practice at Orr & Reno where she represents clients in the energy and telecommunications areas. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1812 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1812&page=5 Address : 86 Locust St., Phone : 603-742-7789, City : Dover http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=100130 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=100130&page=6 Address : 20 Market StreetP.O. Box 808, Phone : 603-669-2211, City : Manchester Now that the Duke lacrosse case has slipped from the front pages, it is worthwhile to consider what can be learned from it. What occurred appears to be straightforward: A cynical prosecutor, hoping to win a contested election, brought charges against defendants whose race and status made them attractive targets. He obtained grand jury indictments with no evidence. But the defense was able to show that the prosecution did not comply with legal and ethical rules. A trial judge found that the prosecutor suppressed evidence that showed the defendants' innocence. After taking over the case, the North Carolina attorney general declared that the defendants were innocent, and the prosecutor is now facing ethical charges. The abuses that occurred could occur because of our adversary system of justice. Yet in the wake of the case, no one seriously claims that our system is flawed. True, the district attorney, Michael Nifong, was an elected official and brought charges to curry favor with part of the electorate. But there are good reasons to have prosecutors responsive to the public so that the public can have some control over what kinds of cases are or are not prosecuted. Here in New Hampshire, county attorneys are elected to two-year terms, and even the attorney general is subject to appointment by the governor and Executive Council for a five-year term. This responsiveness to the public is necessary if public confidence in criminal justice is to be maintained. The grand jury that indicted the three innocent defendants operated in total secrecy. We now know it was given either no evidence or false evidence. But grand jury secrecy is important. In the words of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, grand jury secrecy protects jurors from persons who "may be affected by the outcome of grand jury proceedings, encourages witnesses to testify freely and may save an innocent person for whom charges have been considered from the infamy of having been accused of committing a crime." It can protect not only defendants, but victims, from intimidation. In this case, the prosecutor's case crumbled once it was determined that exculpatory evidence - evidence showing the defendants were innocent - was not turned over to the defense lawyers by the prosecutor. Ironically, nowhere in the press account was there much discussion about the prosecutor's obligation to provide exculpatory evidence to the defendants. In fact, however, it was not until 1970 that the U.S. Supreme Court finally decided in Brady v. Maryland that a prosecutor has a constitutional duty to produce such evidence. That imperative, which appears nowhere in the explicit text of the Constitution, was asserted by lawyers to protect the rights of their clients. They convinced the court that the constitutional guarantee of due process of law requires a prosecutor to turn over evidence showing a person is not guilty. Therein is an important point. Professor Randy Barnett of the Georgetown Law School recently noted: "Our criminal justice system does not rely solely on the fairness of the police and prosecutors to get things right. In every criminal case there is a professional whose only obligation is to scrutinize what the police and prosecutor have done. This professional is a lawyer." The lawyers who represented the innocent defendants in the Duke lacrosse case worked within the constraints of the law to fulfill their obligation to their clients. They were also subjected to the scorn heaped on their clients by the media and some in their community at the beginning of the case, despite the constitutional presumption of innocence. But these attorneys persisted, forcing the prosecutor to release exculpatory evidence. Their investigation showed that the prosecution's case could not be true. They did their job, protected their clients as well as the constitutional rights that protect us all. Determining the truth is a difficult process. The Duke defendants had the advantage of capable private attorneys. In New Hampshire, our constitution provides that any person charged with a crime is entitled to a lawyer at state expense. The Duke case reminds us of the importance of ensuring that a poor defendant, guilty or innocent, is entitled to capable legal representation to make sure our adversary system operates fairly. The Duke case reminds us of the role of lawyers in a free society. Maybe the next time someone tells you a lawyer joke, you can think of the lawyers who represented these three defendants, in the face of public scorn and death threats to their clients, and who saved them from perhaps the most terrible punishment of all - years in jail for crimes they didn't commit. Maybe the lawyer joke won't seem so funny. Now that the Duke lacrosse case has slipped from the front pages, it is worthwhile to consider what can be learned from it. What occurred appears to be straightforward: A cynical prosecutor, hoping to win a contested election, brought charges against defendants whose race and status made them attractive targets. He obtained grand jury indictments with no evidence. But the defense was able to show that the prosecution did not comply with legal and ethical rules. A trial judge found that the prosecutor suppressed evidence that showed the defendants' innocence. After taking over the case, the North Carolina attorney general declared that the defendants were innocent, and the prosecutor is now facing ethical charges. The abuses that occurred could occur because of our adversary system of justice. Yet in the wake of the case, no one seriously claims that our system is flawed. True, the district attorney, Michael Nifong, was an elected official and brought charges to curry favor with part of the electorate. But there are good reasons to have prosecutors responsive to the public so that the public can have some control over what kinds of cases are or are not prosecuted. Here in New Hampshire, county attorneys are elected to two-year terms, and even the attorney general is subject to appointment by the governor and Executive Council for a five-year term. This responsiveness to the public is necessary if public confidence in criminal justice is to be maintained. The grand jury that indicted the three innocent defendants operated in total secrecy. We now know it was given either no evidence or false evidence. But grand jury secrecy is important. In the words of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, grand jury secrecy protects jurors from persons who "may be affected by the outcome of grand jury proceedings, encourages witnesses to testify freely and may save an innocent person for whom charges have been considered from the infamy of having been accused of committing a crime." It can protect not only defendants, but victims, from intimidation. In this case, the prosecutor's case crumbled once it was determined that exculpatory evidence - evidence showing the defendants were innocent - was not turned over to the defense lawyers by the prosecutor. Ironically, nowhere in the press account was there much discussion about the prosecutor's obligation to provide exculpatory evidence to the defendants. In fact, however, it was not until 1970 that the U.S. Supreme Court finally decided in Brady v. Maryland that a prosecutor has a constitutional duty to produce such evidence. That imperative, which appears nowhere in the explicit text of the Constitution, was asserted by lawyers to protect the rights of their clients. They convinced the court that the constitutional guarantee of due process of law requires a prosecutor to turn over evidence showing a person is not guilty. Therein is an important point. Professor Randy Barnett of the Georgetown Law School recently noted: "Our criminal justice system does not rely solely on the fairness of the police and prosecutors to get things right. In every criminal case there is a professional whose only obligation is to scrutinize what the police and prosecutor have done. This professional is a lawyer." The lawyers who represented the innocent defendants in the Duke lacrosse case worked within the constraints of the law to fulfill their obligation to their clients. They were also subjected to the scorn heaped on their clients by the media and some in their community at the beginning of the case, despite the constitutional presumption of innocence. But these attorneys persisted, forcing the prosecutor to release exculpatory evidence. Their investigation showed that the prosecution's case could not be true. They did their job, protected their clients as well as the constitutional rights that protect us all. Determining the truth is a difficult process. The Duke defendants had the advantage of capable private attorneys. In New Hampshire, our constitution provides that any person charged with a crime is entitled to a lawyer at state expense. The Duke case reminds us of the importance of ensuring that a poor defendant, guilty or innocent, is entitled to capable legal representation to make sure our adversary system operates fairly. The Duke case reminds us of the role of lawyers in a free society. Maybe the next time someone tells you a lawyer joke, you can think of the lawyers who represented these three defendants, in the face of public scorn and death threats to their clients, and who saved them from perhaps the most terrible punishment of all - years in jail for crimes they didn't commit. Maybe the lawyer joke won't seem so funny. Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney James V. Ferro has been appointed to the Greater Manchester Family YMCA Branch Advisory Board. Ferro, who is also a member of the Facilities Sub-Committee, will serve as a board member for three years. During his tenure on the Advisory Board, Ferro will assist the YMCA in connecting to leaders and resources in the Manchester community and will serve as an advocate for the YMCA by advising staff on issues and challenges, sharing knowledge of local politics and community concerns. In his role as a Facilities Sub-Committee member, Ferro will help the Greater Manchester Family YMCA uphold the national YMCA standards for cleanliness, safety and staffing issues. The chair of the Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. Domestic Relations Group, Ferro concentrates his practice in mediation as well as other areas of divorce, child support and alimony. Established in 1870, Wiggin & Nourie is one of New Hampshire's larger law firms. Wiggin & Nourie is a multi-service law firm and member of Meritas, an affiliation of law firms throughout the United States and the world. Membership in this organization allows the firm to offer legal representation wherever clients have a need. Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney James V. Ferro has been appointed to the Greater Manchester Family YMCA Branch Advisory Board. Ferro, who is also a member of the Facilities Sub-Committee, will serve as a board member for three years. During his tenure on the Advisory Board, Ferro will assist the YMCA in connecting to leaders and resources in the Manchester community and will serve as an advocate for the YMCA by advising staff on issues and challenges, sharing knowledge of local politics and community concerns. In his role as a Facilities Sub-Committee member, Ferro will help the Greater Manchester Family YMCA uphold the national YMCA standards for cleanliness, safety and staffing issues. The chair of the Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. Domestic Relations Group, Ferro concentrates his practice in mediation as well as other areas of divorce, child support and alimony. Established in 1870, Wiggin & Nourie is one of New Hampshire's larger law firms. Wiggin & Nourie is a multi-service law firm and member of Meritas, an affiliation of law firms throughout the United States and the world. Membership in this organization allows the firm to offer legal representation wherever clients have a need. Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. is pleased to announce that Nicole M. Barsamian, of Derry, has joined the firm and will work with the firm's clients in the Business Law Group and Real Estate, Land Use and Development Group. Barsamian comes to the firm after serving as a Law Clerk for a New England law firm. She is a graduate of Boston College Law School, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Art History from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. is pleased to announce that Nicole M. Barsamian, of Derry, has joined the firm and will work with the firm's clients in the Business Law Group and Real Estate, Land Use and Development Group. Barsamian comes to the firm after serving as a Law Clerk for a New England law firm. She is a graduate of Boston College Law School, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Art History from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2524 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2524&page=7 Address : 111 Amherst StreetP.O. Box 719, Phone : 603-669-1000, City : Manchester Annmarie Roark has joined the law firm of Devine, Millimet and Branch P.A. where she is now practicing of counsel in the Trusts and Estates Planning Practice Group. Attorney Roark has over 27 years of experience in the general practice of law, concentrating in estate and trust planning and administration, medicaid and elder law, commercial and residential real estate and corporate business law. Annmarie Roark has joined the law firm of Devine, Millimet and Branch P.A. where she is now practicing of counsel in the Trusts and Estates Planning Practice Group. Attorney Roark has over 27 years of experience in the general practice of law, concentrating in estate and trust planning and administration, medicaid and elder law, commercial and residential real estate and corporate business law. Anu Mullikin, a Shareholder of the Devine Millimet firm, has recently been named Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Manchester Region Advisory Board. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has been working to improve the quality of life in our communities since 1962. It builds and manages a collection of funds created by individuals, families and corporations for charitable purposes. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is divided into seven regions throughout the state, with the Manchester Region being one of the newest and serving over 25 communities in the greater Manchester area Anu Mullikin, a Shareholder of the Devine Millimet firm, has recently been named Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Manchester Region Advisory Board. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has been working to improve the quality of life in our communities since 1962. It builds and manages a collection of funds created by individuals, families and corporations for charitable purposes. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is divided into seven regions throughout the state, with the Manchester Region being one of the newest and serving over 25 communities in the greater Manchester area Devine Millimet announced today that former six-term Congressman Charles F. Bass has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Bass will be working with the firm to expand its capacity to deliver strategic advice and consulting services to the public and to the corporate, non-profit municipal and individual clients of the firm. "We are very excited about adding a resource of Mr. Bass' stature to the Devine team," stated Alexander Walker, Devine Millimet's President. "With his assistance and advice, we will be developing a group of professionals affiliated with the firm and available to provide a wide array of services to our clients and the broader public. We see it as yet another step our firm is taking to meet the increasingly complex issues our clients face and to provide them with the most comprehensive, knowledgeable and experienced professionals available." Bass, who represented New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District from 1995 through 2006, served as an influential member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee. Prior to his service in Congress, he held office in both the New Hampshire State Legislature and the State Senate. His years of service give him a thorough understanding of complex policy issues as well as a unique perspective on state and national politics. A recognized leader during his time in the House on renewable energy and environmental issues, Bass also developed expertise on telecommunications, health care and other issues of continuing importance to clients of Devine Millimet. "Devine Millimet has a clear vision of how to expand their services to assist their clients in meeting new challenges," stated Bass. "I am pleased that they consider me an important part of this vision, and look forward to helping the firm provide the very best guidance to their clients. Devine has grown and prospered over the years by always looking forward, and their commitment to ensuring that their clients have access to a full array of consulting services continues that tradition. Devine Millimet announced today that former six-term Congressman Charles F. Bass has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Bass will be working with the firm to expand its capacity to deliver strategic advice and consulting services to the public and to the corporate, non-profit municipal and individual clients of the firm. "We are very excited about adding a resource of Mr. Bass' stature to the Devine team," stated Alexander Walker, Devine Millimet's President. "With his assistance and advice, we will be developing a group of professionals affiliated with the firm and available to provide a wide array of services to our clients and the broader public. We see it as yet another step our firm is taking to meet the increasingly complex issues our clients face and to provide them with the most comprehensive, knowledgeable and experienced professionals available." Bass, who represented New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District from 1995 through 2006, served as an influential member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee. Prior to his service in Congress, he held office in both the New Hampshire State Legislature and the State Senate. His years of service give him a thorough understanding of complex policy issues as well as a unique perspective on state and national politics. A recognized leader during his time in the House on renewable energy and environmental issues, Bass also developed expertise on telecommunications, health care and other issues of continuing importance to clients of Devine Millimet. "Devine Millimet has a clear vision of how to expand their services to assist their clients in meeting new challenges," stated Bass. "I am pleased that they consider me an important part of this vision, and look forward to helping the firm provide the very best guidance to their clients. Devine has grown and prospered over the years by always looking forward, and their commitment to ensuring that their clients have access to a full array of consulting services continues that tradition. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=620 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=620&page=8 Address : 99 Middle Street, Phone : 603-647-1800, City : Manchester Two attorneys with extensive experience in regulatory issues facing financial services companies have joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as part of its Financial Services Group in the Washington, D.C. office. Lawrence D. Kaplan has joined the Firm as a partner and will focus on the regulatory issues facing banks, thrifts, and insurance, mortgage and other specialty financial companies. Janis F. Kerns has joined the Firm as of counsel and will focus on issues facing mutual funds, business development companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers and entities seeking to avoid regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. "The addition of Larry and Janis will help expand our financial services practice in D.C. and help us meet new and existing client needs firmwide," said Jon Talcott, the partner who leads Nelson Mullins' Washington Financial Services Group. "Larry Kaplan and Janis Kerns are both well-known and respected regulatory attorneys, and we are excited that they are joining Nelson Mullins." Mr. Kaplan advises financial institutions and financial services company clients on all aspects of bank regulatory issues, with an emphasis on corporate structuring, control, enforcement and the electronic provision of financial services. He represents traditional and nontraditional financial services holding companies and financial institutions before federal and state bank regulatory agencies on a variety of matters, including structural, operational and authority issues. He has extensive experience with issues pertaining to payment networks and electronic funds transfers. Mr. Kaplan has significant experience representing clients on enforcement matters, and closely monitors regulatory initiatives and proposed legislation affecting the financial services industry. Before joining Nelson Mullins, Mr. Kaplan served as a senior attorney in the chief counsel's office at the Office of Thrift Supervision/Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and practiced at two other leading Washington, D.C. law firms. He earned his J.D. from the National Law Center of the George Washington University in 1987, and an A.B. degree, with distinction, in 1984 from The University of Michigan. Ms. Kerns, a former senior counsel in the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, focuses her practice on investment and asset management services, including the representation of mutual funds, business development companies, investment advisers and broker/dealers. Her arrival marks the establishment of the Firm\'s new Investment Management Practice, which offers expertise in the counseling of public and private investment companies, including mutual funds and business development companies, investment advisers, unregistered private investment vehicles and others in the investment management industry. The practice advises clients on all aspects of investment management activities, including disclosure under the federal securities laws, regulatory compliance and avoidance of regulation, corporate governance, and transactional, tax and contract matters. A former in-house counsel for PaineWebber Inc. who also practiced with another leading Washington, D.C. law firm, Ms. Kerns has extensive experience with the registration and operation of public and private investment companies. She advises clients on a wide variety of matters relating to the development and offering of investment products and services, as impacted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Her practice also includes experience with broker/dealer sales practice and compliance matters and the representation of public companies in various matters before the SEC and the NASD, ranging from domestic and foreign general corporate matters to initial listing and continuing qualification matters in the over-the-counter markets. Ms. Kerns earned her J.D. from the Washington College of Law at The American University in 1994, where she was associate articles editor of The Administrative Law Journal. She earned her B.A. degree in Chemistry from Wake Forest University in 1985. Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794, (803) 255-9280 or (202) 712-2800. Two attorneys with extensive experience in regulatory issues facing financial services companies have joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as part of its Financial Services Group in the Washington, D.C. office. Lawrence D. Kaplan has joined the Firm as a partner and will focus on the regulatory issues facing banks, thrifts, and insurance, mortgage and other specialty financial companies. Janis F. Kerns has joined the Firm as of counsel and will focus on issues facing mutual funds, business development companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers and entities seeking to avoid regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. "The addition of Larry and Janis will help expand our financial services practice in D.C. and help us meet new and existing client needs firmwide," said Jon Talcott, the partner who leads Nelson Mullins' Washington Financial Services Group. "Larry Kaplan and Janis Kerns are both well-known and respected regulatory attorneys, and we are excited that they are joining Nelson Mullins." Mr. Kaplan advises financial institutions and financial services company clients on all aspects of bank regulatory issues, with an emphasis on corporate structuring, control, enforcement and the electronic provision of financial services. He represents traditional and nontraditional financial services holding companies and financial institutions before federal and state bank regulatory agencies on a variety of matters, including structural, operational and authority issues. He has extensive experience with issues pertaining to payment networks and electronic funds transfers. Mr. Kaplan has significant experience representing clients on enforcement matters, and closely monitors regulatory initiatives and proposed legislation affecting the financial services industry. Before joining Nelson Mullins, Mr. Kaplan served as a senior attorney in the chief counsel's office at the Office of Thrift Supervision/Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and practiced at two other leading Washington, D.C. law firms. He earned his J.D. from the National Law Center of the George Washington University in 1987, and an A.B. degree, with distinction, in 1984 from The University of Michigan. Ms. Kerns, a former senior counsel in the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, focuses her practice on investment and asset management services, including the representation of mutual funds, business development companies, investment advisers and broker/dealers. Her arrival marks the establishment of the Firm\'s new Investment Management Practice, which offers expertise in the counseling of public and private investment companies, including mutual funds and business development companies, investment advisers, unregistered private investment vehicles and others in the investment management industry. The practice advises clients on all aspects of investment management activities, including disclosure under the federal securities laws, regulatory compliance and avoidance of regulation, corporate governance, and transactional, tax and contract matters. A former in-house counsel for PaineWebber Inc. who also practiced with another leading Washington, D.C. law firm, Ms. Kerns has extensive experience with the registration and operation of public and private investment companies. She advises clients on a wide variety of matters relating to the development and offering of investment products and services, as impacted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Her practice also includes experience with broker/dealer sales practice and compliance matters and the representation of public companies in various matters before the SEC and the NASD, ranging from domestic and foreign general corporate matters to initial listing and continuing qualification matters in the over-the-counter markets. Ms. Kerns earned her J.D. from the Washington College of Law at The American University in 1994, where she was associate articles editor of The Administrative Law Journal. She earned her B.A. degree in Chemistry from Wake Forest University in 1985. Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794, (803) 255-9280 or (202) 712-2800. For her significant contributions to the Firm and professional community, Tammie Pope of Columbia has received the 2006 Jean D. Nunn Excellence in Leadership Award from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Ms. Pope, a paralegal coordinator with the Firm, earlier this year received the Palmetto Paralegal Association's Paralegal of the Year Award. Both nominations noted her history of pro bono work, her service as mentor for new paralegals and as a trainer for project assistants, many of whom became paralegals with her assistance. For the past three years, Ms. Pope has served as the Firm's principal investigator into the medical treatment provided to mentally ill inmates in South Carolina prisons. The investigation required interviewing dozens of severely mentally ill prisoners, often under poor conditions. As a result of her work, Nelson Mullins is pursuing a class action against the S.C. Department of Corrections and the S.C. General Assembly. The award is named for Nelson Mullins paralegal Jean D. Nunn for her dedication to client service, personal and professional ethics, recognition as a leader by her peers, and her continuing contributions to the paralegal program, the Firm and the legal profession. Also, recipients of the 2005 E.W. Mullins Paralegal Pro Bono Awards are: Carrie Shillingford of Charleston for her work in the representation of an inmate claiming excessive force and unreasonable seizure in his arrest. When the case went to a new attorney, Ms. Shillingford briefed the attorney on the case merits and witnesses, prepared exhibits, located witnesses, and assisted in depositions and court filings. Yvonne Koerner of Myrtle Beach for her work with Habitat for Humanity of Horry County, with at least 14 homeowner closings for families and preparing documents for three properties for future homes. "Yvonne has gone the extra mile in researching unusual homebuyer problems for Habitat, and been willing to lend her expertise on top of an already heavy work load," according to the Habitat executive director. Jennifer Conrick of Columbia for her pro bono work, including the litigation against the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and representation of two death row inmates in post conviction proceedings. For the last three years, she has been involved with the lawsuit against the S.C. Department of Corrections seeking adequate medical treatment for mentally ill inmates. Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794 or (803) 255-9280. For her significant contributions to the Firm and professional community, Tammie Pope of Columbia has received the 2006 Jean D. Nunn Excellence in Leadership Award from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Ms. Pope, a paralegal coordinator with the Firm, earlier this year received the Palmetto Paralegal Association's Paralegal of the Year Award. Both nominations noted her history of pro bono work, her service as mentor for new paralegals and as a trainer for project assistants, many of whom became paralegals with her assistance. For the past three years, Ms. Pope has served as the Firm's principal investigator into the medical treatment provided to mentally ill inmates in South Carolina prisons. The investigation required interviewing dozens of severely mentally ill prisoners, often under poor conditions. As a result of her work, Nelson Mullins is pursuing a class action against the S.C. Department of Corrections and the S.C. General Assembly. The award is named for Nelson Mullins paralegal Jean D. Nunn for her dedication to client service, personal and professional ethics, recognition as a leader by her peers, and her continuing contributions to the paralegal program, the Firm and the legal profession. Also, recipients of the 2005 E.W. Mullins Paralegal Pro Bono Awards are: Carrie Shillingford of Charleston for her work in the representation of an inmate claiming excessive force and unreasonable seizure in his arrest. When the case went to a new attorney, Ms. Shillingford briefed the attorney on the case merits and witnesses, prepared exhibits, located witnesses, and assisted in depositions and court filings. Yvonne Koerner of Myrtle Beach for her work with Habitat for Humanity of Horry County, with at least 14 homeowner closings for families and preparing documents for three properties for future homes. "Yvonne has gone the extra mile in researching unusual homebuyer problems for Habitat, and been willing to lend her expertise on top of an already heavy work load," according to the Habitat executive director. Jennifer Conrick of Columbia for her pro bono work, including the litigation against the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and representation of two death row inmates in post conviction proceedings. For the last three years, she has been involved with the lawsuit against the S.C. Department of Corrections seeking adequate medical treatment for mentally ill inmates. Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794 or (803) 255-9280. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's government contracts practice has grown in North Carolina with the addition of Missy Copeland in the Raleigh office. "Missy's years of experience in South Carolina and in government contracts work make her a valuable asset to our Raleigh team," said Managing Partner Noah Huffstetler. "In addition to government contracts work, she also is in demand as a speaker for legal organizations and clients on issues related to technology, ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and pre-trial preparation." Recently admitted to the North Carolina Bar, Ms. Copeland's chapter on government contracts, "Getting the Government to Play By Its Own Rules," will be published this summer in Government Contract Litigation Best Practices: Leading lawyers on understanding regulations, planning defensively, and successfully litigating government contracts. A Nelson Mullins partner, she joined the Firm in 1994. She also practices in the areas of business litigation and administrative law. She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ms. Copeland has served as a special assistant solicitor for the Office of the Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She is co-author of "State and Local Procurement: It\'s a Different World," 39 No. 2 The Procurement Lawyer 14 (2004), and author of "Learning Government Purchasing Lingo," South Carolina Business Journal (February 2005). Ms. Copeland is an active member of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association. She is also a member of the Coalition of Food Industry Counsel, the Richland County Bar Association, and the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. In 2004, Ms. Copeland was a recipient of the Firm\'s Claude M. Scarborough, Jr. Pro Bono Award for helping lead a project in which Firm attorneys prosecute criminal domestic violence cases in magistrate courts. This is part of a state-sponsored program where attorneys prosecute domestic violence cases on a pro bono basis. Using lawyers instead of police officers to handle domestic violence cases helps boost convictions. Ms. Copeland won the first conviction under the program in 2003. In 1994, Ms. Copeland earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the College of Charleston in 1991. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's government contracts practice has grown in North Carolina with the addition of Missy Copeland in the Raleigh office. "Missy's years of experience in South Carolina and in government contracts work make her a valuable asset to our Raleigh team," said Managing Partner Noah Huffstetler. "In addition to government contracts work, she also is in demand as a speaker for legal organizations and clients on issues related to technology, ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and pre-trial preparation." Recently admitted to the North Carolina Bar, Ms. Copeland's chapter on government contracts, "Getting the Government to Play By Its Own Rules," will be published this summer in Government Contract Litigation Best Practices: Leading lawyers on understanding regulations, planning defensively, and successfully litigating government contracts. A Nelson Mullins partner, she joined the Firm in 1994. She also practices in the areas of business litigation and administrative law. She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ms. Copeland has served as a special assistant solicitor for the Office of the Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She is co-author of "State and Local Procurement: It\'s a Different World," 39 No. 2 The Procurement Lawyer 14 (2004), and author of "Learning Government Purchasing Lingo," South Carolina Business Journal (February 2005). Ms. Copeland is an active member of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association. She is also a member of the Coalition of Food Industry Counsel, the Richland County Bar Association, and the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. In 2004, Ms. Copeland was a recipient of the Firm\'s Claude M. Scarborough, Jr. Pro Bono Award for helping lead a project in which Firm attorneys prosecute criminal domestic violence cases in magistrate courts. This is part of a state-sponsored program where attorneys prosecute domestic violence cases on a pro bono basis. Using lawyers instead of police officers to handle domestic violence cases helps boost convictions. Ms. Copeland won the first conviction under the program in 2003. In 1994, Ms. Copeland earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the College of Charleston in 1991. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1751 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1751&page=9 Address : 95 Market Street, Phone : 603-669-4140, City : Manchester http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2450 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2450&page=10 Address : 1000 Elm StreetP.O. Box 3701, Phone : 603-668-0300, City : Manchester Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is proud to announce the arrival of Attorney Jon S. Liland to the firm's Upper Valley office. Jon has joined the firm's Corporate Department and will be working with a broad array of businesses, institutions and investors in connection with mergers and acquisitions; public and private placement of securities; corporate governance matters; business entity selection, formation, and structuring issues; and complex licensing and contractual negotiations. Jon comes to Sheehan Phinney from well known corporate law firms in Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. Jon has significant experience with corporate and commercial matters, including the negotiation of complex electric power and natural gas supply contracts and financial derivative agreements. Jon is a 1993 graduate of Cornell University and received his J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School in 1998. Jon is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and is licensed to practice in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is proud to announce the arrival of Attorney Jon S. Liland to the firm's Upper Valley office. Jon has joined the firm's Corporate Department and will be working with a broad array of businesses, institutions and investors in connection with mergers and acquisitions; public and private placement of securities; corporate governance matters; business entity selection, formation, and structuring issues; and complex licensing and contractual negotiations. Jon comes to Sheehan Phinney from well known corporate law firms in Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. Jon has significant experience with corporate and commercial matters, including the negotiation of complex electric power and natural gas supply contracts and financial derivative agreements. Jon is a 1993 graduate of Cornell University and received his J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School in 1998. Jon is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and is licensed to practice in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green will host the 19th Annual Employment Law Update on Thursday, May 24, 2007. The one-day seminar will be held at the C.R. Sparks Conference Center, 18 Kilton Road in Bedford. This year the seminar has sold out, reaching record attendance numbers. The seminar will focus on various HR-related issues including a review of recent developments in employment law, hiring best practices, creating useful employee handbooks, tips for dealing with chronic absenteeism, enforcing non-compete and confidentiality agreements, I9 compliance strategies, a wage and hour review, a legislative update, and guidance on handling employee terminations. The seminar is designed for human resource managers, finance managers, office managers, payroll professionals, controllers, accountants, CFOs, CEOs and other managers. Registration for the event begins at 8:00AM and the program runs from 8:30AM to 4:00PM. The cost of the event is $195 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and all seminar materials. Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green will host the 19th Annual Employment Law Update on Thursday, May 24, 2007. The one-day seminar will be held at the C.R. Sparks Conference Center, 18 Kilton Road in Bedford. This year the seminar has sold out, reaching record attendance numbers. The seminar will focus on various HR-related issues including a review of recent developments in employment law, hiring best practices, creating useful employee handbooks, tips for dealing with chronic absenteeism, enforcing non-compete and confidentiality agreements, I9 compliance strategies, a wage and hour review, a legislative update, and guidance on handling employee terminations. The seminar is designed for human resource managers, finance managers, office managers, payroll professionals, controllers, accountants, CFOs, CEOs and other managers. Registration for the event begins at 8:00AM and the program runs from 8:30AM to 4:00PM. The cost of the event is $195 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and all seminar materials. Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green has been named as the 2007 Business of the Year for the Business Services Industry by Business New Hampshire Magazine and the NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The honor was given based on the firm's outstanding civic contributions and overall performance as a firm. Each winner is chosen by a committee of chamber of commerce executives and a panel made up of last year's winners. Sheehan Phinney's President and Managing Director, Joseph DiBrigida, stated that this honor reflects the principles established by one of it's the firm's founders, Bill Green, "who set the standards by which the firm operates. Bill's influence and example of putting others first has shaped the way we at Sheehan Phinney serve our clients, the way we treat each other, and the way we contribute to our communities and the State of NH." Sheehan Phinney will be receiving its 2007 Business of the Year award at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, beginning at 11:30AM at the Radisson Hotel at the Center of NH in Manchester. Other winners include: - Fred Kocher - 2007 Business Leader of the Year - Education/Nonprofit - Granite State Independent Living - Financial Services/Insurance - Nathan Wechsler & Company, P.A. - Health Care - Child Health Services - Manufacturing/Technology - Kollsman Inc. - Retail/Wholesale - W.S. Goodrich Inc. - Tourism/Hospitality - Great NH Restaurants LLC Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green has been named as the 2007 Business of the Year for the Business Services Industry by Business New Hampshire Magazine and the NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The honor was given based on the firm's outstanding civic contributions and overall performance as a firm. Each winner is chosen by a committee of chamber of commerce executives and a panel made up of last year's winners. Sheehan Phinney's President and Managing Director, Joseph DiBrigida, stated that this honor reflects the principles established by one of it's the firm's founders, Bill Green, "who set the standards by which the firm operates. Bill's influence and example of putting others first has shaped the way we at Sheehan Phinney serve our clients, the way we treat each other, and the way we contribute to our communities and the State of NH." Sheehan Phinney will be receiving its 2007 Business of the Year award at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, beginning at 11:30AM at the Radisson Hotel at the Center of NH in Manchester. Other winners include: - Fred Kocher - 2007 Business Leader of the Year - Education/Nonprofit - Granite State Independent Living - Financial Services/Insurance - Nathan Wechsler & Company, P.A. - Health Care - Child Health Services - Manufacturing/Technology - Kollsman Inc. - Retail/Wholesale - W.S. Goodrich Inc. - Tourism/Hospitality - Great NH Restaurants LLC http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2166 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=2166&page=11 Address : City Hall Plaza900 Elm Street, Phone : 603-625-6464, City : Manchester The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association is pleased to announce that Rolf Goodwin, a Director and member of the firm's Real Estate and Commercial Lending Departments has been re-elected to the Board and elected to the Executive Committee of the United Way of Greater Nashua. Rolf was recently elected Chair of the organization's Community Assessment Committee. This Committee collects primary and secondary research to create a compendium of health and human care issues that affect the community. The assessment serves as a basis for many of the organization's community programs. As the lead director of McLane's non-profit entities practice group, Rolf has worked with many non-profit organizations on structural issues, financing and in helping with mission definition, including involvement with the Charitable Trusts division of the New Hampshire Department of Justice, where he has helped numerous organizations find common ground to avoid regulatory or litigation clashes. In his professional practice, Rolf brings a practical, focused approach to financing, sales and acquisition, and titles of real estate. He has extensive experience commercial lending, including bank, SBA, bond, and asset-based loan structure and documentation, and has assisted lenders and borrowers through many workouts and foreclosures. He works with owners and lenders in working through issues of land use regulation such as zoning, easements, growth regulation, condominium establishment and registration, and subdivision approval and registration. He is a member of Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations. He is a member of the Ethics Committee of the latter, having served as Chair for four years, currently serving as coordinator of the committee's review of the Rules of Professional Conduct in conjunction with the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Rolf serves as Chair for Nashua Parents and Children Together, a cooperative project of the United Way, the Nashua School District and the Nashua business community. He is also the Admissions and Financial Aid Chair of the Harvard / Radcliffe Club of New Hampshire. He received his A.B. from Harvard College and received his J.D. from New York University. Rolf resides in Nashua. The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association is pleased to announce that Rolf Goodwin, a Director and member of the firm's Real Estate and Commercial Lending Departments has been re-elected to the Board and elected to the Executive Committee of the United Way of Greater Nashua. Rolf was recently elected Chair of the organization's Community Assessment Committee. This Committee collects primary and secondary research to create a compendium of health and human care issues that affect the community. The assessment serves as a basis for many of the organization's community programs. As the lead director of McLane's non-profit entities practice group, Rolf has worked with many non-profit organizations on structural issues, financing and in helping with mission definition, including involvement with the Charitable Trusts division of the New Hampshire Department of Justice, where he has helped numerous organizations find common ground to avoid regulatory or litigation clashes. In his professional practice, Rolf brings a practical, focused approach to financing, sales and acquisition, and titles of real estate. He has extensive experience commercial lending, including bank, SBA, bond, and asset-based loan structure and documentation, and has assisted lenders and borrowers through many workouts and foreclosures. He works with owners and lenders in working through issues of land use regulation such as zoning, easements, growth regulation, condominium establishment and registration, and subdivision approval and registration. He is a member of Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations. He is a member of the Ethics Committee of the latter, having served as Chair for four years, currently serving as coordinator of the committee's review of the Rules of Professional Conduct in conjunction with the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Rolf serves as Chair for Nashua Parents and Children Together, a cooperative project of the United Way, the Nashua School District and the Nashua business community. He is also the Admissions and Financial Aid Chair of the Harvard / Radcliffe Club of New Hampshire. He received his A.B. from Harvard College and received his J.D. from New York University. Rolf resides in Nashua. The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., with offices in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Concord, is pleased to announce that MaryLiz (M.L.) Geffert and Louis D. DeMato have joined the firm. Joining the Corporate Department, M.L. will focus her practice on mergers and acquisitions, securities law, business start-ups and general corporate law. She holds an undergraduate degree from Rutgers College and a law degree from NYU School of Law. She is licensed in New Hampshire, New York and New Mexico. ML was previously a Senior Corporate Counsel with Apogent Technologies, Inc. as well as Group Counsel at Mueller Water Products, Inc. both located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Louis DeMato is joining McLane's Tax Department. Lou's practice is concentrated in the areas of tax planning and strategies, business transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He is a member of the Tax Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the Manchester Conservation Commission and holds an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Lou is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and is an active member of the New Hampshire and Manchester Bar Associations. He completed the 2005 Leadership Greater Manchester program in coordination with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., with offices in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Concord, is pleased to announce that MaryLiz (M.L.) Geffert and Louis D. DeMato have joined the firm. Joining the Corporate Department, M.L. will focus her practice on mergers and acquisitions, securities law, business start-ups and general corporate law. She holds an undergraduate degree from Rutgers College and a law degree from NYU School of Law. She is licensed in New Hampshire, New York and New Mexico. ML was previously a Senior Corporate Counsel with Apogent Technologies, Inc. as well as Group Counsel at Mueller Water Products, Inc. both located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Louis DeMato is joining McLane's Tax Department. Lou's practice is concentrated in the areas of tax planning and strategies, business transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He is a member of the Tax Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the Manchester Conservation Commission and holds an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Lou is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and is an active member of the New Hampshire and Manchester Bar Associations. He completed the 2005 Leadership Greater Manchester program in coordination with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association, is proud to announce that Margaret R. Kerouac, an attorney in the Litigation Department, has received the designation of NITA Advocate. This professional designation is bestowed by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, ("NITA"), upon lawyers who have completed a series of intensive NITA programs designed to maximize proficiency in trial advocacy. Through simulated courtroom exercises, instruction by judges and attorneys from across the nation, peer critiques and individualized instruction, NITA provides its program participants with hands-on experience and valuable training on technique, style and strategy. At McLane, Ms. Kerouac's practice focuses primarily upon complex family law matters including property valuation/division, parenting disputes, support issues, post-divorce matters and appellate litigation. Ms. Kerouac serves as Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Family Law Section. She is also a member of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, the Collaborative Law Alliance, and the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, for which she was a former member of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association. The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association, is proud to announce that Margaret R. Kerouac, an attorney in the Litigation Department, has received the designation of NITA Advocate. This professional designation is bestowed by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, ("NITA"), upon lawyers who have completed a series of intensive NITA programs designed to maximize proficiency in trial advocacy. Through simulated courtroom exercises, instruction by judges and attorneys from across the nation, peer critiques and individualized instruction, NITA provides its program participants with hands-on experience and valuable training on technique, style and strategy. At McLane, Ms. Kerouac's practice focuses primarily upon complex family law matters including property valuation/division, parenting disputes, support issues, post-divorce matters and appellate litigation. Ms. Kerouac serves as Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Family Law Section. She is also a member of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, the Collaborative Law Alliance, and the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, for which she was a former member of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association. http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1604 http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1604&page=12