UNH Law News
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UNH Law’s Class of 2013 Honored at Commencement
On Saturday, May 18, 2013, 146 students received degrees from the University of New Hampshire School of Law during the school’s 38th commencement. The students, who came from 30 states and 9 countries, received a mixture of both traditional juris doctor and graduate degrees. UNH Law Dean John Broderick opened the ceremony by honoring three retiring faculty members who have collectively given 81 years of service teaching at the school: Professors Mitchell Simon, Cynthia Landau, and Mary Pilkington-Casey. Professor John Orcutt, who was … -
Graduating Daniel Webster Scholars Bypass Traditional Exam, Sworn in to NH Bar
Twenty-two members of the University of New Hampshire School of Law's class of 2013 have bypassed the traditional bar exam by completing an alternative bar exam while in school, and were inducted into the NH Bar on Friday, May 17, in a ceremony presided over by three state supreme court justices. In their final two years of law school, the students, who are members of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, completed rigorous practical preparation in addition to their traditional legal … -
Student Wins Innovation-to-Market Competition
A University of New Hampshire School of Law student with a biomedical engineering background who invented a clip to stop brain aneurysms has won this year’s UNH Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market competition, which includes a grand prize of $25,000 in celebration of the competition’s 25th anniversary. Hosted by UNH's Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics on May 8, the competition is the oldest business plan competition in the state and one of the first in the nation. Second-year UNH … -
Prop. 8 Attorneys Boies, Olson to Speak at UNH Law Commencement
Famed attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson will be the speakers at the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s 38th annual commencement on May 18. The lawyers, who famously faced off in the 2000 election case Bush v. Gore, appeared together before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring to argue in favor of same-sex marriage in the landmark case Hollingsworth v. Perry. Boies and Olson have both been listed by Time magazine as being among the 100 most influential people in … -
Two Alumni Patent Attorneys Join UNH Law Board of Trustees
The University of New Hampshire School of Law welcomes two new members to its board of trustees: Michael B. Ray JD '90 and William Mandir JD '87, both of Washington, DC. "We know both of these alumni, with their extensive patent law experience, will be valuable additions to the Board of Trustees," said Cathy J. Green JD '77, Chair of the UNH School of Law Board of Trustees. Michael B. Ray is managing director of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, and practices … -
IP Center Hosts Symposium on International IP Practice and the America Invents Act
UNH Law’s Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property hosted, on April 25, the inaugural Robert Shaw International IP Symposium. Focused on "International IP Practice and the America Invents Act", the event featured a distinguished faculty of federal judges, senior practitioners, and international patent counsel who discussed the risks, implications and potential strategies for assisting clients and companies in an age of significant change for U.S. and international patent practice. After welcoming remarks by John Broderick, Dean of UNH Law, and William … -
Public Launch of UNH Law’s Rudman Center Draws High-Profile Guests
UNH Law's Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy opened with fanfare on April 21-22 as state and national leaders converged to remember the late Senator Rudman and debate political challenges accompanying the nation's fiscal crisis. Panel 1, "Current Realities and Political Challenges" featured Senators John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Phil Gramm, and Bob Kerrey, along with Alice Rivlin, former head of the OMB. Ari Shapiro, NPR's White House Correspondent, moderated both panel discussions. Panel 2, "Tough Choices and Possible … -
UNH Law Review Publishes Special Issue Dedicated to Justice Duggan
On April 11, the University of New Hampshire Law Review honored James E. Duggan, former Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, with the publication of a special issue detailing his work and legacy. At a reception held at the law school, former colleagues, students, and clerks of Justice Duggan paid tribute to his work as a justice, as a law professor, and in creating the New Hampshire Appellate Defender Program. We dedicate this special issue to Justice James E. … -
UNH Law’s Rudman Center Opens With National Conference on Fiscal Responsibility
On April 22, the University of New Hampshire School of Law will formally launch its Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy with a national conference on fiscal responsibility, featuring Senators John McCain and Kelly Ayotte and former Senators Bob Kerrey and Phil Gramm, and co-hosted by The Concord Coalition and New Hampshire Public Radio. The conference, “The Federal Budget and the Law: Finding a Way Forward,” will be moderated by National Public Radio White House Correspondent Ari … -
UNH Law Hosts Ethics From Every Angle Workshop
Today, the University of New Hampshire School of Law is hosting a unique gathering of legal scholars who will be discussing current issues in legal ethics from three distinct scholarly approaches: an empirical focus, a normative approach, and a regulatory and disciplinary perspective. By bringing together scholars with distinct focuses, the resulting conversations should illuminate gaps between the normative goals, the realities of practice, and current regulations. For example, the invited scholars will examine the topic of lawyer dishonesty from all three …