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Professor Sophie Sparrow Co-Authors Book On Teaching
Professor Sophie Sparrow is co-author of Techniques for Teaching Law 2, newly published by Carolina Academic Press. The book, described as “designed for law teachers who want to improve their teaching and students' learning” by Carolina Academic Press, offers general teaching principles and dozens of concrete ideas. Techniques for Teaching Law 2 is a follow up to Techniques for Teaching Law (1999) . Techniques 2 is divided into 13 topics, including Teaching with Technology, Classroom Dynamics, Questioning Techniques, Experiential Learning, and Assessment. … -
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Reversal In Appellate Defender Case
This week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and remanded a case by UNH Law’s Appellate Defender Program, Dilboy v. New Hampshire, in light of another recent decision that also centered around the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation. The decision is a victory for the school’s Appellate Defender Program, which is jointly run by the law school and the New Hampshire Public Defender. It proves, said Deputy Chief Appellate Defender David Rothstein, “the tenacity of the lawyers here and how … -
Professor Amy Vorenberg Named Director of Legal Writing Program
Professor Amy Vorenberg has been named the director of UNH Law’s legal writing program. Vorenberg, who has more than 12 years of experience teaching legal writing, also brings to her position a wealth of experience as a trial lawyer and clinical educator. After six years as an assistant district attorney in New York City, she joined the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office, where she prosecuted white collar crime and criminal appeals. In 1993, she joined the faculty at UNH Law, where … -
Social Justice Institute’s 16 Summer Public Interest Fellows Provide Legal Assistance to Region
UNH Law's 2011 Summer Public Interest Fellows are gaining invaluable experience assisting underserved and vulnerable populations in New Hampshire and beyond. The 16 students were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants to receive funding for public interest summer work. "Many of the organizations students work at do not have the financial means to pay a summer legal intern a salary, yet are in grave need of legal assistance," said Professor Erin Corcoran, the director of UNH Law's Social Justice Institute. … -
Professor Sophie Sparrow To Teach In India As Fulbright Scholar
Professor Sophie Sparrow, who will head to India next year to teach law as a Fulbright Scholar, is the latest in a long line of UNH Law professors who have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants. Sparrow has focused her career on teaching and learning. A co-author of Teaching Law by Design: Engaging Students from Syllabus to Final Exam (2009) and Techniques for Teaching Law (2011) she built the school’s legal writing curriculum and has conducted more than 70 workshops and presentations … -
UNH Law Names Cathy Green ‘77 As Board Chair
Cathy J. Green, JD '77, has been named the new chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She replaces long-time board chair Douglas J. Wood, JD '76. Sherilyn Burnett Young, JD '82, was named to replace Green as vice-chair. “It’s a great honor to be asked to lead UNH Law, especially in the footsteps of Doug Wood, who has done so much for this school,” said Green. “With a new dean, our new … -
UNH Law’s Appellate Defender Program to Argue Case before the US Supreme Court
On May 31, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for review filed by the Appellate Defender Program. The Supreme Court has ordered that the case be briefed and scheduled it for argument this fall. The Appellate Defender is operated jointly by the New Hampshire Public Defender and the University of New Hampshire School of Law. The case of Perry v. New Hampshire involves the admissibility of eyewitness identification evidence against the defendant, Barion Perry, who was accused of breaking … -
UNH Law Hosts Two Summer Art Exhibits
The work of printmaker Margaret Merritt of Center Sandwich, NH, and an exhibit by the Merrimack River Painters are currently on view at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, Two White St. The public is welcome to attend a reception for the artists to be held on Thursday, June 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. On view through Aug. 25, Merritt’s prints are featured in a show titled “Impressions,” which includes Merritt’s most recent work. Merritt makes her prints primarily … -
Professor John Garvey Honored For ‘Outstanding Professionalism’
Professor John Garvey, the director of the school’s groundbreaking Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, is the recipient of this year’s E. Donald Dufresne Award for Outstanding Professionalism by the New Hampshire Bar Association. According to the bar association, Garvey was selected for his “career’s worth of excellent advocacy, civility and service.” A longtime and well-respected trial lawyer and mediator before he came to UNH Law, Garvey has devoted himself to the Daniel Webster Scholar program since it began in 2005. He … -
Two With UNH Law Ties Nominated To Key State Positions
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch this week nominated two people with UNH Law ties to key state positions. The governor nominated Associate Attorney General Ann Rice, who earned her JD degree from UNH Law in 1988, as deputy attorney general. Rice directs the Division of Public Protection, which oversees the Criminal Justice, Consumer Protection and Environmental Protection bureaus. She joined the NH Attorney General’s office in 1990. “Ann Rice has dedicated her career to ensuring justice for the people of New Hampshire,” …