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UNH Law’s Appellate Defender Program Heads To US Supreme Court
On Nov. 2, UNH Law’s Appellate Defender Program will argue before the United States Supreme Court, marking a first for the school, the attorneys working on the case and their students, who have had a front-row seat to the case through the Appellate Defender clinic. The case, Perry v. New Hampshire, centers on the question of eyewitness identification. The defendant, Barion Perry, was accused of breaking into a car in Nashua in 2008, when a witness spontaneously pointed to him as … -
Criminal Practice Clinic Students Work on High-Profile Jury Trials
Four students in UNH Law’s Criminal Practice Clinic have worked on two complex, high-profile jury trials recently, a rare and valuable experience for law school students, according to Professor Chuck Temple, the clinic’s director. “Most attorneys in New Hampshire have never tried a jury trial,” Temple said. “Through the Criminal Practice Clinic, there will be a total of four jury trial experiences for students this year.” 3Ls Joshua Denton and Tanya Spony worked with Temple to represent a client accused of conspiring … -
Students to Argue Before New Hampshire Supreme Court
Two UNH Law students will argue cases before New Hampshire’s highest court in the next few weeks. The students, 3Ls Obiajulu Ikeme and Vanessa Gelinas, received this opportunity through UNH Law’s Appellate Defender, a unique program that is operated jointly by the New Hampshire Public Defender and the law school. The program, housed at UNH Law, is charged with handling virtually all of the indigent criminal appeals from New Hampshire state courts. The Appellate Defender files approximately 100 briefs per year in … -
3 Students Embark On Service Projects Through Schweitzer Fellowships
Third-year University of New Hampshire School of Law students Christie Gallagher, Kimberly Reeve and Alex Samuel are part of a competitive group of students in the nation’s top health and human service schools who have been named Schweitzer Fellows. The fellowships, which are given through The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, aim to develop leaders in service in the spirit of Nobel Peace Prize winner and physician of the same name. Schweitzer Fellows partner with community-based organizations to identify an unmet health need, … -
Noted Judge Nancy Gertner To Speak At UNH Law
Recently retired U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner will read from her memoir In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate, on Tuesday at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. The event, which is co-sponsored by UNH Law’s Social Justice Institute and the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, will focus on Gertner, who at 29 became a nationally known civil rights and criminal defense attorney during a high-profile case involving antiwar activists. In her memoir, Gertner reflects upon her career … -
UNH Law Offers Immigration Law Clinic
The University of New Hampshire School of Law announces a new clinical opportunity for students that focuses on immigration law through a unique joint venture with a statewide social service agency. The school, in conjunction with New Hampshire Catholic Charities’ Immigration and Refugee Services division, offers up to six students each semester the opportunity to learn immigration law and procedures in a classroom setting, then apply that knowledge to real-life cases under the supervision of Catholic Charities attorneys. The clinic gives students … -
Professor Mitchell Simon Examines Remorse, Bar Exam in Michigan State Law Review
In the most recent issue of the Michigan State Law Review, Professor Mitchell Simon examines disclosure and remorse in an article, “What’s Remorse Got to Do, Got to Do With it? Bar Admission for Those With Youthful Offenses.” Professor Simon, who is known in the state and nationally for his work on issues of legal ethics, lawyer discipline and medical ethics, points out that character and fitness panels often require an applicant to express remorse for prior acts in order to …