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New Program Brings Students, Alumni Together City By City
The University of New Hampshire School of Law’s new Great American Cities program, which launched this semester, has brought several alumni back to the school to discuss with students what it's like to live and work in selected destination cities around the country. This week, the focus was on Philadelphia: Christopher I. Halliday, JD/MIP '99, a partner at Morgan Lewis and John Gregory Jr., JD '88, general counsel for Streamlight Inc., talked with students over lunch and later during individualized interviews. … -
Court Victory for School Gives Indigent Defendants Right to Counsel at Arraignment
A recent New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling that ensures indigent defendants in criminal cases have a right to counsel at arraignment is due in large part to the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s Criminal Practice Clinic, its Social Justice Institute, and two UNH Law alumni who spent much of their last year in law school documenting the problem. The ruling “will bring substantial and dramatic change to the practice of most district courts in the state,” said Professor Albert … -
UNH Law Moot Court Team First in Nation in Unprecedented Award Sweep
The University of New Hampshire School of Law took top honors at the national Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. The students who competed, Anjie Vichayanonda and Jeffrey Larson, made history by winning every award: Best Brief in the Nation, Best Oralists in the Nation, and Best Overall Team in the Nation. Vichayanonda and Larson, both second-year students, were coached by third-year student Nicholas Scala, who … -
Moot Court Teams Head Into Competition Season With Big Victory
UNH Law’s 2011-12 Moot Court teams will compete in six national competitions this season, including four that will take place this weekend. The school has already begun the season with a major victory: For the third year in a row, its Trademark team has won best brief as well as first place overall in the Eastern Region at the Saul K. Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. The Lefkowitz competition, which was held in February, touches upon issues within trademark and unfair competition … -
UNH School of Law Again in Top 10 for IP Law in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The University of New Hampshire School of Law has again been named a top 10 school for the study of intellectual property law in the specialty rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report in the 2013 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. “This recognition is yet another testament to the reputation that our faculty, students, and alumni have built over the years," said John Broderick, Dean of UNH School of Law. “With the accolades that our IP faculty and … -
UNH Law Offers Trademark Perspective to U.S. Supreme Court in ‘Stolen Valor’ Case
Several faculty members at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, with help from a third-year student, have offered a new, IP-related perspective to the United States Supreme Court on the much-discussed ‘Stolen Valor Case.’ Their amicus brief, submitted to the high court by UNH Law’s IP Amicus Brief Clinic, offers the court a way to view the case more narrowly as a trademark issue, rather than the more difficult task of deciding whether false statements of fact are protected … -
Federal Judge to Speak at UNH Law on Patent Reform
Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will speak about the America Invents Act at UNH Law on Tuesday, March 20. Judge Gajarsa has accepted an invitation to become the law school’s first Distinguished Jurist in Residence: Last year, he stepped down from active duty on the court and assumed senior status. This will be his first of three planned lectures on patent reform this year at the University of New Hampshire School … -
Retiring Faculty Honored at Alumni Dinner
More than 300 alumni of the University of New Hampshire School of Law attended the school’s annual alumni dinner March 7, held at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester. The evening was an emotional one, as UNH Law alumni, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate six faculty members who will retire at the end of the year: Professors Tom Field, Joe Dickinson, Sarah Redfield, Bill Hennessey, Library Director and Professor Judy Gire, and Externship Director and Professor Ellen Musinsky. The six, … -
Student Gains National Attention for Lifesaving Smartphone App
Twenty-five-year-old Eman Pahlevani has his hands full these days: By day, he’s a third-year student at UNH Law and a member of the school’s Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program. In his spare time, he’s developed – with his brother and a friend – a smartphone app called CrimePush that allows people to report a crime discretely with the push of a button. The new app has gained instant popularity with police departments and universities across the country, and when Eman’s … -
Clinic Students Win High-Stakes Jury Trial
Third-year students Gerard Tellier and Kristine Stoddard recently won a first-degree assault case before the Merrimack County Superior Court, freeing their client from a possible 15-year sentence. The jury’s verdict in this case is the latest victory for UNH Law’s Criminal Practice Clinic, which allows students to represent clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies in the state’s district and superior courts. Stoddard, a student in the advanced portion of the Criminal Practice Clinic, and Tellier, who is new to the clinic this …