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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. … -
Scalia’s Critique of Legal Education Echoes UNH Law’s Practice-Ready Philosophy
In his keynote address at UNH Law’s annual alumni dinner on March 22, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offered an extensive critique of several trends in contemporary legal education. Tracing the rise of the legal academy over the past 140 years, Scalia lamented courses that move beyond the traditional curriculum to incorporate other disciplines, and how this allows students to graduate without having studied all the necessary areas of the law. This development, in Scalia’s view, is connected to the … -
UNH Law To Host Live Oral TTAB Argument in an Inter Partes Case
When the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office comes to UNH Law on Thursday, September 20, students will have a rare opportunity to witness a case being discussed. Opposition No. 91192657 addresses whether the trademark FOOTLONG may be registered by the owner of the Subway sandwich shop franchise for “sandwiches.” Subway’s application for registration is being opposed by Sheetz of Delaware, an owner of gas stations and convenience stores that sell food. Sheetz is arguing, … -
Business Journal Ranks UNH Law Amongst Top Schools for Employment in the Northeast
Boston Business Journal just published a list of "15 Northeast law schools, ranked by graduate employment rate" in which UNH Law joins an impressive list of law schools, appearing right behind Cornell and Boston College and just ahead of Boston University and Northeastern. Columbia, NYU, Yale, and Harvard are in the top four spots in the survey, which reviewed the employment rates of the class of 2011 nine months after graduation. For a fuller look at UNH Law's employment statistics for the … -
Graduating Class of Daniel Webster Scholars Sworn in to New Hampshire Bar
Twenty members of the University of New Hampshire School of Law's class of 2012 have bypassed the traditional bar exam and were inducted into the NH Bar on Friday, May 18, 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 education and were certified by the state bar as … -
UNH Law Announces John Lewis as 2012 Commencement Speaker
Congressman John Lewis, a legendary figure in the civil rights movement, will give the commencement address at the University of New Hampshire School of Law's 37th graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 19. While still a young man, Lewis became a nationally recognized civil rights leader. In 1961 he volunteered to participate in the Freedom Rides, which challenged segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South. He was an architect of, and a keynote speaker at, the historic March on Washington in … -
Clinic Student Celebrates Difficult Court Victory
A University of New Hampshire School of Law student is celebrating an extremely difficult court victory, thanks to the school’s Criminal Practice Clinic. Emily Laflamme, a third-year student who is taking part in the clinic, was assigned this semester to a client charged with aggravated DWI, or driving with a blood-alcohol level of nearly three times the legal limit. After meeting with her client, Laflamme knew she wanted to help the woman, who had no prior criminal history and had “made a … -
UNH School of Law Hosts Student Art Exhibit
The artwork of 14 students is currently on view in an exhibit at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, Two White St., through May 30. In addition, two weavings by alumnus Kirsten Koepsel JD ’92/LLM ’03 are also featured. The public is welcome to attend a reception for the artists on Thursday, April 19, from 4:00-6:30 PM, as part of Art Concord. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge. Organized by LeinWeih Andrew Tseng ’12 of Arlington, … -
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 …