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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 … -
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 … -
Buzz Scherr and Former Student Team Up To Create NH Voter Rights App
Professor Albert "Buzz" Scherr, in his role as a board member of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, has created, with the help of Eman Pahlevani JD '12, the "You Can't Stop Me: Voter App" to provide New Hampshire residents with the resources they need to protect their voting rights. "Our goal is to give the confused voter a tool to help in sorting (photo ID and registration requirements) out so they don't just turn around and leave," Scherr told the … -
“Do Good As You Do Well”: Bruce Friedman Pro Bono Award Presented to Marilyn McNamara JD ‘77
The inaugural Bruce E. Friedman Pro Bono Award was presented yesterday to Marilyn Billings McNamara JD ’77. The award, sponsored by the UNH Law Social Justice Institute and the New Hampshire Bar Association, honors the accomplishments of a UNH Law graduate and NH Bar member who exemplifies the commitment to public service of Bruce Friedman, the late founder of the civil practice clinic at the law school and a legend in the world of civil legal services in New Hampshire. McNamara is … -
UNH Law Visits Alumni in China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Between August 25 and September 12, Dean Broderick, Professor Mary Wong (Director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property), and Karen Borgstrom (Vice President of Institutional Advancement) traveled to China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Gordon V. Smith, UNH Law's Distinguished Professor of IP Management, who was teaching in Singapore at the time, joined them in Japan. They visited UNH Law alumni and explored new opportunities for expanding UNH Law's presence in Asia. The Franklin Pierce Center for IP is … -
UNH Law Hosts a Day of Continuing Education on Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law
This CLE, scheduled for Oct. 12 will be rescheduled. Please look for more information. For any questions please contact: mary.sheffer@law.unh.edu. As part of its new Executive Education Institute, the University of New Hampshire School of Law is hosting a day of continuing legal education focused on Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law. Two sessions will be held on Friday, October 12: a morning program, “Current Events in Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law” and an afternoon program, “Maximizing Mediation for Artists, Entertainers and Athletes.” These … -
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 … -
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. … -
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, …