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Ramey Dana Sylvester, Daniel Webster Honors Scholar Sworn into Program by New Hampshire Supreme Court Justices

Concord, N.H. — Ramey Dana Sylvester, 25, of Berrien Center, Mich., is a member of the fifth class of Daniel Webster Honors Scholars from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Sylvester, who earned her undergraduate degree from Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Mich.), was officially sworn into the program by the full roster of New Hampshire Supreme Court justices.

Initiated by the New Hampshire Supreme Court and launched in 2005, the Daniel Webster Honors Scholars program is a two-year, practice-based, teaching and bar licensing honors program.

Participants complement their regular law coursework with rigorous applied training in professional skills, as well as judgment through simulated, clinical, and externship settings. In short, students are allowed to practice law before they graduate; they counsel clients, appear before judges, and develop their skills and judgment in clinical settings.

If students meet all the necessary requirements and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, they will be admitted into the New Hampshire Bar upon graduation.

The Daniel Webster Honors Scholars program is the first of its kind in the country. The program has received national praise and encouragement from judges, lawyers, and legal education scholars from across the country.

For more information, visit www.law.unh.edu/websterscholar.

The University of New Hampshire School of Law is a global leader in innovative legal education. Its internationally renowned intellectual property program, now housed in the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, boasts one of the largest full-time faculties in the field, a broad range of curricular offerings, and the only academic intellectual property library in the nation.

Through its Social Justice Institute, a wide range of clinics, externships, and the unique Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, the UNH School of Law is a pioneer in practice-based education. It is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire, a land, sea, and space-grant university enrolling more than 12,200 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students. For more information, visit www.law.unh.edu.