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Melissa Davis at UNH Franklin Pierce

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Announces Melissa Davis as New Clinical Director

Monday, April 13, 2020
Managing Attorney at New Hampshire Public Defender Office to Head UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Criminal Practice Clinic Read More
Micky Minhas speaking with students

Micky Minhas JD/LLM’97 will lead the law school’s top 10 legal program in IP

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Announces Former Vice President of Microsoft as New Intellectual Property Executive Director Read More
Courtney Brooks

Courtney Q. Brooks will lead the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program after founding director John Garvey retires this May

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Star UNH Franklin Pierce Professor, Legal Residency Director, and Student Mentor to Head Award Winning First-in-the-Nation Program Read More
Mock Interview Round Robin

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Excels in US News & World Report Rankings

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The law school takes the 5th spot for intellectual law programs, ranking in the top 10 for nearly 30 years. Read More
Democracy Brewing

Alumni Reception at Democracy Brewing

Friday, March 6, 2020
Alumni, current students, and prospective students mingled at a new brewery in downtown Boston, Democracy Brewing, on February 5th. Current and prospective students spoke with alums on their paths to success and also met with Dean Megan Carpenter, Interim Dean of Admissions Grant Keener, as well as Professor Emeritus Ellen Musinsky. Dean Carpenter gave a presentation on the school’s latest, most innovative degree, the Hybrid JD in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Information Law. The program allows students to stay in their homes and jobs while pursing the legal career they’ve... Read More
2019 Graduating Class

UNH Franklin Pierce Grads Crush the Bar Exam in 2019

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
In 2019, 87.09% of first-time bar exam takers from UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law passed the bar across 12 jurisdictions on their first try.   Read More
2020 State of the Law School

State of the Law School

Monday, February 17, 2020
On Monday, February 17, 2020, Dean Megan Carpenter gave her first State of the Law School address.  She highlighted the many accomplishments of the law school and gave insight into the future of legal education.  With ground breaking programs like the Hybrid JD in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Information Law and certificate programs in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Law as well as Sports Wagering and Integrity, the dean made it clear: the future is ours.  Watch her live presentation to the community. Read More
Dahlia Lithwick

Franklin Pierce School of Law announces 2020 Commencement Speaker

Friday, January 31, 2020
Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate, will be the keynote at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law’s 45th commencement on Saturday, May 16, 2020.  Perhaps best known for her “Supreme Court Dispatches” and “Jurisprudence” column at Slate for nearly two decades, Lithwick’s work also has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic and The New Yorker magazine. Read More
UNH Law at Google

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Hosts Inaugural Immersive Classroom Experience In Silicon Valley

Thursday, January 16, 2020
More than 45 intellectual property law students spent a week in California with experts from high-tech giants like Apple, Dolby, Google, Microsoft and others Read More