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7 New Hampshire Bar News (n.s.) 1 (1996-1997)

handle is hein.barjournals/nhbn0007 and id is 1 raw text is: S 1 S a a -VOLME 7NUMBR I UNE ,199 INSIDE 0 NHBA Budget to Decrease 5.6 Percent in 1996-97.................. 2 * June Dues Mailing to Members Underway ... 2 i Justice Grants Announced................ 5 M IOLTA Grants Committee Elections ........... 5 * Judge Conboy Offers Practice Pointers ......... 6 * New Lawyers Committee Holds Pro Bono Marathon............... 7 E Pro Bono Golf Tournament............... 7 0 Federal Court Fundamentals for Support Staff Seminar................... 7 M Rockingharn Court Announces Moving Plans........................ 8 E NH Superior Court News................ 8 E Learn How to Talk the Talk CLE.......... 10 H A Lawyer in Every School-Honor Roll ... 11 0 Superior Court Judges to Speak at CLE Forum................... 13 * CLE Calendar and Programs.......14-18 N CLE Registration Form................. 18 * Ethics Committee Formal Opinion: Referral Fees........................ 20 0 Supreme Court Orders.................. 23 E Probate Court Order................... 23 0 U.S. Bankruptcy Court Public Notice ........ 23 SPECIAL CLE PROGRAM NH Superior Court Judicial Forum-p. 17 8 .-- U,- 00 l z C. C13~ TUci ED' President's Perspective Good Old Days and Good Old Boys by Bruce W. Felmly A FEW MONTHS AGO one of our members expressed some criticism about the NHBA and, in particular, made it clear that in her eyes it was run by the Good Old Boys. There was a clear, but politely unexpressed inference, that I was one of them. While the gender issue may have been a part of the concern, I think that the thrust of the comment was a feeling that the people who serve in office, chair committees and the like are cut from the same cloth to the exclusion of others. I expect that there was also a feeling the Big Firms are running the show and that, as a guy who has never worked'in any legal job other than at such a firm, my Good Old Boy credentials were impeccable. I did not debate the point, but I have not forgotten the criticism and have pondered from time to time whether it is a bad rap. I have concluded that the perception is probably as important as the reality. Recently, I was also with a group of trial lawyers of my vintage or older (not all men by the way) when the subject turned to that perennial favorite- It's not like it used to be - In the old days judges and lawyers treated each other with respect - I hardly know anyone anymore - Don't you remember when bar meetings were more fun - Lawyering isn't as rewarding anymore and I am working too hard for too little satisfaction - .. . . I might add that in my soon to be renewed avocation, fly fishing, the complaint is almost identical, perhaps explaining why so may lawyers fish - The Contoocook is fished out -There are no more good hatches on Hall Pond - They don't stock the fish PERSPECTIVE Continued on page 3 Foundation awards up 52% Total IOLTA Grants Are Largest Since '89 NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE (NHLA) and other providers of civil legal services for the disadvantaged received something rare these days: good news. NHLA was the largest single beneficiary of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's Interest on Lawyers Trust Ac- counts (IOLTA) grants for fiscal year 1997, which were ap- proved by the NHBF board last month. The Foundation ap- proved grants totaling $892,000, a 52 percent increase over the previous year, including $702,500 for NHLA. This year's awards represent the largest distribution of funds by the Foundation since 1989 and reverses a six-year decline in IOLTA income due to falling bank interest rates. The major boost was due to agreements by leading banks to increase the interest paid on IOLTA deposits. (See accompanying story.) The Bar Foundation awarded $865,500 to legal services providers in the fiscal year starting June 1, 1996. The boost in grants resulted from higher interest paid by most of New Hampshire's top banks for IOLTA.The Foundation also awarded $26,500 in grants for public education programs on courts and legal issues. (See charts pp. 4 and 5). Since inception of the IOLTA Program, including the IOLTA Continued on page 4 N.H. Lawyers Making a Difference Five New Hampshire Lawyers Honored Attorney Robert B. Wells with Robert MacNeil, formerly of PBS News. BAR MEMBERS ARE involved in making important contribu- tions to their communities, both in their professional capacity and as volunteers, everyday and through virtually every chari- table organization in the Granite State. Five New Hampshire attorneys were recognized in May for their critical roles in organizations and communities across the state. Attorneys Marian Sagona Lynch, Robert B. Wells, Frank B. Clancy, David C. Hamblett and Joseph M. Kerrigan received major awards from important non-profit organizations for their work with their needy clients, in the arts and as the fiber of their community. Attorney Wells, a partner with the firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton in Manchester, received the 1996 Leadership Award as part of the Business in the Arts Awards Celebration on May 21 in Manchester. He has demonstrated exemplary leadership and vision for the long-term and enduring impact of the arts on the quality of life in New Hampshire, singer Tom Rush told an audience of over 400 people at the AWARDS Continued on page 12 NHBA Annual Meeting June 20-23,1996 The Mt. Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods Limited rooms are still available Contact the Hotel directly for reservations (603) 278-1000