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19 New Hampshire Bar News (n.s.) 1 (2008-2009)

handle is hein.barjournals/nhbn0019 and id is 1 raw text is: ...Supporting Members of the Legal Profession & Their Service to the Public and Justice System New Hampshire SBAR NEWS JUNE 6, 2008 An Official Publication of the New Hampshire Bar Association VOL. 19, NO. 1 State Budget Woes Force Judicial Branch Cutbacks By Dan Wise well as taking the entire lapse which Legislation Passes Are your civil cases not being reached due to a short- is whatever unspent to Create a Business age of judges? Are orders from state courts taking forever money in specific Court. See page 21. to emerge from the clerks' offices? Be prepared, such delays line-item areas is left are going to get worse in the next year. after the end of the The NH Legislature has approved $1.6 million in cuts state fiscal year on June 30. from the judicial branch's $70 million budget. However, Broderick had proposed three levels of cutbacks, with the good news is that it could have been worse, as the Leg- items listed in order of priority. The budget-makers approved islature stopped short of approving a long list of possible the cuts in various line items for most of the Level 1 and budget cuts proposed by the Judicial Branch. The list of Level 2 cuts, including a hiring freeze that would leave an cuts were developed and reluctantly proposed by the Court additional 15 non-judicial staff positions vacant over the in response to Gov. Lynch's directive to the judicial branch next year. A third level of cuts - which a court memo said and state agencies to reduce spending by $2.25 million as would cause a serious strain on service - had not yet been part of the state's effort to cope with a projected shortfall authorized. of $225 million in the state budget. (The rest of the deficit In his May 1 letter, Broderick said that if even deeper is to be made up by a combination of revenue raising and cuts were required from the judicial branch, he would pro- borrowing.) pose an unpaid two-day furlough available on a voluntary The specific cuts developed by the judicial branch, basis to all judges and staff in the system to avoid layoffs. are detailed in a letter and memos from Chief Justice John While we fully support the state's effort to reduce Broderick that were made public on May I and posted on spending in the face of difficult economic times, there is the Court's website at http://www.courts.state.nh.us/press/ no doubt that the deep reductions in our FY 09 spending index.htm. that we have identified would have significant ramifications Last week, the Court learned that the legislative bud- get-makers approved cuts totaling almost $1.6 million, as B U DGET continued on page 21 2 Recognizing public attorneys. The NHBA Board of Governors has created a committee to select a recipient for a new award recognizing public sector/public interest attorneys. International lawyer honored. Attorney Mau- rice Geiger, who has worked on justice reform issues around the world, is the recipient of the International Law Section's annual award. What can we afford? Attorney Diana Bolander poses questions about NHBA budgeting and dues. 2008 Annual Meeting See page 17 for Boarding Pass for small firm management program. See pages 8-9 for info on Annual Meeting - the fun and the formal stuff. 1 , Military Law. The Military Law Section and I the NHBA CLE Committee co-sponsor a Sept. 10 CLE on legal matters for those in military service. 2 The federal case, step by step. The life cycle 24of a civil case in US District Court. Also, see orders regarding US District Court processing on pages 28 and 29. Counsel who are most effective ask questions related to trial themes, and ask questions directly of individual jurors. See page 24 _www.nhbar.org Make Your Travel Plans Now for Solo/Small Firm Program Has your schedule opened up for Friday, June 20? There's still time to sign up to attend the all-day solo/ small firm management program, Flight Plan for the 21st Century to be held at the North Conway Grand Hotel in conjunction with the 2008 Annual Meeting. In a year marked by takeoff and landing delays, over- crowded flights and annoying searches, the Flight Plan for the 21 st Century WON'T HAVE: Measly snacks; Runway delays; Extra baggage charges; Confiscations of prohibited carry-on items (except lethal weapons). Instead, every passenger to this program WILL RE- CEIVE: First class treatment (lunch included); Useful information that can be immediately applied to their practice; The benefit of hard-earned wisdom from a panel of NH solo and small-firm attorneys; and 4.25 NHMCLE hours (0.5 Ethics) if you attend all day. See pages 8-9 for more information on such events as the Golf Scramble, reception/banquet, and NHBAeCLE video replays. Did You Know ...that the NHBA.CLE staff can help you save money by suggesting match- ups for carpooling to NHBA*CLE programs? See page 11 for details. Did you know? is a recurring feature from the NHBA Member Services Deparment, prcwidir answers to questions about your Bar that you didn't even think to ask. Webster Scholar Program Graduates 13 'Client-Ready' Attorneys 1 111111MP Webster Scholars at the Supreme Court after being sworn-in on May 16. Program Director John Garvey is at far left and Franklin Pierce Law Center President and Dean John Hutson is at far right. By Beverly Rorick After an intensive two-year bar exam, the first class of Daniel Webster Scholars was sworn into the NH Bar on May 16, 2008 at a special ceremony at the NH Supreme Court. Under the guidance of attorney and now professor John Garvey, who left over 25 years of private practice to become the director of the Franklin Pierce Law Center honors' program, the project has been the subject of national (and international) attention. The students were admitted based on their perfor- mance as evaluated over the two years, and they were not required to sit for the traditional two-day Bar exam. The Webster Scholar Program, which is the first of its kind in the nation, recognizes the changing legal landscape and the need for lawyers to be not only intellectually but practically grounded upon their admission to the bar, said NH Supreme Court Chief Justice John T Broderick in a statement for Bar News. The Supreme Court was proud SCHOLARS continued on page 11