Attorney Justin Pasay recently affiliated with the American Bar Association’s Military Pro Bono Project and Operation Stand-By. The Military Pro Bono project aligns individual service members who have legal issues with local civilian attorneys that practice in the relevant area of law. Operation Stand-By is a program whereby active duty military attorneys can seek attorney-to-attorney advice from a civilian attorney in a specific area of law. Attorney Pasay looks forward to continually growing his practice to serve the needs of all military personnel and their families, active duty, reserve, and veterans alike.
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Attorney Boldt to Present at Local Government Center Conference on Local Government Computers and the Right to Know Law
Attorney Chris Boldt will lead a panel presentation with Attorney Dan Crean of the Crean Law Office and Attorney Andrew Livernois of Ransmeier & Spellman at the LGC’s 71st Annual Conference being held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH on Wednesday, November 14th. This session is intended to offer practical guidance to municipal officials and attorneys on using electronic data and communications while complying with the NH Right to Know Law (RSA 91-A). This presentation is hosted by the Municipal and Governmental Section of the NH Bar Association, of which Chris is Chair. For more information and on-line registration, please go to www.nhlgc.org.
DTC Lawyers Attend Rockingham County Bar Association CLE and Meeting
On October 16, 2012, the Rockingham Bar Association held its Fall Social Event, preceded by a two hour CLE video replay on Ethics. This event, held at the Rusty Hammer in Portsmouth, NH, was widely attended by attorneys and Judges across the county. Also present were some members of the Seacoast Collaborative Law Group, and Former Marital Master Phil Cross, who was honored by the RCBA for his years served as a marital master in Rockingham County.
Attorneys Denise Poulos, Michael Donahue, Rob Ciandella, Christopher Hilson, Nicholas Aeschliman, Beth MacDonald, and Jessica Ecker were present for the event. This was the first event organized during Jessica’s term as President of the Rockingham County Bar Association.
DTC Sponsors 1st Annual Powder Keg, Beer and Chili Festival
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC is proud to sponsor the 1st Annual Powder Keg, Beer and Chili Festival on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Festival will be held on the Swasey Parkway in Exeter, New Hampshire. Be sure to visit and taste the area’s best chili, brought to you by a number of restaurants throughout the seacoast region. You can also enjoy a pint of craft beer brought to you by some of the finest breweries in New England.
We look forward to seeing our clients and neighbors on the Parkway on the 20th. If you need tickets, please feel free to visit http://www.powderkegbeerfest.com/ where admission tickets are $25.00 per person for drinkers and $5.00 per person for drivers. See you there!
NH NAELA to Sponsor Guardianship Over Incapacitated Adults Seminar
The New Hampshire Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is sponsoring a seminar titled Administration of Guardianship Over Incapacitated Adults in New Hampshire on November 16th at the Radisson in Manchester, New Hampshire. For more information or registration, contact Joy Riddell at jriddell@DTClawyers.com or 603-778-0686.
Attorney Pasay Speaks at Exeter High School’s Constitution Day
On September 21, 2012, Attorney Justin Pasay had the opportunity to speak at his alma mater in conjunction with Exeter High School’s Constitution program. This year’s essay contest enabled kids to confront a relevant legal issue of our times — the constitutionality of employers and/or school administrators searching private Facebook accounts. Through spirited exchange, Attorney Pasay and several sophomores, juniors and seniors at EHS engaged the debate. Click here to view the Seacoastonline article.
Attorney Chris Boldt to Speak at New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association Seminar
Attorney Chris Boldt has again been asked by the NH Land Surveyors Association to be one of its speakers for the NHLSA’s Case Studies Seminar on September 27, 2012 at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn in Laconia, NH. This year, Chris will speak on the impacts of his favorable decision in Brandt Development v. Somersworth and relevant case law concerning the recent legislative amendments to the variance criteria. For a copy of the materials please visit our resources page.
DTC Lawyers Attend Joint Estate Planning and Real Property Section Meeting
On August 8, 2012, four DTC attorneys joined numerous other members of the bar at the joint Estate Planning and Real Property Section meeting held at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. Attorneys Chris Boldt, Jessica Ecker and Justin Pasay attended the meeting and Attorney Joy Riddell sat on the panel as a representative from the Estate Planning section. The panel lead a lively discussion on a variety of “hot topics” in both real estate law and estate planning law which ranged from the new revisions to the SAFE Act (having to do with assistance to distressed homeowners) to transfers of real estate held in realty trusts, to questions about transfer taxes on real estate. The attorneys at Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC work hard to keep apprised of changes in the law so we can provide our clients with the best possible representation. For more information on our Estate Planning or Real Estate Practice Groups
Nantucket Lightship, LV-112 Designated as National Treasure
Attorney Kate Miller and DTC client United States Lightship Museum founder Robert J. Mannino, Jr., celebrated the 4th of July on the deck of the Nantucket Lightship, LV-112, in Boston Harbor. DTC donated its legal services to the new organization, which has succeeded in restoring the exterior of the ship and finding it a beautiful home at an East Boston Dock. During the parade of tall ships in Boston, commemorating the War of 1812, Attorney Kate Miller and her family had the perfect vantage point: on the deck of the newly refurbished Nantucket Lightship, LV-112.
DTC is proud to congratulate its client, United States Lightship Museum and its founder, Robert J. Mannino, Jr., on designation of the Nantucket Lightship, LV-112, as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The ship is one of the first twenty five national treasures to be selected. Already designated a national landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, the Nantucket Lightship was acquired by the not-for-profit United States Lightship Museum, formed with the assistance of DTC lawyers Kate Miller and Doug Mansfield.
Please refer to the United States Lightship Museum’s website for more information about the programs and the current initiatives restoring the interior of this beautiful and historic ship.
To read more about DTC’s representation of not-for-profit organizations, click here.
Jessica Ecker elected President of Rockingham County Bar Association
On May 30, 2012 at the Rockingham County Bar Association’s annual meeting at the Exeter Inn, Attorney Ecker was unanimously voted in as President of the Association for the 2012/2013 term. Jessica has served on the Rockingham County Bar Association’s Board of Directors for the past four years, and has enjoyed working with the other board members and organizing events and conferences for Association members. She is looking forward to a productive and enjoyable term as President.