DTC is pleased to annouce the relocation of its Portsmouth Office to 111 Maplewood Avenue, Suite D. This office will provide a central, convenient location from which DTC’s lawyers and staff will be able to serve our existing and growing client base. DTC chose this location because of its convenient access for their clients and staff and the quality of the renovation of the building which is in the heart of Portsmouth’s Northern Tier development district.
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Attorney Chris Boldt to Present 2011 Municipal Law Lecture on Land Use Case Law Updates
Attorney Chris Boldt has once again been asked by the Local Government Center to be one of its speakers for the 2011 Municipal Law Lecture Series scheduled for six Wednesday evenings in September and October at venues throughout the State. This year, Chris will present Land Use Case Law Updates, addressing the over-50 decisions issued by the New Hampshire Supreme Court since Chris last did this presentation in 2007. For more information and on-line registration, please go to www.nhlgc.org/trainingevents/lawlectureseries.asp.
Attorney Jessica Ecker Elected Vice President of the Rockingham County Bar Association
Attorney Jessica Ecker has been elected Vice President of the Rockingham County Bar Association for the 2011-2012 term. The Rockingham County Bar Association is an organization that seeks to unify, support and educate attorneys who live and/or work in Rockingham County. Jessica has served on the Board of Directors of the Rockingham County Bar Association since 2007.
DTC Opens Newest Office in Meredith, NH
In a continuing tradition of over 25 years of dedication to clients across New Hampshire, DTC is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office — in Meredith, New Hampshire. Located at 56 NH Route 25 (in the New Englander also housing Nungesser & Hill), this office will provide a central, convenient location from which all 16 of DTC’s lawyers will be able to service our existing, and growing, client base of municipalities, small businesses, land owners and individuals in the Lakes Region and North Country. Attorney Chris Boldt will be our Partner in residence at the Meredith office, while continuing to serve the Firm’s existing clients throughout the State. Chris is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee and is very active in our Municipal, Development, Real Estate, Appellate and Environmental Law Practice Groups.
Attorney Derosier Co-Authors Chapter in “A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in N.H.”
MCLE, a Massachusetts-based company that offers continuing education resources for lawyers has just released “A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in New Hampshire.” DTC attorney Robert Derosier co-authored the chapter on “Discovery Practice.” Attorney Derosier is a partner at DTC with extensive discovery and litigation experience, having litigated numerous cases. You can order a copy of the Guide online at: http://www.mcle.org/books-cds/books-catalog.cfm?product_code=2110007b00.
Attorney Miller Testifies Before Legislation Against Bill Weakening the State’s Anti-Bullying Law
DTC Associate, Kate Miller, worked to draft a successful bill which became law in 2011, dramatically reforming the NH law against bullying in schools last year. Faced with unfriendly amendments which would gut the new law, she testified before the Legislative Committees in March and again in April 2011, this time against the amendments to weaker the law. Her testimony is available at: www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/HB1523.html.
Joy Riddell appointed Program Committee Chair of NH NAELA
DTC estate planning and elder law attorney, Joy Riddell, was recently appointed Program Committee chair of the new Hampshire Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, an association of lawyers with expertise in elder law who work together to improve the lives of seniors and people with special needs through advocacy and providing legal services in the areas of estate planning, guardianships, public benefits like Medicaid, and long-term care planning.
Attorney Chris Boldt to Speak at OEP Spring Planning and Zoning Conference on ZBA Procedures
Attorney Chris Boldt has once again been asked by the NH Office of Energy and Planning to be one of its speakers for the 2011 Spring Planning and Zoning Conference scheduled for Saturday, June 11 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH. This year Chris will speak at a double session on the basic procedures Zoning Board of Adjustment members should use in making their various decisions on variances, special exceptions, appeals of administrative decisions and equitable waivers of dimensional criteria. Chris will also participate in the Conference’s plenary session entitled “Why are We Here? There’s More to Life than Checking Off the Boxes” and in the ZBA/Planning Board Role Playing training session. For more information and online registration, please go to http://www.nh.gov/oep/events/spring_conference/index.htm.
NAELA – Medicaid Practical Skills for Lawyers and Paralegals
The New Hampshire Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is sponsoring a Medicaid Practical Skills for Lawyers and Paralegals seminar on June 10th at the Marriott Grappone Conference Center in Concord, New Hampshire. For more information or registration contact Joy Riddell at 603-778-0686.
Attorney Mansfield Appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Exeter High School Alumni Association
Attorney Douglas Mansfield has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Exeter High School Alumni Association. The Alumni Association is a non-profit corporation organized to enrich the education and experience of future generations of Exeter High School graduates by uniting, informing and involving alumni, friends, students and faculty of Exeter High School and its predecessors, Tuck High School and Robinson Female Seminary, in charitable service and support to the school and preserving the schools’ history, traditions and spirit.