http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/ The latest press releases issued by Pierce Law en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:07:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-9-crean-chairs-employment-law-program.php Adjunct Professor Daniel D. Crean chairs a CLE Program on Employment Law presented by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) in Dallas, Texas, this week. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:17:15 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-10-sji-sponsors-talk-on-brooks.php Reporters Ann Marie Timmins and Trent Spiner will be on campus Wednesday, November 12, for lunch and a discussion of the Brooks Capitol Murder Trial. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:35:32 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-07-hutson-ethics-in-natl-sec.php Dean John D. Hutson travels to Washington to serve as a panelist at the "18th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law--Issues for the New Administration." Sponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, the conference is intended to educate the public about current and potential new issues in national security. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:00:37 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-4-woods-at-nh-library-association-meeting.php Roberta Woods, Pierce Law Assistant Professor of Research and Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian, will be a presenter at the "21st Century Information Literacy" conference of the New Hampshire Library Association on November 6. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:00:35 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-05-wong-elected-icann-councillor.php Professor Mary Wong has been elected one of three Councillors representing the Non-Commercial Users' Constituency (NCUC) on the Generic Names Supporting Organizations (GNSO) Council at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:28:26 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-11-04-wong-in-cairo.php Professor Mary Wong Represents Pierce Law this week at the ICANN meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:12:46 -0500 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-29-dean-hutson-discusses-ethical-lawyering.php Pierce Law's Dean John Hutson joins judges, law professors, historians, and military lawyers in discussing "The Pen, the Sword, and the Waterboard: Ethical Lawyering in the 'Global War on Terrorism'" at Boston College Law School, October 29. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:50:38 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-28-hersey-headlines-tt-conference.php Professor Karen Hersey goes to Valencia, Spain this week for the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals conference. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:17:16 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-17-48-miles-48-hours.php Some people love challenges. For most law students, simply making it through midterms is challenge enough. For Pierce Law student Greg Albert, though, a challenge isn't sufficient until it stretches him beyond all he's done before. This weekend Albert will run 48 miles in 48 hours in the name of cancer research. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:55:59 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-14-visiting-prof-authors-aba-amicus-brief-to-Supreme-Court.php Visiting Professor Keith Fisher has recently received national attention through the American Bar Association amicus brief he authored for the Supreme Court of the United States. The court is expected to decide this week whether it will hear the case. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:39:12 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-10-working_groups_to_explore_unh-pierce_law_merger.php University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston and Franklin Pierce Law Center President and Dean John D.Hutson announced today that their institutions would both form working groups to explore the feasibility of Pierce Law merging with UNH. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:29:39 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-07-conboy-to-receive-ricker.php The Honorable Carol Ann Conboy, Pierce Law Trustee and alumna, has been selected to receive the 2008 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:23:30 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-03-slye-gained-practical-experience.php 3L Kiera Slye spent her summer helping convicted criminals overcome discrimination in Rochester, NY, getting hands-on experience in Re-entry Law. She was one of four Pierce Law students taking public interest positions as Equal Justice Works Summer Corps members for 2008. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> 10/3/2008 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-02-initial-bar-passage-rates-impressive.php Initial bar passage rates for 2008 Pierce Law graduates are "nothing less than impressive," says Mary Sheffer, director of Career Services. "29 of our students sat for the New Hampshire bar in July. Of those, 27 passed, giving a bar passage rate of 93%. Traditionally the average bar passage rate in this state hovers around 77%. Our rate of passage in other states that have reported is a remarkable 100%." Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:20:51 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-10-01-scherr-on-execution-in-nh.php Citizens of New Hampshire are rarely disturbed by reports of violent crime; murder is even more unusual. Complacent lives have been rocked lately, however, by front-page headlines about two capital murder trials now underway. Pierce Law's Professor Buzz Scherr is featured on a special report tonight that asks, "How Much Has Changed Since the Last Execution in New Hampshire?" Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:07:55 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-30-webster_prepares_students_to_practice_immediately.php The Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, now in its third year and unique among law schools, enables students to begin practicing law the day they graduate. John McCrory <jmccrory@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:24:02 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-26-smith-teaches-valuation-in-russia.php Gordon Smith wears many different hats: Pierce Law Trustee in Concord, NH; chair of AUS Consultants in Moorestown, NJ; and teacher of IP Valuation at Pierce Law and around the world. This week he is teaching a 3-day "Valuation & Licensing of Intellectual Property" course in Moscow, Russia. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:13:04 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-25-stare-helped.php This past summer Equal Justice Works corps member Stephanie Stare returned to her home state of New York and got practical experience in the areas of Special Education, and Civil Rights/Disability Law. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:39:57 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-23-hutson-on-torture-and-human-rights.php On September 23 Dean John Hutson speaks on a panel titled "Keeping America Safe and Safeguarding American Values" at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. The audience will include students from Dickinson, Dickinson School of Law and the Army War College. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:52:27 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-22-new-admissions-packet.php Working in intense collaboration with partners Winsor Cobb Design and illustrator Harry Campbell, Pierce Law produced a startling new suite of admissions materials. John McCrory <jmccrory@piercelaw.edu> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:54:29 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-19-reddix-smalls-right-to-health-care.php Professor Brenda Reddix-Smalls will participate in "Health of a Nation: Is Health Insurance A Right or A Privilege?" at Southern Univerisity Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 24. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:12:05 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-18-graham-appointed-aba-liaison.php Pierce Law student Stacey J. Graham was recently appointed a Law Student Division Liaison for the American Bar Association. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> September 18, 2008 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-17-dean-hutson-law-ethics-terror-untitled.php Pierce Law's Dean John Hutson will discuss the legal and ethical challenges of the War on Terror at the 15th annual Ethics Symposium at the South Texas College of Law. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> September 17, 2008 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-16-zimbone-scholarship-rapee.php Pierce Law recently awarded Wendy Zimbone the Doris Rapee Scholarship for creativity and innovation in technology. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:03:39 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-12-student-hefter-co-authors-article.php When you see 2L Karl Hefter, he may be walking Pierce Law's campus with an extra spring in his step. And with good reason. An article he co-authored was published in BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal September 12. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:43:11 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-12-clinics-receive-51000.php Pierce Law Clinics recently received a $51,000 IOLTA grant from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:07:15 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-10-hutson-leads-intl-law-oslo.php Dean John D. Hutson is attending the "International Criminal Justice and the Military" conference in Oslo, Norway, September 12 and 13. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:51:24 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-09-smallidge-receives-mclaughlin-scholarship.php 2L Emelia Smallidge has been awarded the Winnie McLaughlin Scholarship. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:59:52 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-09-08-jorda-earns-licensing-designation.php Pierce Law Professor Karl Jorda has earned the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) credential from the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada), Inc. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:26:39 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-08-27-wong-graham-ABA-Committees.php Copyrights professor Mary Wong has been appointed to the new reforms task force of the ABA- IPL committee. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:13:27 -0400 http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/posts/2008-08-19-fplc-welcomes-new-students.php Today Pierce Law welcomed its largest JD class ever which, with the incoming Graduate students, will bring the number of new students on campus to nearly 200. Barbara Wilson <bwilson@piercelaw.edu> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:50:14 -0400