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16 N.H. L. Wkly. 1 (1989-1990)

handle is hein.barjournals/nhlw0016 and id is 1 raw text is: Aewllainpsuire Law Weekly ol. 16, No. 1, Page 1 Portsmouth District Court Patricia C. Coffey Of Rye Is Confirmed As Special Justice Rye attorney Patricia C. Coffey, who has served as Rye Municipal Court Special Justice and presided over cases in numerous courts in Rocking- ham and Strafford counties, was con- finmed as a Special Justice to the 7 Portsmouth District Court on May 24th by the New Hampshire Execu- tive Council. By gaining confirma- tion, Coffey became Governor Judd Gregg's first female appointee to the N.H. Judiciary (Gregg announced his second female judicial nominee, Patricia L. Reardon of Hampstead, as Special Justice to the Exeter District Court dur- ing the Council meeting on the 24th). After receiving an undergraduate degree in 1975 from Yale University, Coffey enrolled at Suffolk Law School and received her law degree in 1978. Coffey, who interned with the firm of Shaines, Madrigan and McEachern in 1977 and served as a law clerk for Rye Municipal Court Judge Gerald F. Giles in 1978, opened her own law office after gaining admission to the N.H. Bar in 1978. She has practiced with Coffey Legal Services since 985 and was appointed as Special Justice to Rye Municipal ourt in 1987. I am looking forward to expanding my service to the judicial branch. I have always felt that the role of district courts is very important because most people get their first - and sometimes their only- experience with the system through the district and Coffey page 2 June 7, 1989 Bar Sponsored Videotape On Gender Bias In NH's Legal Community Earns High Marks The past, present and future treatment of women in the legal profession is the focus of a videotape sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association which was previewed by the Bar's Board of Governors meeting on May 23rd in Portsmouth. The video production, titledThe Full Measure of Freedom - Gender Bias and the Legal Profession, is based upon a study on gender bias conducted by the Association's Task Force on Women in the Bar as well as the life of the state's first woman to become a member of an organized bar - Marilla Ricker. According to Board members who attended the video preview, the Full Measure of Freedom... provides legal professionals and the public with an accurate picture of the past struggles of female attorneys, the current status of women lawyers and the Bar's ongoing effort to improve the practice of law for women in the future. A large portion of the video is dedicated to presenting infor- mation printed in the 1988 Report of the Task Force On Women in the Bar which noted that discrimination exists in both the treatment of female attorneys and the professional opportuni- ties afforded to them. The tape also presents views on gender bias from leaders in the state's legal community. Interviews with N.H. Supreme Court Chief Justice David A. Brock, N.: Superior Court Associate Justices Linda S. Dalianis and Philip S. Hollman are featured along with comments from N.H. Bar President Stephen L. Tober of Portsmouth, attorneys JamesE. Duggan ofConcord, Patricia McKee of Hampton, Mary S. Leahy of Concord, and Laconia attorney Susan B. Carbon who chairs the Task Force on Women in the Bar. Videotape Lawyer Referral, Information Service Attorney Fees Increased By Bar Board Responding to a proposal from the New Hampshire Bar Association's Deliv- ery of Legal Services Committee, the Association's Board of Governors voted to approve an increase in fees charged to attorneys who use the Bar's Lawyer Re- ferral and Information Service (LRIS) during its May 23rd meeting in Portsmouth. The increases represent an increase in revenue for the LRIS in order to meet the projected revenue figures for this referral program during the fiscal year which began on June 1st. The LRIS revenue figures were adopted by the Board of Governors and the entire Bar membership as a part of the 1989/90 scal year budget. The LRIS, which has operated under the same fee structure for over ten years as a flul-fee referral program, puts callers in contact with attorneys in their area who have an interest in a specific area of law. Persons using the service are charged $15 for a half hour consultation while attorneys accepting further repre- sentation of referred clients have in the past returned a $15 referral fee to help fund the LRIS. Despite serving a higher number of clients and providing more referrals to attorneys, the program's revenue has not kept pace with the in- creased costs of running the program. Noting that the program is not designed to profit from referrals, the Board of Governors approved an increase of $10 for the attorney (to $25) upon acceptance of a case. In addition, the Board approved an annual membership fee of $25 to be Fees page 5 page 4 Martin F. Loughlin Begins Service As Senior Judge In NH U.1 District Court Judge Martin F. Loughlin, who served the N.H. 8uperior Court as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice, recently decided to put off retirement from his judicial servie /n order to ll a s aSenorJudge in the Granite State. At the age of 68, Loughlin will continue to hear almost a full slate of cases at the U.S. District Court for N.H. continuing a ton-year woring relationship with Chief Judge Shene Devine. A feature story on the career and future service of Judge Loughlin will appear In the next Issue of New Hampshire Law Wieldy.

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