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25 New Hampshire Bar News (n.s.) 1 (2014-2015)

handle is hein.barjournals/nhbn0025 and id is 1 raw text is: NEW HAMPSHIRE June 18, 2014 Vol. 25, No. 1 www.nhbar.org An Official Publication of the New Hampshire Bar Association ...Supporting Members of the Legal Profession & Their Service to the Public and Justice System New Domestic Violence Laws Affect Civil and Criminal Practice By Kristen Senz In what has been a landmark legislative year for advocates of domestic violence victims in New Hampshire, the NH Legislature recently passed seven bills aimed at preventing relationship vio- lence and strengthening protections for victims. The new laws codify the crime of domestic violence, strengthen the state's human trafficking law, and enable the court to terminate the parental rights of rapists and to order that supervised visi- tation take place in centers with certain security measures in place. Additionally, civil domestic vio- tence orders will be able to include protection for household animals; employers will be prohibited from discriminating against victims; and a commit- tee will study sexual abuse prevention education in eementary and secondary schools. Senate Bill 318, aso known as Joshua's Law, establishes the crime of domestic violence by creat- ing a new section of NH RSA Chapter 631, with- out creating any new substantive offenses. After the law takes effect Jan. 1, assault and related offenses - against a household relative or current or former NEW DV JAWS continued on page 21 Time to Apply for NHBA's Next Leadership Academy The Leadership Academy is a self-selected group, with a higher-than-average probability of be- ing really good lawyers and good people, says Don- ald Sienkewicz, NHBA Leadership Academy Class of 2011. You'll make great connections, which are bound to make you more useful to your clients, your colleagues, and your community. If you are an attorney in practice three to 10 years, now is the time to apply for the NH Bar As- sociation's Leadership Academy Class of 2015. The application deadline is Friday, July 18. Programming begins in October and ends in June 2015. Leadership Academy is a nine-month program, usually meeting once a month, that provides in-depth training and exposure to leadership skills, heps you meet movers and shakers in various professional and government sectors in the state, and engages you with a small group of peers drawn from all parts of the legal community. Shadow a judge for a day, practice testify- ing before a mock legislative hearing, practice leader- ship and networking techniques, and apply your skills to produce a service project as part of a team. To ensure a diverse group of practitioners can par- ticipate, tuition assistance to pay the $750 fee for the program is available. Please turn to page 7 for past participants' lists of the top reasons to join the Leadership Academy. Visit www.nhbar.org to apply. PRACTITIONER PROFILE Engines and Engineering Patent Attorney Finds Happiness in Stock Car Racing By Carol Robidoux There are two things that make pat- ent attorney Keri Sicard giggle out loud - seeing her name on the company statio- nery at Concord law office Loginov & Si- card, and speeding across the finish line at White Mountain Motorsports Park in her cherry-red Chevy Cavalier mini-stock race car, emblazoned with yellow flames. I've only been a partner for six months, so yeah, I still literally giggle when I see my name on the letterhead, says Sicard. And when it comes to racing, even though I still get nervous enough to feet like throwing up before every race, as soon as I'm out on the track, the adrena- line kicks in and it's just pure excitement. She's been racing at White Mountain Motorsports for 14 years. Most people get into stock car rac- ing because they have a parent or family member involved. For me, it just so hap- pened that my family had a condo in Lin- coln, where we would go to ski. When I was about 12, a neighbor asked my dad if he knew there was a racetrack just down the road, in Woodstock. My dad and I de- cided to check it out one Saturday, and we've been going ever since, Sicard says. I think my dad has missed two Saturday races in 20 years. Sicard soaked up everything she could about stock car racing, finally entering her first race at age 17, behind the wheel of a four-cylinder, red-and-white mini stock Volkswagen Scirocco. (Above) IP attorney Keri Sicard takes the win in her mini stock car. (Left) Keri Sicard and her father, fel- low patent attorney David Driscoll, pose for a photo in 2004 with their stock cars after a race. I was one of maybe two girLs racing, and I finished sixth in points my first sea- son, says Sicard. Between college, career and kids, Si- card, 31, has been in about 50 races over SICARD continued on page 8 Opinions................4-5 Practice Area Sections .......... 28-36 NHBANews.............6-21 NH Court News..............37-44 NHBA°CLE.............22-27 Classifieds..................45-47 Periodical Postage paid at Concord, NH 03301 REPRESENTATIONS. Michael Davidow on Learned Hand, Holden Caulfield and the path towards truth. PAGE 4 Lynch's Law. Check out our new, NH- based legal cartoonist. PAGE 5 Quid Pro Bono. Sign up now as a player or spon- sor of the annual golf tournament for the Pro Bono Program. PAGE 9 Municipal & Government Law Medicaid, Greece, IRS compliance, records management and online ordi- nances are among the topics covered. PAGES 28-32 Intellectual Property Law Read about recent SCOTUS decisions, Cariou v. Prince and the fair use doc- trine, the prior use defense and how to advise clients about the new gTLDs. PAGES 33-36 Honorary Bar Members. Profiles of 50-year members of the NH bar to be honored at Annual Meeting. PAGE 20 News from NH Courts. NH e-Court Project, proposed IOLTA and ADO rules. Also, Judicial Council adopts indigent defense plan. PAGE 37 t C 't o1af

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