Employer Liability
Let me start with some legal speak – at common law, a master was responsible for the torts of his [...]
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Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering. These two words are so often linked that we forget that each word – pain and [...]
Invasions of Privacy
Years ago – more than a decade – I recall reading an article. The article predicted there would [...]
Malicious Defense of a Civil Action
I like it when the law is even-handed. Imagine what life would be like if it wasn’t. Everything would be [...]
The Law of Defamation
On one occasion, I was researching the law of defamation. In doing so, I stumbled upon words written by [...]
Statutory Rape in New Hampshire
Statistics show that 16% of adolescents under the age of 15 have had sex. About one third of all high school [...]
Discrimination Sucks
You’ve likely seen the bumper sticker that says “Mean People Suck!” Well, I’m going to carry the [...]
The Legal Crystal Ball
I began to notice it about ten years ago. That’s when I first began to see judges, mediators and lawyers [...]
The Language of The Law
I’m in the business of explaining the law to my clients. There are times when I do a poor job of it. [...]
Don’t You Just Hate Bullies?
I’ve never liked bullies and I can’t imagine who does. My dislike for bullies started in childhood and [...]
Felonies are Mortal Sins – Misdemeanors are Venial Sins
My office building was a former convent. For that reason, forgive me if I draw upon precepts of Christianity [...]
Why you might need a Lawyer.
If you’ve ever watched a television show that has a court trial in it, you’ve no doubt heard one of the [...]
Muffin Diplomacy
It’s 2001 and I have a case to mediate. The mediation is taking place about 100 miles away in a small, [...]
The Corpus Delecti and the Actus Reus
I don’t know how old I was when I first heard the words corpus delecti, but I can tell you I enjoyed saying [...]
Annulments
When I was growing up, I was taught that once you married, you were married forever – the marriage [...]
Where Does Mercy Fit In When Sentencing A Defendant
Every lawyer practicing criminal law knows the objectives of sentencing. There are four of them: to punish [...]
Divorce Settlements and Boiling Pots
You’ve heard the saying – all boiling pots must come to a simmer. That’s obviously true, but how do [...]
Abused and Neglected Children
The most recent numbers from the 2014 Children’s Defense Fund’s Annual State of America’s Children [...]
Is it Your Baby?
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services – childbearing by unmarried women has [...]
Jurisdiction Issues in a Divorce Proceeding
Clients rarely know this, but during their first interview with an attorney, the first real issue to resolve [...]
Deviating from Child Support Guidelines
A judge is entitled to deviate from the strict application of guideline support. Guideline support is the [...]
Grandparent Visitation Rights in New Hampshire
Traditionally, the common law denied grandparents visitation with a child over a parent’s objections. [...]
Cohabitation Agreements – Why They are Necessary
I married in 1968. According to Pew Research Center, at the time I married, about 9% of men and 8% of women [...]
Trusts that are Imposed
Not all trusts are created – some are imposed. One trust that is imposed is called a constructive [...]
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