Matthew R. Jenks joins the Pierce Law Library staff today as the new Cataloging Librarian. Matt has a BS in English from SUNY Brockport and his MILS from the University of Florida. Prior to coming to Pierce Law, Matt worked at the Valencia Community College West Campus Library in Orlando, Florida and as the Animal Programs Librarian at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Bay Lake, Florida. He also worked as an Editorial Clerk and Case History Specialist at the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company in Rochester, N.Y. 

Matt will be taking Kathy Fletcher's place as Cataloging Librarian. Kathy is now the library's Reference Librarian for Public Services and is to be responsible for circulation, reserve and attorney member services. 

Welcome, Matt! 

The International Intellectual Property Organization is sponsoring a presentation by Ricardo Alberto Antequera on anti-counterfeiting enforcement in Venezuela. Mr. Antequera attended the Intellectual Property Summer Institute at Pierce Law in 1996 and is currently a managing partner of the Venezuelan IP firm Estudio Antequera, Parilli, & Rodriguez. 

The presentation will take place Tuesday January 5 at noon in Room 200.  Lunch will be served.  All are invited.  

Pierce Law students will be able to interact with IP delegates from 25 countries from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America at a wine and cheese reception at 12 noon today in the Rotunda.

All students interested in Intellectual Property are encouraged to stop by to represent their school and to network and learn more about the various IP practices in different countries.

Visiting international delegates represent Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peoples Republic of China, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda.     

The rotunda is near the Rich Room, where the flags are displayed. The reception is sponsored by the International Intellectual Property Organization and the Graduate Programs.  

   

A delegation of government officials, business leaders, attorneys and judges from 25 countries visits Pierce Law today to as part of a U.S. State Department-sponsored tour. Participants are examining intellectual property rights in the United States and the role and responsibility of the international public and private sectors in implementing and enforcing higher intellectual property standards.

In addition to discussing intellectual property rights, Pierce Law faculty will distribute and discuss IP capacity building tools and strategies. Members of the delegation will meet with students at a reception sponsored by the International Intellectual Property Organization (IIPO) and the Graduate Programs office.

Learn about summer internship opportunities at local nonprofit and govenrment agencies. Representatives from seven agencies will hold open tables in the hallways outside the Rich Room today from 12 noon to 1 p.m. 
 
This is your chance to find out about local nonprofit law offices.  Please stop by and talk with these lawyers:   

• New Hampshire Public Defender's Office: Chris Keating
• New Hampshire Legal Assistance: Lynne M. Parker
• New Hampshire Attorney General's Office: Kris Spath
• Merrimack County Attorney's Office: Daniel St. Hilaire
• Hillsborough County Attorney's Office: Maureen O'Neill
• Legal Advice and Referral  Center: Marilyn McNamara
• Disabilities  Rights  Center: Richard Cohen

The work of fifty of printmakers from New Hampshire is currently featured in an exhibition of nearly 100 new prints currently on view at Pierce Law.

A reception for the artists will be held on Friday evening, February 8, from

5 – 7 PM. The public is invited to attend. Participating artists will bring portfolios of their work featuring additional prints for examination and purchase. For more information, contact Sharon Callahan.  

Sunday, February 10

Finish your weekend off with some winter fun!  There are Sunday specials at ski mountains throughout the state.  King Pine offers weekend afternoon passes for $18, Cranmore offers 2 full-day passes for $70, and Sunapee has $30 passes for New Hampshire residents.

If you want to stay indoors, The Theater at Pleasent View presents "Abraham and Mary Lincoln: The Long and Short of It."  The Lincolns, as portrayed by Steve and Sharon Wood, will tell stories of their early lives and the challenges they faced.  The show begins at 2pm.  Admission is free.  The Theater at Pleasent View is located at 227 Pleasent Street.

DID YOU KNOW...February 10 is the 41st day of the year. There are 325 days remaining until 2009!  On this day, the Treaty of Paris was signed marking the end of the French and Indian War (1763), the Postal Telegraph Company introduced the first singing telegraph (1933), and the 25th Amendment of the Constitution was ratified (1967).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jimmy Durante, Mark Spitz, George Stephanopoulos

Monday, February 11

Midterm exams begin today! See the schedule on the Registrar's academic calendar and course schedule page.

DID YOU KNOW... On this day, the first hospital in the United States opened in Philadelphia, PA (1752),  the People's Republic of China lifted its ban on works by Aristotle, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens (1978), Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being held as a political prisoner for 27 years (1990), and Vice President Dick Cheney "accidently" shot Harry Whittington in the face while the two were hunting together (2006).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Burt Reynolds, Manuel Noriega, Jeb Bush

Tuesday, February 12

The Lambda Alliance is having a general meeting Tuesday, February 12th at noon in Room 202.  The Lambda Alliance is an all-inclusive, Gay/Straight network at the Franklin Pierce Law Center.  All our invited to discuss events and activites for the semester.

It's another Super Tuesday as Maryland and the District Columbia have their Presidential Primaries.

DID YOU KNOW: On this day, the first ice skating rink in North America opened at Madison Square Garden in New York City (1879), construction began on the Lincoln Memorial (1914), and President Bill Clinton was aquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial (1999).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Abraham Lincoln, Bill Russell, Anna Benson

Wednesday, February 13

The Sports Club has rented out the basketball court at the Heights Community Center beginning at 8pm.  All students, faculty, and staff are invited to play or just shoot around. 

DID YOU KNOW: On this day, the Mongols captured Baghdad (1258), Jesse James commited the first bank robbery during peacetime in American history, (1866), and the last "Peanuts" cartoon appeared in newspapers (2000).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Chuck Yeager, Henry Rollins, Jerry Springer, Randy Moss

Thursday, February 14

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  Make sure you bring Jan a valentine and tell Adam Muller how much you love him.... 

The Federalist Society has an informational meeting at noon in room 203.  For more information, visit www.fed-soc.org.

DID YOU KNOW: On this day, James Polk was the first sitting U.S. President to have his photograph taken (1849), the first diesel-powered submarine was commissioned (1912), and the first 24 satelites of the Global Positioning System are launched into orbit (1989).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jimmy Hoffa, Florence Henderson, Drew Bledsoe

Friday, February 15

Alumni Reception: Faculty and staff are invited to join alumni for cocktails and tours of the newly-renovated Pierce Law following the NH Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Board Room.

Professor Ellen Musinsky is attending a conference for Externship Professors at Seattle University School of Law on February 15th-16th.

Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training.  Only eight more months until the Red Sox celebrate another World Series.

DID YOU KNOW: On this day, President Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (1879) and YouTube was launched in the United States (2005).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Sir Ernest Shackleton, Matt Groening, Chris Farley

Saturday, February 16

Professor Buzz Scherr is chairing a retreat in New Orleans, LA for the national ACLU's Patents & Civil Liberties Committee. The committee's mission is to formulate policy for the national ACLU on the intersection of patent rights & civil liberties.

DID YOU KNOW:On this day, the frequency of the A-note above middle C was changed to 435 Hz (1859), nylon was patented (1937), Fidel Castro became Premier of Cuba (1959), and the National Hockey League became the first major sports league to cancel an entire season over a labor dispute (2005).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: King Louis XV, Ice-T, Sonny Bono, John Valentin

Also...

February is Black History Month!  The Pierce Law Black Students Association will be e-mailing features on different African American heroes or pioneers that have made a significant contribution to enhance the Black American Culture.

The Pierce Law Vis International Commercial Arbitration team will be in New York City in an international moot practice at Fordham Law. February 8 until Feb 10 the team will compete against European and American Law Schools in 6 rounds of practice arbitrations in preparation for Vienna, Austria
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<!--[endif]-->Tom Field's and Casey Parks' comment about the pending Supreme Case, Quanta, got top billing in the internet magazine, ipFrontline.com on Feb. 6th.

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There will be an informational session for all 1Ls about the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program THIS THURSDAY February 14 at noon in Room 227.  The DWS Honors Program is a unique, interactive learning experience that prepares students to be "client-ready" upon graduation.  The deadline to apply is March 28.

Find out more about this great opportunity!  If you plan on attending, please e-mail Deb Hoefs so they can provide enough pizza.

For more information, visit the DWS webpage at http://www.piercelaw.edu/websterscholar/ or contact John Garvey. 

In what is being called a "stunning upset," alumna Donna Edwards JD '89 won Tuesday's Democratic primary in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. Edwards defeated eight-term incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn and several other challengers. This was Edwards second attempt for the seat. She narrowly lost to Wynn in the 2006 primary. 

The Washington Post reports that this time,

"Wynn was routed in the Montgomery County section of the 4th Congressional District, where Edwards had won a previous matchup between the two in 2006. But it was Edwards's commanding victory in Wynn's home base of Prince George's County that forced the 15-year incumbent, a fixture of county politics, out of office."

"Supporters of both candidates said yesterday that they were stunned by the margin in that race. Some attributed Edwards's winning margin of almost 14 percentage points in Prince George's in part to an extraordinary turnout for Obama among voters eager for a change in political leadership.

In the final tally, Edwards beat Wynn by a margin of about 24,000 votes, 60% to 36%. Edwards is expected to win the general election easily in this heavily Democratic district.

After graduating from Wake Forest University as one of just six African American women in her class, Edwards worked on the Spacelab program before coming to New Hampshire to study law.

At Pierce Law, Edwards says, she developed a passion for public interest law. She went on to co-found the National Network to End Domestic Violence, serving as its first executive director and helping to gain passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. Since then, Edwards has been an active advocate at the grassroots and national levels for a variety of causes.

In addition to being a graduate of Pierce Law, Edwards is a past member of the school's Board of Trustees.

Professor Albert "Buzz" Scherr, Pierce Law's criminal law expert, tells the Associated Press that New Hampshire has a two pronged test to determine whether a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity. Read the full story: 

Insanity pleas rare, usually unsuccessful in NH murder cases
Associated Press 

Albert Scherr, a professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center... said New Hampshire law uses a two-pronged test to determine whether a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity.

First, the defense must show that the defendant suffered from a mental disease or defect. Then, it must show that the murder was a product of that disease or defect.

Neither "mental disease" nor "defect" has been defined by the New Hampshire Legislature or the courts, Scherr said, which empowers juries more than in other states where there are elaborate definitions.

Bankruptcy law expert Professor Peter Wright, director of clinical programs at Pierce Law, explains to the Union Leader that clients who are already facing foreclosure often cannot pay legal fees.

Fighting Mortgage Disservice
By Shawne K. Wickham, Union Leader

Peter Wright is director of clinical programs at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, which offers free legal help to low-income individuals.

He said he recently obtained a court order in a bankruptcy case to force Countrywide to provide a complete accounting of the fees and penalties the company had assessed against his client. "And finally -- finally -- they sent the figures out, and they admitted they made a mistake."

But it took five months to reach that point, Wright said. "If I was billing the client, it could easily have been over $2,000," he said. "You're already having trouble with the mortgage. Who can afford $2,000 to arm-wrestle the servicers over these bogus charges?"

In his latest column in IP Frontline, Professor Field is joined by Pierce Law student Casey Parks to examine Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics, argued before the Supreme Court on January 16.

"At the most basic level, the question might be framed as: When, if ever, may patent owners retain, by contract, rights otherwise implicitly exhausted by sale?"

Read the complete column at IP Frontline.

In honor of President's Day, the Boston Globe takes note of the school's namesake's memorably unkempt hair:

The New Hampshire Historical Society says a letter written by Franklin Pierce's wife suggests that his somewhat unkempt-looking hair was that way on purpose.

The evidence, posted on the society's Web site, is a December 1857 letter in which wife Jane described the then ex-president resting on a sofa while her maid brushed his hair.

Peter Wallner, director of the society's library, has written a two-volume biography of the only New Hampshire native to become president. Wallner says portraits and photographs of Pierce, who was president from 1853-57, show a shock of unruly hair flowing over his forehead. "Written descriptions of Pierce by contemporaries frequently mention his elegant appearance, immaculate dress, and courtly manners," Wallner says. "Why, then, didn't he comb his hair?"

The letter, recently purchased by the society, isn't conclusive, Wallner acknowledges. But he says it "leads one to suspect that the vanity Pierce showed for his appearance extended to his hair as well."

The New Hampshire Business Review reprints the Nashua Telegraph editorial on Mort Goulder, a Pierce Law trustee who recently passed away:

Death of a true pioneer

For many of us, founding a company that would grow to become the state’s largest employer would be a life-crowning achievement, one followed by eventual retirement and a retreat from public life.

But Morton E. Goulder wasn’t like many of us.

That’s why only a few words of his obituary appearing on page 31 of New Hampshire Business Review are devoted to his role in co-founding Sanders Associates in 1951, an electronics defense firm that eventually would become BAE Systems today.

He wasn’t like many of us, right up until his death Jan. 25 at the age of 87.

There was Mort the scientist, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate who would apply his degree in applied physics to missile technology at Raytheon until he and 10 of his cohorts departed to found Sanders in 1951 at the tender age of 30.

There was Mort the federal bureaucrat, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence and warning from 1973-77 at the Pentagon under Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter.

There was Mort the businessman and investor, the 2007 Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year who committed himself to helping others start up businesses of their own. As a founder of the Breakfast Club, he and his colleagues helped to plant the seeds of entrepreneurship in dozens of others. Over the years, the club was responsible for investing in more than 100 business startups.

There was Mort the philanthropist, who dedicated both his time and financial resources to helping charitable causes. He helped to found and served on the boards of many institutions, including Daniel Webster College, Franklin Pierce Law School, Rivier College and Southern New Hampshire University.

There was Mort the town official, who served in a variety of capacities in his hometown of Hollis, including the budget committee, several building committees, the long-range planning committee and the Hollis Brookline Cooperative School Board.

There was Mort the sports enthusiast, an active participant in golf, diving, fishing, hiking, sailing, skiing, snorkeling, swimming and tennis. He played tennis until his final hip operation six months before his death.

There was Mort the traveler, who took his beloved wife Claire on excursions to Australia, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, England, Egypt, France, Japan, Norway and Thailand. He also traveled with others to China, Kenya, Tanzania and to the North Pole aboard a Russian nuclear-powered ice breaker.

And there was Mort the family man: brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

In all these phases of his life, of course, he had no difficulty speaking his mind, sometimes to the detriment of his personal and business relationships. He tended to view the world in black and white and didn’t have much patience for those who preferred shades of gray.

That was particularly evident while serving on various town boards and committees in Hollis and through letters to the editor published in the Nashua Telegraph when he had become a private citizen.

It wasn’t out of character for him to accuse the town selectmen of being “drunk with ego power,” call for voters to replace the entire GOP congressional delegation with new blood in 2006, “even if they be Democrats,” rail against the federal Medicare drug program as a “masterpiece of ambiguity and confusion that could only be concocted by a government bureaucracy,” or describe the state Legislature as “well-meaning people who thrive on public recognition but don’t know what they are doing.”

The opinion pages won’t be the same without him. Neither will New Hampshire.

Forbes magazine takes note of a recent law review article co-authored by Professor Stephen Black: 

But They Still Top Death

A new academic study argues that family limited partnerships are based on "myths" and really not worth the trouble. Writing in the University of Memphis Law Review, Katherine D. Black, Stephen T. Black and Michael D. Black say the popular estate planning tool can beget family discord, limited management flexibility, successful irs challenges of claimed valuation discounts, higher taxes and "potential malpractice liability" for estate planners who don't know all the complicated rules. Conclusion: "flps are not what they appear to be."

 

This year in culminating the celebration of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will be hosting a fun and exciting Jeopardy night on Wednesday, February 20th in the Rich Room starting at 6:30 p.m. Topic categories will include African American inventors, engineers, sports, entertainment, etc. Refreshments will be provided!

This is a great opportuntiy to show off your knowledge, or to learn more about Black History and have fun! If you have any questions, contact the Black Law Student Association.

Students met to discuss Pierce Law's proposed "romance policy" in a Student Bar Association-sponsored forum on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The policy would prohibit faculty or non-student employees from dating students, with certain exceptions for pre-existing relationships.

The policy is a personnel issue involving employees of the school, yet because it also impacts students, the forum was held to ensure students' opinions on the policy are included in the discussion.

Approximately 15-20 students attended the forum in addition to the SBA moderators. The biggest point of confusion about the policy was the belief that it is only intended to protect students. The moderators pointed out that the policy is intended to protect the school as a whole.

Rationales offered in favor of the policy were fairness and professionalism. While individual students might be willing to accept the risk of being graded unfairly, the mandatory B mean causes one student's grade to influence everyone else's grade as well. Attorneys in practice are generally prohibited from dating clients, so in the views of some, a policy barring romances between students and faculty or staff at Franklin Pierce is good preparation for the real world. 

The primary arguments against the policy were that it is overly broad, vague, or unnecesary. Some students who believed a prohibition on dating faculty was acceptable saw no point in prohibiting student-staff dating, arguing that there is a difference between getting an unfair grade and getting the wrong library book due to relationship fallout.

Both an offending student and the offending employee would be subject to disciplinary action under the proposed policy.

Opponents of the policy took issue with the potential for misconstruing innocent conduct and the lack of a clear definition of "relationship", suggesting there was the potential for abuse or inconsistent enforcement.  Others argued that current ethics policies cover these situations adequately, obviating the need for a romance policy.

Winter Break

Monday, February 25

Professor Peter Wright will be attending a New Hampshire Mortgage Forum at the Legislative Office Building on State Street with Congressman Paul Hodes and Andrew Olszowy of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to discuss the application of Truth in Lending Regulation Z as it relates to the mortgage credit crunch and the Fed's efforts on alternative mortgages.
 

Tuesday, February 26

Wednesday, February 27

Thursday, February 28

Friday, February 29

Leap Day: Happy Birthday to leaplings Ja Rule, celebrating his 7th birthday, and motivational guru Tony Robbins, celebrating his 11th birthday.

Professor Karl Jorda delivers the 2008 Foulston Siefkin Lecture on the thirtieth anniversary of this lecture series at Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas. He will present a talk on "Patent/Trade Secret Complementariness - An Unsuspected Synergism," which will also be published in the next issue of the Washburn Law Journal. Previous Foulston Siefkin lecturers include Judge Alex Kozinski, Dean Mark Sargent and Professors Jeffrey Rosen, Marc Steinberg and Erwin Chemerinsky.

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The Concord Monitor reports this morning on the concerns raised over the wording of the latest version of the school funding amendment that is before the New Hampshire legislature, turning to Richard Hesse for an explanation:

"The clear intention was to remove the court and the higher standards the court applies," said Richard Hesse, professor emeritus at Franklin Pierce Law Center, who was involved in the Claremont cases on behalf of the plaintiffs. With the amendment in place, lawmakers "would have to do something so outlandish and so unreasonable before there was any basis for judicial intervention."

The amendment passed the State Senate yesterday and now moves to the House for consideration. 

Sunday, March 2

Adjunct Professor of Law and Mental Health Eric Drogin is at the University of Wales through March 15th to co-teach a course on "Psychology and Crime" for law students.

Wishing a Happy Birthday to Mikhail Gorbachev, Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden), Jon Bon Jovi, Tom Wolfe, and Lou Reed.

Monday, March 3

Debbie Beauregard and Fran Canning will be attending the Spring Immigration Workshop 2008 organized by the Government Regulations Advisory Committee of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors.  The workshop will focus on students and scholars in institutions of higher education and will be held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA.

Tuesday, March 4

Dan Crean, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law, presents "Sherlock Holmes in the 21st Century Municipal Workplace: Monitoring and Surveillance of Public Employees in an Electronic Age" at a Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Seminar on municipal law in Boston.

Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont hold their primaries today.

Wednesday, March 5

Staff Meeting. 11 a.m. in the Board Room.

Lunch and Learn lecture with Rama Rao Sankurathripati of WIPO, 12:00 to 12:30 in the Rich Room. Sponsored by SIPLA and the SBA.

The second of two screenings of Taxi to the Dark Side, this year's winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Dean Hutson, who is featured in the film, will be on hand after tonight's screening for a Q&A with the audience. 7 p.m. at Red River Theatres on Main St. 

Thursday, March 6

Faculty Meeting. 1 p.m. in the Board Room.

Deborah Williams of Alaska Conservation Solutions visits from Alaska to talk about the impact of global warming on her state and on New Hampshire. Her presentation will also offer practical carbon-reducing strategies that individuals, communities and governments can take that not only reduce carbon emissions but also protect human health, save money and decrease America's energy independence. Williams has a JD from Harvard, where she founded the Harvard Environmental Law Review. 7 p.m. in the Rich Room. Read more about this event >>

Friday, March 7

Today is the last day to reschedule an exam. Contact the Registrar.

International students are invited to an informational presentation to learn about Optional Practical Training (OPT), a temporary employment authorization that gives F-1 visa students an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a practical work experience off campus. 11:30 to 12:30 in Room 101.

It's "Three Semesters Down, 3 To Go" for the Class of 2009! There will be a party for the 2L class in the Atrium and Jury Box from 6 to 8 p.m. with music, dinner, drinks and lots of good conversation.

Saturday, March 8

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Pierce Law will be hosting a wine and microbrew tasting on April 10, 2008 from 5:30-8:00 in the Jury Box.  There will be plenty of delcious wine and beer on hand.  Also, local businesses have donated items that will be auctioned.  All proceeds will benefit the Concord YMCA.  The YMCA provides programs for children regardless of income.  Make a difference in a child's life and have some fun!

Last year's event was a blast, so get your tickets now!  Tickets are $30.  To get your tickets, contact Fran Canning or call the YMCA at 228-9622.

The Public Interest Coalition is putting the finishing touches on their annual auction.  Anyone still interested in donating to this great cause should contact Jessica Roche.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  The 16th Annual Public Interest Coalition will be held on March 20, 2008 at the fabulous Courtyard Marriot in Concord beginning at 5:00.

A panel of of labor and employment attorneys will be at Pierce Law to speak to students on Tuesday March 4, from 12:10- 1:00 in Room 203.  The panelists iwill nclude alumnas Heather Burns ('91), who is now an attorney with Upton & Hatfield, and Jim Allmendinger, General Counsel for the National Education Association of New Hampshire. 

Lunch will be provided if you RSVP to Mary Anne Aspell.