Spring 2008 archived news and announcements
Webster Scholars to be sworn into NH Bar -- a day before graduating
Having completed a 2-year bar program instead of the usual 2-day bar examination, the first graduating class of Daniel Webster Scholars will be sworn into the bar in a ceremony at the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday.
Pierce Law Awards Public Interest Coalition Fellowships
Ten students have received fellowships enabling them to perform pro bono legal work for nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire and throughout the United States.
Pierce Law students awarded ABA fellowships to work on consumer protection and antitrust law
Adam Ibrahim of Northfield, MN, and Glenn Graham of Woodbridge, NJ were awarded eight-week paid fellowships by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law.
Graduating students to receive commencement awards
Franklin Pierce Law Center recently honored six graduating students with special recognition awards.
NH Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis to Deliver Commencement Address
Speakers are announced for Pierce Law's commencement exercises, to be held on Saturday morning, May 17, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Pierce Law celebrates World Intellectual Property Day
Franklin Pierce Law Center will join institutions worldwide and the World Intellectual Property Organization in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day, held each year on April 26.
Student Intellectual Property Law Association to hold annual Symposium
The annual SIPLA symposium will be held Friday, April 11th.
Pierce Law again ranks among top 5 schools in the nation for the study of IP law
Pierce Law is joined in the 2009 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools by the University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University, George Washington University, and Columbia University.
Professor Buzz Scherr in the New York Times on "surreptitious sampling" of DNA
The Times turned to Pierce Law Professor Albert "Buzz" Scherr for an expert perspective on the practice of "surreptitious sampling" of DNA.
Pierce Law students win Best Brief at Ruby R. Vale Corporate Moot Court Competition
The team of Kevin Davis '09 of Herndon, VA, Iryna Dore '09 of Alton, NH, and Alan Slone '09 of Lexington, KY represented Pierce Law in the school's first entry in the Ruby R. Vale Moot.
Pierce Law student to speak at American Chemical Society national meeting
Sarah Perlinger of Littleton, Colorado, a second-year student at Franklin Pierce Law Center, will be a guest speaker at the 234th National Meeting of American Chemical Society.
Professor John Garvey Mediates New Hampshire Inmate Lawsuit
Pierce Law Professor John Garvey recently mediated a lawsuit settlement that resulted in a $1.85 million payment by the state to 30 female inmates who accused a former prison sergeant of raping, assaulting or sexually harassing them.
Minnesota Public Radio interviews Dean Hutson on "the torture question"
Dean Hutson was the guest for the lead hour of Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program, speaking about President Bush's policies on the interrogation and treatment of terror suspects.
Pierce Law student works on death penalty case reversed by U.S. Supreme Court
3L Frederick Millett spent his externship this past fall working on Snyder v. Louisiana, in which the high court ruled 7-2 to overturn a death penalty conviction.
Pierce Law Announces Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Two Franklin Pierce Law Center students were recently selected to work with local community agencies to carry out a project that addresses the needs of local residents.
Professor John Orcutt to chair statewide committee promoting NH science and technology
Franklin Pierce Law Center Professor John Orcutt was recently elected chair of New Hampshire's "EPSCoR" Statewide Committee.
April 10, 2008: Dahlia Lithwick is Bownes Forum speaker
Senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate magazine, Lithwick will give the annual Bownes Forum address on the topic "'Supreme Changes': How Supreme Court Press Coverage has Changed in a Few Short Years"
Second Annual Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition
IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review invites entries for its annual IP writing competition.
Professor William O. Hennessey to speak at global HIV/AIDS Summit
Hennessey will speak about "Knowledge Holders and Knowledge Owners" at the 2nd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Knowledge, in Accra, Ghana.
Dean Hutson featured in Academy Award-winning documentary
An interview with Franklin Pierce Law Center Dean John D. Hutson regarding torture and interrogation techniques is featured in this year's Academy Award-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side."
Dean John D. Hutson to be guest speaker at Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution
Franklin Pierce Law Center Dean John D. Hutson will be a guest speaker at the Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution to be held at the National Constitution Center on Sunday, March 9 in Philadelphia, PA.
Dean John D. Hutson talks about the trial of the Guantanamo Six on NPR
Dean John D. Hutson was a guest on the February 14th edition of On Point, produced by WBUR in Boston. He and several guests discussed the upcoming trials of the “Guantanamo Six” ♦ trials that the whole world will be watching.----
Pierce Law students win Best Oral Argument in Lefkowitz Moot
Daniel Landau of Chester, NH and Michael Farah of Arlington, TX, recently won "Best Oral Argument" at this year's Eastern Region Competition of the Saul K. Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition held in New York City.
Annual auction to raise funds for public interest fellows
The annual Public Interest Coalition Auction fund the work of law students in unpaid positions with public interest organizations throughout the United States.
Pierce Law students compete in National Trial Competition
"The National Trial Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious mock trial competitions in the United States" said Professor Buzz Scherr. "This is the third consecutive year Pierce Law has placed a team in the regional finals, and the fourth time in the last six years."
Pierce Law hosts annual exhibit of work by New Hampshire printmakers
The work of 50 New Hampshire printmakers is currently featured in an exhibition of nearly 100 new prints currently on view at Franklin Pierce Law Center, Two White Street, entitled Prints of the Year 2008, the exhibit is open daily to the public, free of charge, and will be on view through March 28.
Pierce Law Professor Emeritus Richard A. Hesse to participate on panel on the government and the press February 6
Hesse will participate in a panel discussion on the conflict between the government and the press on Wednesday evening, February 6 at 6:30 PM, prior to the performance of "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers’..
Pierce Law to Host U.S. State Department Delegation of Global Leaders Participating in IP Rights Visitors Program
Franklin Pierce Law Center will host a delegation of government officials, business leaders, attorneys and judges from 25 countries on Wednesday, February 6, during their visit to the United States.
Pierce Law mourns loss of Trustee Morton E. Goulder
Morton E. Goulder of Hollis, NH, a long-time trustee of Franklin Pierce Law Center, died Friday, January 25. He was 87. "Mort Goulder was a great friend to the Franklin Pierce Law Center and a driving force behind our success," said Dean John D. Hutson.
Justice grant funds public interest fellowship
The New Hampshire Bar Foundation awarded the Franklin Pierce Law Center a Justice Grant of $3,500 to fund a Public Interest Coalition fellowship.
10th Annual Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar in April
Pierce Law will host its tenth annual Comprehensive Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar April 25-26.
