Bernard & Merrill, PLLC

Attorneys Andrew A. Merrill and Margaret P. Sack will be presenting at the Workers’ Compensation for the Experienced Practitioner Seminar hosted by the New Hampshire Bar Association on March 16, 2012.  Topics will include legal updates, lump sum settlement evaluations, liens and the hearing process.  Although the seminar is geared towards the experienced workers’ compensation practitioner, it will benefit attorneys with all levels of experience.

Attorney Kevin W. Stuart has been appointed to serve as an alternate member on the Town of Auburn’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.  The Zoning Board of Adjustment reviews applications for certain land uses and whether to grant exceptions to the zoning ordinances in Auburn, New Hampshire.

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC is proud to announce that Attorney Kevin W. Stuart has been recognized in the 2011 list of New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars, only 5% of the attorneys in New England are selected for this honor.  This publication is a way to search for outstanding attorneys across New England in more than seventy practice areas.

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Andrew A. Merrill for his recognition in the October 2011 edition of the New Hampshire Business Review.  You can find him in the Law section under Workers’ Compensation Law –Employers.  For more information on the New Hampshire Business Review, visit www.NHBR.com.

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Donna M. Daneke and Attorney Gary S. Harding for their recent publication of an article in the New Hampshire Bar News on the New Hampshire Supreme Court case Appeal of James Margeson.

On behalf of the New Hampshire Adjusters’ Association, Attorneys Bernard, Merrill and Daneke are presenting at the annual fall conference on November 3 & 4, 2011, at the Atkinson Resort and Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire.  Their Topics include an analysis of third-party claims, an update of recent statutory amendments and New Hampshire Supreme Court cases, and an interaction with Department of Labor personnel regarding strategies for effective defense of claims at the initial level hearing process.  You can sign up for the conference by going to the NHAA website: www.nhadjusters.org

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Kevin W. Stuart on his appointment to the New Hampshire Bar Association Legislation Committee for the 2011-2012 “Association Year”.  The committee reviews legislation introduced in the New Hampshire legislature for issues of interest to the legal community and makes recommendations on legislation to the Bar Association Board of Governors.

Bernard & Merrill, PLLC congratulates Attorney Gary S. Harding on his election as Vice Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Law Section for the 2011-2012 term.

On behalf of the New Hampshire Adjusters’ Association, Bernard & Merrill is presenting the annual spring conference on April 28, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua, NH.  Attorneys Daneke, Harding, Merrill and Weinstein are presenting on topics including legal updates for workers’ compensation and liability and return to work issues.

Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the conference begins at 8:30 a.m.  The seminar affords 6 CE credits.  You can sign up through the NHAA website, www.nhadjusters.org.  The cost is $150 for members; $200 for non-members.  Lunch provided at the hotel is included in the cost of the seminar.

On April 8, 2011 Attorney Eric Bernard will present at the 10th Annual New Hampshire Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Update seminar where he will speak on workers’ compensation case law and statutory developments.