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Law and Politics

Protect Yourslelf
By John Robinson Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Planning for the future is the first step to preventing elder abuse. You can't delve far into the topic of elder law without hearing some awful stories. They range from the well-known driveway-paving scam - where an older homeowner pays $3,000 up front to a "contractor" who never returns - to physical abuse of elders by their so-called caregivers, often family members. And it's hard not to focus on prosecution and punishment rather than advice and prevention. But let's try, like Concord attorney Judith Fox does.

It's the Law

A More Civil Dispute

Thursday, July 1, 2010

With long lines at the courthouse, people are turning to a quicker alternative.Suppose you had your choice: you could wait in line behind tens of …

No Drama Divorce

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Lower the emotional heat and work it out with mediation. Until you’ve been divorced, you just don’t know what it’s like. Divorce is easily the …

Rules Now Rule

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Gone are the days of “whatever” regulation.You bought your little piece of New Hampshire, so you can do whatever you want with your property, right? …

Taxing Matters

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The dreaded time of year is here — N.H. experts offer some adviceGood riddance, 2009. The year saw the real estate market implode, financial markets …

Capitol Offenses

Proving the Rule

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Our state is truly exceptional, often for going against the grain. Every election season political analysts around the country collectively search for the "Big Theme," …

Sphere of Influence

Friday, July 30, 2010

Concord may be a tiny planet, but just try to escape its gravity. A few years ago the planet most of us grew up calling …

Think Small

Thursday, July 1, 2010

New Hampshire has perfected the art of penny-pinching.Recently New Hampshire was ranked as the least politically corrupt state in the nation. It is a nice …

Judd for President

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

He has the credentials — so why not? Recently a Nashua Telegraph letter to the editor asked an innocent question. Why, writer Randall Whitehead wanted …

Conspiring to Inquire

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Truthers are out there ... In March 2010 people attended the annual meeting in the tiny Cheshire County town of Richmond. The town hall …

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Features

Getting Pumped

Friday, January 2, 2009

How Can Granite State Republicans Breathe New Life into the Grand Old Party? The political winds blow hard in a presidential election year, but for …

Best Lawyers

Every year, the national polling firm Woodward-White performs an exhaustive search for the country's best attorneys and publishes their names in "The Best Lawyers in America." We reprint the New Hampshire attorneys in our October issue, and you can find them here by using the search menu located below.