Author: Michael S. Lewis

Ruling raises the question: What isn’t an enforceable web-based contract?

New Hampshire’s federal district court forecasts lessons for web designers and lawyers

A closer look at the FTC’s proposed ban on noncompetes

What effect would the rule have on U.S. businesses?

A closer look at the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete ban

What effect would the rule have on U.S. businesses?

Lewis: House Bill 544 and the freedom of religion

The measure is a threat to our core constitutional rights

Lewis: 2010 dismantling of NH’s public health infrastructure haunts us today

There’s too much evidence of what the costs of not making the investments look like

A proposal to reform New Hampshire’s county system of prosecution

A systemic response is required, not a system response

Lewis: Governor put the gun lobby ahead of New Hampshire seniors

HB 696 contained much-needed protection against elder abuse and exploitation

NH needs a Children’s Bill of Rights

We cannot rely on the executive branch to do its job without external coercion

Lewis: Why we can’t wait to address NH’s child abuse and neglect crisis

Legislators have done their part; now it’s up to the governor

The real New Hampshire is a welcoming, thoughtful community

A recent Washington Post column just gets the Granite State completely wrong

Answering alternative facts on child protection

Only distorted information can justify the state’s continued failures

The greatest civil rights crisis in NH history

Why hasn’t the state stepped up to address its massive child protection failures?

Why Marsy’s Law may harm victims

Unless it is amended, Marsy’s Law, the proposed constitutional rights amendment for victims, stands to become a very sickly sheep in wolf’s clothing, promising protections for victims and their rights while proposing amendments to our constitution that would limit the…

A win against bureaucratic encroachment

In NH Securities Bureau enforcement case, judge reaffirms right to a jury trial

The ailing state of government lawyering in NH

There’s growing evidence of a crisis – and it needs our attention

New law protects workplace flexibility requests

Measure prohibits retaliation against employee with schedule request

Don't bank on it

Local regulations only scratch the surface of worries for NH’s budding medical marijuana industry

New Hampshire’s Scopes (Manual) trial

Insurance department case shows how administrative law has ‘evolved’

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Driven by a need for specially educated supervisors at police departments, Great Bay Community College has introduced a certificate program to help create the next generation of law enforcement supervisors

Melissa Rivers joins McLane Middleton as a director in the Real Estate Practice Group

Melissa represents developers, landlords, and tenants in the transactions that shape commercial real estate, with a particular focus on retail and mixed-use development and leasing

Navigating New Hampshire’s new solid waste site evaluation committee

Anyone who has taken a transmission line or a wind farm through New Hampshire’s Site Evaluation Committee knows the process is long, expensive and can be fraught with complication.

AI in the workplace: a checklist for HR

Artificial intelligence has moved from pilot project to daily practice inside many HR departments.

New Hampshire’s best business lawyers

Published annually, “The Best Lawyers in America®” is an exhaustive search for the country’s top attorneys. Here is a compilation of the top attorneys who practice in New Hampshire in dozens of legal specialties related to the needs of businesses,…

Cyber crime legislation aims to protect victims from bad decisions

SB 482, which goes into effect in December, sets a daily conversion limit of $2,000 per digital transaction kiosks.

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Why growing companies are rethinking legal leadership

Most privately held companies view legal counsel as an expense that arrives after a dreaded event. A contract dispute surfaces, an employee threatens a claim, a deal stalls in diligence, and only then does the phone call to outside counsel get made.