2008-09 Checklist – NHBA Dues and Supreme Court Fees & Forms
NEW FOR FY 2008-2009: The New Hampshire Bar Association collects NH Supreme Court fees as well as NHBA dues. The TWO invoices included in your dues packet should be paid with TWO separate checks; one made payable to the New Hampshire Bar Association for the amount noted on the Association dues invoice, and one made payable to “NHBA Court Fees Service” for the amount on the Court Fees invoice.
STEP 1 - REVIEW your NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR ASSOCIATION dues invoice
To add a new Section membership, please review the instructions on the BACK of your New Hampshire Bar Association dues invoice.
To resign from a Section, draw a line through the Section Description in the “CHANGES IN SECTIONS” area on the BACK of the Dues Invoice. On the FRONT of the invoice, subtract the amount shown in Part C. Section Adjustments for each deleted Section on the Section Adjustments line of the “DUES TOTALS” area of the invoice remittance stub.
Total all the amounts in the “DUES TOTALS” area, including any voluntary donation you wish to make to the Campaign for Legal Services. Write the total on the line labeled “TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED”, and make your check for that amount payable to New Hampshire Bar Association.
Please be sure to indicate which employment category best describes your practice.
STEP 2 - REVIEW your NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT fees invoice
For your convenience, the New Hampshire Bar Association collects the mandatory fees listed on your enclosed Supreme Court invoice on behalf of the NH Supreme Court. Please include a separate check for the amount indicated on the Supreme Court fees invoice, made payable to “NHBA Court Fees Service”.
STEP 3 - REVIEW your two NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT COMPLIANCE FORMS listed below
Please return both forms to the New Hampshire Bar Association. We will forward the Compliance forms to the appropriate organizations.
INTEREST ON LAWYERS TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA) (YELLOW paper) Attorneys, either individually or through their firm organizations, must complete the enclosed Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) form, listing any pooled interest-bearing trust account(s) for clients’ funds described under Supreme Court Rule 50. Exceptions to this rule are attorneys who previously filed a Notice of Declination and those exempt under Rule 50-A.
Complete Section A or Section B, but not both.
DATE and SIGN the form at the bottom.
Please return the ORIGINAL form along with your dues and fees payments and keep a COPY for your records.
NH SUPREME COURT ANNUAL TRUST ACCOUNT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (BLUE paper) Failure to file this form by August 1, 2008 will result in a fine of $100 for each month or fraction thereof that the form remains unfiled. See Supreme Court Rule 50-A.
YOU MUST FILE THIS FORM (even if you are not in the private practice of law and have no trust accounts) UNLESS YOU ARE:
on inactive status with the Bar Association (and have been for the past 12 months), or
a full-time judge (and have been for the past 12 months), or a full-time marital master (and have been for the past 12 months), or
a full-time Supreme, Superior, or District Court clerk or deputy clerk (and have been for the past 12 months).
Legibly print or type your name, complete the appropriate Section and Sign and date the form, and return the original form with your dues and court fees payments, and keep a copy for your records.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MINIMUM CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION Certificate of Compliance –
Supreme Court Rule 53
The NHMCLE Certificate of Compliance will be sent under separate cover in August 2008. Contact the NHMCLE office if you have not received your certificate by September 8, 2008.
For further information, please review our website.
NOTE: If you changed your NHBA membership status to INACTIVE after April 1, 2008, you are still subject to the requirements of SC Rule 53, unless you petition the NHMCLE Board.
2008-2009 ACTIVE NH Bar Dues and Mandatory Supreme Court Fees Schedule
Court Fees
DUES
PCC
PPF
MCLE **
Total
Active 5 Members (6th year plus)
$300
$195
$35
$10
$540
Active Members (through 5th year
250
195
30
10
485
Pro Bono Active - 5 (6th year plus)
25
-
-
-
25
Military Active
No Charge
Honorary Active
No Charge
Section Fee for Members
$40
-
-
-
$40
** This was a new court fee for FY 2007-2008. Generally, active members who are required to comply with the MCLE requirements for the fiscal year 2007-2008 reporting year, are required to pay this fee. Please contact Lee Jones if you need clarification.
Contact List
Member Records, Status changes, Address Changes,
Letters of Good Standing
Anna O'Neill
603-715-3208
Certificate of Compliance, CLE requirement (Rule 53),
CLE's not offered by NHBA, Carry-over credit
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