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The Franklin Pierce Law Center (Pierce Law or FPLC) is a private, nonprofit, American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school is named after the 14th President of the United States and New Hampshire native Franklin Pierce and is the only law school in New Hampshire. It was founded in 1973 by Robert H. Rines. Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1733  - City Manager Thomas J. Aspell, Jr. ... Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Cheshire County Incorporated 1768  - Board of Selectmen Arthur C. Fiorelli Timothy Halliday Patricia Lang Barry Area    - Town  40. ... This article is about the university in Rindge. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1733  - City Manager Thomas J. Aspell, Jr. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... Robert H. Rines (Born August 30, 1922) is a American lawyer, inventor, researcher and composer. ...

Academic Programs

Pierce Law offers both J.D. and Master's programs in the law. Students in the J.D. program have the opportunity to select a concentration in commerce and technology, criminal law, general practice, intellectual property, and social justice. The school is highly recognized for its Master of Laws (L.L.M) in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology. It is also the only law school offering a graduate degree in intellectual property designed for scientists, engineers and any interested persons not holding a law degree (M.I.P.). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2771x735, 203 KB) Franklin Pierce Law Center File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The school also holds several summer programs in the law that are open to students from other schools, including: the China Intellectual Property Summer Institute in cooperation with Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing; the eLaw Summer Institute in collaboration with the University College Cork Faculty of Law in Cork, Ireland; the Intellectual Property Summer Institute, hosted at Pierce Law's main campus; and the Advanced Topics in International Criminal Law and Justice Seminar in Washington, D.C. Tsinghua University (THU; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is a university in Beijing, China. ... Peking redirects here. ... University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork - or more commonly University College Cork (UCC) - is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland located in Cork City. ... This article is about the city in the Republic of Ireland. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program

In 2005, the New Hampshire Supreme Court launched an alternative bar licensing process at the state's only law school, Franklin Pierce Law Center. The Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, a collaboration of the Court, Pierce Law, the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners, and the New Hampshire Bar Association, is an intensive practice-based honors program that encompasses the last two years of law school. Students apply to the program during the spring of their 1L (first) year. Enrollment in the program is limited to 15 students.

Once accepted to the program, students go through a rigorous program of clinical experiences under the supervision of judges, lawyers, and bar examiners, and compile a portfolio of work. Graduates of the program must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination and meet character and fitness requirements to be admitted to the New Hampshire bar, but are exempt from taking the state's bar examination. Webster Scholar graduates may still qualify to sit for the bar examination in any other U.S. jurisdiction.

The first class of Webster Scholars will graduate in 2008.

Student Life

Students at Pierce Law run a variety of professional and cultural organizations, including the Student Bar Association (SBA) which serves as the student government. Students participate in two law journals -- IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review, and the Pierce Law Review -- and send Moot Court teams to competitions around the United States. Other active organizations include:

• American Constitution Society
• Black Law Student Association
• Christian Legal Society
• Entertainment Law Society
• Federalist Society
• Hillel
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• International Intellectual Property Organization
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society
• Lambda Law
• Licensing Executive Society
• Namaste India
• Outdoors Club
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity (PAD)
• Sports Club
• Spouses and Significant Others Organization
• Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA)
• Taiwanese Student Association
• Teen Court
• Women's Law Student Association

Traditions and Activities

During Orientation Week, the school offers an annual ice cream social and tour of the Lakes Region. Fall mid-terms are followed closely each year by the Buck Bowl, an intramural touch football tournament, and the JIVE! talent show. With a tradition rich in public service, the school hosts The Bruce Friedman Community Service Day each October, honoring the late professor Bruce E. Friedman, an advocate of social justice. Squam Lake from a mountaintop: a typical vista in the Lakes Region. ...

Students from around the world attend Pierce Law, and the school celebrates the traditions and cultures of its many international students throughout the year. The school hosts events such as Lunar New Year, the Indian "festival of lights" or Diwali, an Afro-Caribbean Night and a Christmas party. During the spring semester, international students present "Brown Bag Lunch" programs where they present interesting brief lectures on the culture and traditions of their home country, and offer samples of native dishes. Diwali, or Deepawali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal) (Markiscarali) is a major Indian and Nepalese festive holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

Each summer, Pierce Law also holds the Intellectual Property Summer Institute and the Advanced Licensing Institute, during which barbecues have become a tradition on evenings during summer.

Reputation

Pierce Law is among the top intellectual property law schools in the United States. In its 2009 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," U.S. News & World Report ranked Pierce Law's program fifth in the nation in the intellectual property specialty rankings.

Publications

• Pierce Law Reporter - School news web log
• Pierce Law Magazine - alumni magazine
• Pierce Law Review
• IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review
• Risk: Health, Safety and Environment (defunct)
• Germeshausen Center Newsletter

Notable Faculty

• Thomas G. Field Jr. [1]
• William O Hennesey [2]
• John D. Hutson [3] -Dean
• Marcus Hurn [4]
• Karl F. Jorda [5]
• William J. Murphy [6]
• James E. Duggan, former professor and current Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[7]

Dean John D. Hutson John D. Hutson, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), is a prominent attorney, the former chief Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, and the current dean and president of Franklin Pierce Law Center. ...

Notable alumni

• Bing Wang, Vice Dean, Tsinghua University School of Law, China's first patent agent.
• Donna Edwards, attorney and politician
• Evelyn Handler, former president of the University of New Hampshire and Brandeis University
• Frank Guinta, mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
• John Hart, (Author of "The King of Lies")[8]
• Roger Manno, Maryland politician
• Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, United States federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative (D–Ohio 17th District)
• William J. Murphy, Speaker of the House, Rhode Island House of Representatives
• John Perrault, New Hampshire lawyer and poet

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External links

• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• IP Mall - Pierce Law's Award Winning IP Website
• US News Tier 3 listing