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Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois, 110 S.Ct. 2281 (1990), disallows any state from prohibiting disclosure of NBTA certification.

New Hampshire State Coordinator
I concluded that board certification in the practice of civil trial law would be advantageous to my general practice.
--Richard Fradette
Why I Got Board Certified
On December 18, 2001, the New Hampshire Supreme Court amended Rule 7.4 of our Rules of Professional Conduct. This rule deals with public communicationsof the field of practice of law. The amended rule allows a lawyer certified as a specialist in a particular field of law by an organization that has been accredited by the American Bar Association to hold himself or herself out as a specialist certified by such organization. In light of the amended rule, and the increased tendency for consumers to seek out attorneys that concentrate their practice in particular areas of law, I decided to seek board certification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. As a trial attorney, I have often either deposed or examined expert witnesses specifically with respect to their credentials and the importance of board certification. Since I hope to be practicing law for another ten or more years, I concluded that board certification in the practice of civil trial law would be advantageous to my general practice.

Since becoming board certified in June of 2002, I have received several phone calls from out of state attorneys and been assigned to assist them on several cases in New Hampshire. Although I have not done so yet, it is my intention to include the board certification in my advertising to the general public. My business cards and letterhead will reflect the NBTA logo and my board certification as well.

Richard E. Fradette
New Hampshire Attorney
Certified since 2002(
(603) 623-1234practice of civil trial law would be advantageous

Choose a Board Certified Trial Lawyer

All lawyers are not created equal, but all lawyers are free to take any case they want, regardless of whether they've proven themselves.

NBTA board certification provides both consumers and other lawyers looking to refer cases with an objective credential.

It just makes great sense to choose a board certified trial lawyer over a non-certified lawyer.

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