NH Bar Admissions
NOTICE: OFFICE OF BAR ADMISSIONS IS MOVING
NOTICE: OFFICE OF BAR ADMISSIONS IS MOVING
The Office of Bar Admissions is moving its location during the week of April 10. The new mailing address is One Granite Place, Suite N400, Concord, NH 03301. If you have already mailed an application to the 4 Chenell Drive address, it will be forwarded.
The telephone number will remain the same for now: 603-224-8806. However, due to the transition, we encourage you to email the OBA if you need any information or have questions. Email may be sent to Sherry Hieber, General Counsel, at shieber@nhoba.org and to Lyne Schwarzer, Legal Assistant, at lschwarzer@nhoba.org.
The fax line may not be in service immediately, so please either mail or scan and email any reference forms or other similar documents.
New Hampshire Supreme Court Rule 42 governs admission to the New Hampshire bar. It provides four ways for a person to become a member of the bar: (I) by examination; (II) by motion without examination; (III) by transferred Uniform Bar Examination ("UBE") score; and (IV) after completion of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program. Admissions are also governed by New Hampshire Board Bar Examiner regulations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common questions. If you need additional information, please contact Sherry M. Hieber, General Counsel, at shieber@nhoba.org or by calling (603) 224-8806.
Completed applications to the New Hampshire bar, and the necessary fee, should be sent to:
Sherry M. Hieber
General Counsel
New Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions
One Granite Place, Suite N400
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Information for Military Spouses and Veterans
Spouses of active military personnel assigned to New Hampshire may seek waiver of strict compliance with the duration of practice requirements of the rules governing admission by motion without examination and admission by transferred UBE score. Military spouses interested in the wavier should contact Sherry Hieber at the Office of Bar Admissions. Military veterans may be eligible to be reimbursed for fees related to the New Hampshire Bar examination. For information about this benefit, please contact:
VBA Education Services: nhsaa.approvals@va.gov