Later, as chair of the New Hampshire Bar Law-Related Education Board, Jim pursued and procured a $500,000 Department of Justice award to benefit law-related education programs in New Hampshire, including peer mediation and mock trial programs. New Hampshire was one of only eight states to receive such an award.

In 1996 Governor Stephen Merrill appointed Jim to the State Board of Education. In 1997 Governor Jeanne Shaheen appointed him to be the State Board of Education representative to the Governor's Commission on Disabilities.

As a seasoned attorney, Jim has prevailed in major decisions at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. One of his first provided that creditors may not enforce liens against new owners of property where they have misspelled the prior owners's name at the registry of deeds, resolving for homeowners a threat against the sanctity of title to their home.

Not long thereafter, Jim prevailed in a decision at the New Hampshire Supreme Court finding that a statute allowing towns to sell property for unpaid tax liens constitutional only if the town paid over any excess balance to the owner, rewriting the law followed by towns previously.

Only two years ago, Jim prevailed in a major decision upholding as constitutional a law preventing lawsuits from being brought forever against the building industry, and saving for home buyers and builders the costs previously passed on to consumers.

A year ago, Jim protected small businesses from third party claims, by prevailing in a decision at the New Hampshire Supreme Court to limit claims being transferred between unrelated businesses.

Just recently, Jim prevailed in a decision at the New Hampshire Supreme Court against an insurance company challenging the insurer to pay to its insured the legal costs the insurer had paid premiums for in coverage, but which the insurer had refused to pay.

Jim is prepared to apply his foundation of integrity and leadership gained over decades of service to his country and representation of clients to represent the people of the New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District in Washington, D.C.

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