ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE 
Minutes – February 9, 2006 
The meeting was held in the offices of McClane, Graf, Raulerson and Middleton, 900 
Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Members present were: Sally Davis; Michael 
Kenison; Joseph (Mike) McDonough; James Squires; Gary Tasker; Peter Wolfe. 
1. Greetings and Introductions. The meeting was called to order at 10:05 am by James 
Squires, Chair of the committee. Those present introduced themselves. 
2. Approval of Previous Minutes. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed 
and unanimously approved. 
3. Discussion of reading material. A discussion now ensued of the material that had been 
sent to all members prior to the meeting. Included were two papers by Attorney Wolfe 
that offered a review of alternative dispute programs in New Hampshire leading up to the 
present time. 
4. Development of preliminary recommendations. The Chair summarized the material 
that had been sent to him from the Co-Chairs of the Commission with a time-table of the 
obligations now facing each committee. The members then developed their own time-
table recognizing the need to generate the committee’s final recommendations by 
February 28. Each recommendation is to be confined to one page and shall consist of 
two paragraphs. Paragraph 1 should articulate the recommendation and Paragraph 2 must 
articulate the reasons for the recommendation. After considerable discussion the 
committee made three general recommendations as follows: 
5. Preliminary Recommendations. 
• The Court must recognize the effectiveness of the ADR programs now in 
existence and further recognize the potential for further improvement 
• The Supreme Court should establish a Court Office of Dispute 
Resolution. 
• The Rule 170 programs must be updated and improved. 
6. Assignment of responsibilities. Mike McDonough and Michael Kenison agreed to 
prepare a draft of the Rule 170 proposals while Peter Wolfe agreed to prepare drafts of 
the other two preliminary recommendations. These drafts would be circulated to all 
members of the committee within one week. It was hoped that each member would 
respond to the author(s) in a timely manner to meet the deadline of February 28. 
7. Adjournment: There being no other business to attend to, the meeting was 
adjourned at 1:00 pm. 
Respectfully submitted 
James W. Squires 
Chair of the Committee