Fall 2005

SPECIAL FOCUS:

Civic Education Through Civic Engagement. . . .Palmer

There is nothing unusual about Ann. She is not the CEO of any company, not the head of United Way, not the president of the Rotary Club, not an elected official, not a member of the school board.

Civic Deliberations: Learning to Talk and Work with Strangers. . . .Pereira

I had an experience as a high school student that has shaped my whole life.

Civic Education and Peace. . . .Palmer

Peace is not merely the absence of war. We have learned a few thing sin the last 350 years since Hobbes wrote his famous treatise.

FEATURES

Digital Forensics: Sleuthing on Hard Drives and Networks. . . .Howell

The anonymous e-mail demand was blunt: “This is your notice that you are being given two weeks time to give $17,000,000 cash” or else “I will NOT deactivate all those servers that have been programmed to deliver DDOS attacks to IP attorneys worldwide, salvo after salvo, with compromised proprietary information”

Child Custody and Post-Divorce Relocation in the Light of Braver et al….Mart and Bédard

The high rate of divorce in the United States, with the attendant complications when children are involved, has in recent years led to growing demands on court time and resources. Although statistics vary, it is estimated that as many as 40 percent of U.S. marriages, many of which involve children, end in divorce and 31 percent of children whose parents are married experience parental divorce.

“Deep Space” and “Seeing Both Ways” .….Poetry by John Kassel

A Tribute to James H. Gray, Jr., Esq.….Powell

I worked with James H. Gray, Jr., Esq., for eight years. I will miss him very much, especially the way his professional skills never overshadowed his humanity.

DEPARTMENTS

An Interview with Incoming VBA President, James C. Gallagher. . . Paolini

You have just become president of the VBA and I like to use these interviews as an opportunity to all of our members to get to know their new president.

Lex Et Ratio, After the Flood. . . Ryan

We all watched with dismay, even horror, as one of America’s great historic cities sank beneath the floodwaters.

Ruminations: The Laws of 1817. . . Gillies

With centennials, bicentennials, or the upcoming quadrennial celebration of the first recorded view of Vermont by caucasoid eyes, history likes to deal with roundish numbers, but occasionally we owe it to ourselves to look at things because they are there, rather than because they trigger an anniversary.

Yankee Justice: William Moeser: Destined for the Law from Boyhood …Downs

In thirty years of following around with this stuff, you’re going to run into hundreds of crazy situations. All kinds of clients. Some lawyers say a case involves two cases – first you battle for your client with the other side, and then you have your battle with your own client.

Book Review ~ Taking Liberties…Ollennu

In Memoriam