Winter
2007/2008 Vol 33. No. 4
DEPARTMENTS
RUMINATIONS: Gated Ways: Private, Public
Highways
YANKEE JUSTICE: R. Allan Paul
FEATURES
Tax and Medicaid Planning Aspects of
the Standard Vermont Estate Plan - 2007 Update, John C. Newman, Esq. & Ron R. Morgan, Esq
Judging from the interest generated by
our 2004 CLE offering and by telephone calls and e-mail messages we have
received since then, our article on the tax and Medicaid planning aspects of
what we tongue-in-cheek termed the “standard Vermont estate plan” has led
attorneys to explore alternatives to the rather common recommendation of a
joint tenancy with a family member to pass a Vermont elder’s home to the next
generation.
Challenges with Patenting Software, Kathleen M. Chapman,
Esq. & Stephen Ball, Esq.
The incredible growth of the software
industry has provoked increased intellectual property recognition for software inventions.
Trade secret law was at one time the only option for protecting software. As
technology became more widespread and software more ubiquitous, copyright
protection became the norm.
Focus
on the Vermont Bar Foundation
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Officers and Directors of the Vermont Bar Foundation
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Grants Awarded by the Vermont Bar Foundation for FY
2007
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VBF Grant Recipient Profile: Vermont Refugee Assistance
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VBF Grant Recipient Profile: Burlington College Pro Se Legal Clinic
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Partnering for Success: Women Helping Battered Women & Burlington College
Pro Se Legal Clinic
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VBF Loan Repayment Assistance Program Initiated in 2007