Bar News News Archive

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  Summer in Full Bloom!

  Montpelier continues to deliver.  The annuals and the gigantic hydrangeas are decked out at the capitol building.  Take a stroll, you won’t be disappointed.  Enjoy Vermont’s beautiful but fleeting summer as winter will be here before we know it! Click HERE for pictures and more.

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  Beyond Where the Sidewalk Ends

  From our blawg... While walking today, I came to the place where the sidewalk ends.  Literally.  Somehow, I expected it to be a bit more magical and welcoming. But perhaps I was looking at it from the perspective of a jaded, tired adult, and not as Shel Silverstein imagined it through the eyes of children.  A child would probably see the beautiful green hillside as a place for non-conformity and unrestricted play.  I saw defeat. And poison ivy. Click HERE for more!

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  Thank You to Eric Goldwarg!

  VBA Board President Mike Kennedy and VBA Executive Director Teri Corsones present Eric Goldwarg with a plaque thanking him for his service to the VBA Board as one of the Young Lawyers Division representatives to the Board. Click the heading for the story.

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  Sam Abel-Palmer Approved as Law Line Executive Director

  The Board of Trustees for Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc. has just announced that Sam Abel-Palmer has been approved as the new Executive Director.  Please click the heading for more info.

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  Vermont Society of Land Surveyors Annual Conference

  The Vermont Society of Land Surveyors would like to invite Vermont’s attorneys to attend their annual conference on September 21-22, 2017 at the Stoweflake Conference Center.  No CLE credit will be available, but there are three lengthy presentations which may be of interest to our members: Finding Case Law for Land Surveyors; The Role of the Land Surveyor: Adverse Possession and Acquiescence and The Historical Ecology of Early Vermont Surveys.  The conference flyer can be found HERE.

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  VBA's First Annual Trial Academy a Success!

  Thanks to the invaluable contributions of many, including presiding judges from the federal, state and Vermont Supreme Court benches; Vermont Fellows from the American College of Trial Lawyers; VBA Young Lawyers Division members and volunteers from the Consumer Assistance Program and the Vermont Law School, the 1^st Annual VBA Trial Academy was roundly applauded by all who were involved in the day-long program on July 21. Click HERE for the full story and pictures from the event.