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The Vermont Bar Association congratulates Attorneys Matthew Garcia, Joy Karnes Limoge, Sarah North and Laura Savall as the 2022 winners of the VBA’s Pro Bono Service Award The Pro Bono Award is given annually by the VBA’s Board of Bar Managers to laud lawyers who provide extraordinary legal services to indigent and disadvantaged clients in…
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Judge Nancy Waples to the Vermont Supreme Court. Judge Waples is a long-time VBA member, having participated in a number of CLE programs and VBA Trial Academies. She also served as the first Chair of the VBA Diversity Section. Here’s a LINK to the press announcement with more details. Judge…
The VBA is pleased to offer a “Vermont Mentor Advice Program”, pairing experienced Vermont lawyers with new lawyers practicing in Vermont and with lawyers newly-located in Vermont. We hope that it will be a helpful way to welcome new lawyers practicing in Vermont to the Vermont legal community, and for experienced lawyers to be able…
The VBA Nominating Committee met on December 10 and recommended that Judith Dillon become President-Elect of the VBA Board of Managers, that incumbents James Rodgers and Alfonso Villegas run unopposed and that there be one contested election for the remaining board seat: incumbent Kate Lamson vs. Lauri Fisher. (Lauri Fisher has subsequently withdrawn from the…
New Judicial Bureau Hearing Officer Sworn In! Chief Justice Reiber administered the oath of office to Judge Charles Romeo, Vermont’s new Judicial Bureau Hearing Officer, at the Rutland County Courthouse on Monday. (The ceremony was also live-streamed for those unable to attend in-person.) After welcoming Judge Romeo’s family, friends and colleagues to the ceremony, Chief…