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The Vermont Bar Association was pleased to collaborate with the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, the Office of the Vermont Attorney General, and Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) to present the Seventh Annual Statewide High School Mock Trial Program this year. The program…
Governor Phil Scott honored the winners of the VBA 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Poster/Essay contest at a ceremony at the State House on March 22. The contest, sponsored annually by the Young Lawyers Division and the Diversity Section, challenged middle schoolers to write an essay and illustrate Dr. King’s quotation: “Life’s most…
The Vermont Supreme Court is holding its annual “On the Road” series at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) on Tuesday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. During the session, the Court will hear oral arguments in three cases in Room 109 in Oakes Hall on the VLGS campus. “We are excited to…
The VBA got this message today from the town clerk in Mendon: Effective March 20, 2023, in an effort to increase Office Security, the Mendon Town Office will be open by appointment only. Town staff will remain available Monday – Thursday from 9am – 4pm to assist citizens by phone, e-mail, U.S. Postal Service, and…
The court administrator’s office has today advised the VBA as follows: Given the forecasted storm for southern Vermont for tomorrow, March 14, 2023, courthouses in the following counties will close for the day on Tuesday: Bennington, Windham, Rutland, Windsor, Addison and Orange Counties. All hearings in those counties will be rescheduled, including hearings scheduled to…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the American Inns of Court announce the solicitation of nominations for the Twenty-second Annual American Inns of Court Professionalism Award in the Second Circuit. This award went last year to Vermont’s own Bar Counsel, Mike Kennedy, Esq. Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the…
LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT Gravel & Shea PC, a law firm in downtown Burlington, Vermont is looking for a legal assistant for our litigation practice group. The ideal candidate will have experience working as a legal assistant, extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, and experience with editing and formatting documents, experience with Juris software a plus.…