Executive Director’s Legislative Report

2/17/2023 Joint Committee on Judicial Retention SCHEDULE Thursday February 16, 2023 HA FY24 Budget Judiciary Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary asking for 11 new permanent positions at a cost of $812,000. New electronic filing and case management systems launched in March 2020 but now things take longer to do than before! Judges have…

Joint Committee on Judicial Retention 2023 Schedule – Begins 2/8 at 4:30 pm

Joint Committee on Judicial Retention  AGENDA Room 30 and Zoom February 8, 2023  (See Full Judicial Retention 2023 Schedule HERE) Joint Committee on Judicial Retention   AGENDA   Room 30 and Zoom February 8, 2023 Last Updated 2/7/2023 12:52 PM   Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/shared-joint-committees. 4:30 PM                     First Meeting with…

Collaborative Law Materials

Attorney Phyllis Rubenstein will be retiring and has a collection of collaborative and mediation materials which are listed below.  The training materials are free and books are for sale between $2 and $10.   Please contact Phyllis at phyllisrubensteinlaw.comcastbiz.net for more information. ABA Family Advocate: ADR Options, Coparenting, Children’s Handbook (for clients) Beer and Stief, The…

Litigation Attorney (Lebanon, NH)

LITIGATION ATTORNEY (LEBANON, NH) Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC —one of Northern New England’s largest law firms — has an exciting opportunity for a litigation attorney in its Lebanon office. The ideal candidate would have at least three years of experience litigating in New Hampshire courts and an interest in doing sophisticated litigation. The ideal candidate…

Heather Cooper appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Heather Cooper appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Congratulations to Heather Cooper, partner in the firm Facey Goss & McPhee in Rutland, on her appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge following the retirement of Judge Colleen Brown. Here’s a LINK to the press release that the United Stated Courts for the Second Circuit issued announcing the…

 Client Security Fund MYM Vote

A vote regarding the Client Security Fund has been noticed for the Mid-Year Meeting on Friday, March 25, 2022.  Following is background information regarding the vote: The Vermont Bar Association established a Client Security Fund in 1958 to reimburse claimants for losses caused by the dishonest conduct of a lawyer. The Fund was the first…

Congratulations to Judge Nancy Waples!

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…