The Vermont Bar Association held its 2025 Annual Meeting at the Hotel Champlain in Burlington on Sept. 26, 2025. A crowd of more than 200 Vermont attorneys, judges, special guest speakers, and 15 meeting sponsors were on hand. The hotel’s lobby had been renovated since our last meeting there and it looked elegant. The…
This just in (Sept. 29, 2025) from the Governor’s Office: Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Colin Owyang as a superior court judge. “Colin is a strong leader with diverse experience working in both the public and private sectors,” said Governor Phil Scott. “I believe this will help him to excel in this new…
The Judicial Nominating Board sent a memo to the Vermont Bar today (9/16/25) with details on the search for the replacement for Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice William Cohen. Justice Cohen has announced that he will be retiring from the bench on Dec. 27 of this year. The memo outlines the process for the search,…
This just in (Sept. 5, 2025) from the Governor’s office: Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Claire Burns as Caledonia County State’s Attorney. She has served as interim state’s attorney since August 1, following former State’s Attorney Jessica Zaleski’s departure. Vermont Governors appoint state’s attorney vacancies based on the recommendations of county political…
Be sure to check the memo that came from the judiciary yesterday (Sept. 3 2025). If you missed it in your email, you can find a link here. In addition to rule promulgations and reminders about procedures for e-file and serve a etc., the memo includes a link to the Standard Practices Committee Feedback and…
You can see the assignments for the year ahead on the Judiciary website. Here is a link.
The ninth annual Legal Community Fighting Hunger Food Drive is beginning! If you or your firm or organization would like to participate, see the announcement letter from Attorney General Charity Clark, here. You can find the 2025 sign-up form here. NOTE: the participation form is due back to the AG’s office by Wednesday, Sept. 3. …
The Vermont Bar Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the Richard Cassidy Special Grant Program, a one-time initiative launched to honor the life and legacy of attorney Richard Cassidy, whose career was rooted in justice, and public service. The VBF has awarded $100,000 in special grants to 21 Vermont organizations whose work embodies…
In April of this year, Vermont Supreme Court Associate Justice Karen Carroll announced her plans to retire at the end of this month. (No word yet on her successor). Yesterday (Aug. 7, 2025), the Vermont Judiciary announced that Associate Justice William Cohen will also be retiring at the end of this year. Here is the…
The Judiciary sent a memo to members of the Vermont Bar today (8/5/25) with lots of information about new and promulgated orders, particularly for family court and the professional responsibility program. There’s other information there too. Some proposed changes have Oct. 3 as the deadline for commentary. If you missed it in your inbox, you…