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Montpelier continues to deliver. The annuals at the capital 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! And save the date for our Annual Meeting October 12thand 13th at the…
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…
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 1st Annual VBA Trial Academy was roundly applauded by…
Past President Dan Richardson recently shared a link on Facebook linking an articlein the Boston Globe about how perfect Montpelier is for Bostonians to take a weekend sojourn. Between all the food, sights, friendly faces and outdoor activities, it really is a perfect weekend getaway. Just passing my one-year anniversary here at the VBA, I…
A CLE in the making in VBA Member Sarah Tischler’s mind since 1998, the Woodlands CLE this Wednesday was well worth the wait. We had a packed room with a fully engaged audience who stayed nearly 30 minutes past the scheduled end. While much of the meat of the CLE was in the discussions that…
Coming from private practice, I found that mindreading was never necessarily one of the mandatory skillsets for success. Clients always told you want they wanted. Loudly, repeatedly, perpetually, urgently. Some mindreading of the judge could be helpful, but that skill was fleeting, especially for those who subscribe to the “legal realism” theory of jurisprudence. In…
If you aren’t on Facebook or Twitter, you probably aren’t seeing our real-time photos from our CLE events. That, of course, is where the action is. But if you are satisfied with yesterday’s news, unperturbed by the fact that what was “so last year” is now “so two hours ago,” don’t worry, we have you…
ABA “Law Day” occurs every May, which often turns into law-month events. Like our Constitutional Law Day, which morphed into constitutional month, we’d like to say that for us lawyers, Law Day is, and should be, every day! Enjoy this recap of the recent Law Day event in Rutland. The Rutland County Bar Association continued…
VBA’s 7th Bi-annual Solo and Small Firm Conference (affectionately called, by a select few, the Smolo) was extraordinary, as usual. The stunning, yet casual setting was a perfect backdrop for our quality CLE’s and fun networking events. We were able to snap the above photo of our reception attendees. Conference attendees were able to make…
For the past 20 years, the American Bar Association has organized an annual ABA Day in Washington, D.C., to advocate for our system of justice and to advance the rule of law. It asks each state bar association to send bar leaders to meet with that state’s congressional delegation as part of the event. The…