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Legal Services Vermont, and the Entrepreneurial Legal Lab at Vermont Law and Graduate School, are working together to assist Vermonters affected by the summer 2023 floods by offering monthly Flood Legal Assistance Clinics that will rotate around the state in the coming year. At these clinics, volunteers will be available to provide information, answer questions,…
A Swearing-In Ceremony was held at the State House on Nov. 29 for 48 new Vermont attorneys. Many of the new admittees were in attendance with friends and family. As it is a duty of the Supreme Court to administer the oath, the court was convened in the well of the House of Representatives by…
It is that time of year again! The Young Lawyers Division of the Vermont Bar Association (“YLD”) are seeking nominations for the recipient of the third annual Judge Peter W. Hall Integrity Award. This award is presented annually by the YLD to a Vermont attorney or judge who exhibits the exceptional characteristics for which Judge…
From the Vermont GAL Program: Donate your legal expertise in a new way and make a positive difference in a child’s life by volunteering as a guardian ad litem. As court appointed special advocates, GALs work with court involved children and youth, usually cases involving abuse or neglect in the Child in Need of…
Governor Phil Scott Appoints Five Superior Court Judges Press Release November 17, 2023 Berlin, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of five Vermont Superior Court Judges: Benjamin Battles of Waterbury, Susan McManus of Manchester Center, Rachel Malone of South Burlington, Alexander Burke of Arlington, and Navah Spero of Richmond. “As I have…
The Board of Managers of the Vermont Bar Association approved the creation of a section on Landlord Tenant Law at its meeting on Sept. 28. The section was proposed by Renee Staudinger Calabro, Esq. of Bauer Gravel Farnham LLP, who has agreed to serve as its first co-chair. The search for a co-chair who primarily…
In June 2021, the Vermont Supreme Court established the Special Advisory Committee on Remote Hearings. The Committee was charged with making recommendations for the use of remote hearings in the post-pandemic world. In the spring of 2022, the Committee conducted a survey of Vermont attorneys to get their input on this important question. More than…
The Vermont Bar Association, in partnership with its Diversity Section and Young Lawyers Division, sponsored a Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster-Essay Contest to celebrate the life and message of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle school students were asked to create a poster and write a short essay interpreting what Dr. King’s…