The Young Lawyer’s Division managed this weekend to bring back a beloved VBA tradition – the “Mid-Winter” Thaw in Montreal. Winter had come and gone, of course, but with the easing of travel restrictions, cooperation from the YLD, VBA staff, and the Omni Hotel, Vermont attorneys and judges were back from April 29 to May…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsGovernor Scott has announced his appointment of Daniel Richardson to Vermont’s Superior Court Bench. Richardson most recently served as the City Attorney and Corporate Counsel for the city of Burlington. He was formerly a longtime partner at Tarrant, Gillies & Shems in Montpelier. Richardson is a past president of the Vermont Bar Foundation and of…
DetailsThe Vermont Bar Association and Vermont Law School are accepting applications from new and new-to-Vermont lawyers who want to start their own solo law practices. We will select 2-4 candidates to work with for 18 months as they hone their legal and business skills. The incoming group will overlap for 6 months with our…
DetailsThe Honorable Nancy Jear Waples was sworn in as an Associate Justice for the Vermont Supreme Court on April 15 before a packed and admiring courtroom of family, friends and colleagues. Chief Superior Judge Thomas Zonay opened the ceremony by welcoming Justice Waples’ father, Roy Jear, who was unable to attend in person but who…
DetailsSuperior Judge Nancy J. Waples will be sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court on Friday, April 15, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Supreme Court building, 111 State St., Montpelier, Vermont. There will be limited in-person seating available. Those interested in watching the ceremony are…
DetailsThe 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 School to organize the Sixth Annual Statewide High School Mock Trial Program this year. Six schools (Milton High School,…
DetailsWith the pandemic easing, the VBA was able to host the Mid-Year Meeting live and in-person on Friday, March 25. With 120 registrants it was the largest live event for the Bar since the Before Time. The gathering, at the recently-refurbished Lake Champlain Hilton on Burlington’s waterfront, featured six CLE’s along with the annual business…
DetailsThis chilly Monday, dozens gathered in person and many more via zoom to be a part of a treble swearing-in ceremony of Vermont’s newest three Superior Court judges in the beautiful house chamber of the Statehouse. Emceed and organized by VBA’s own Teri Corsones, the ceremony kicked off with Teri’s welcome and with opening remarks…
DetailsTyler Technologies reports it will be performing network infrastructure updates that will result in several brief service disruptions to the Vermont Judiciary’s Public Portal, Odyssey File & Serve, and the Attorney Licensing Portal from 7AM on Saturday, November 6 to 5PM on Sunday, November 7. Users may experience the inability to view case files or…
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