Serving the Public and the Profession
We are going LIVE, in-person, just one more time in 2018, so don’t miss it! Our annual Bankruptcy Holiday CLE and Luncheon is December 7th in South Burlington. The day will be jam-packed with CLE credits (6.0) including an hour of ethics on succession planning. Added to that we will have case summaries, bankruptcies for…
DetailsIt’s pro bono week! Here at the VBA, we were so darned excited about celebrating pro bono week, we started a week early! What better way to celebrate what lawyers do for their clients and their communities than to host a conference highlighting pro bono? Our bi-annual pro bono conference took place last Thursday in…
DetailsJust on the heels of our second listening tour, the VBA and the Vermont Supreme Court are proud to announce the third listening tour to be held in Caledonia County on October 22nd at the St. Johnsbury Anthenaeum. Caledonia County Bar President Laura Wilson and Caledonia Unit Presiding Judge Robert Bent will join Chief Justice…
DetailsSurvey responses so far confirm that the Equinox in Manchester is the place to be! Surrounded by stunning mountains, the luxury resort definitely delivered in the quality department for our 140thAnnual Meeting. The food was excellent, the rooms were luxurious, and the atmosphere was awesome. If you weren’t there, just try to keep your envy…
DetailsOur Third Annual Constitution Day was a smashing success. The panel members spoke to a large and engaged crowd of VLS Students and members of the public, including small children, lawyers and judges. Attendees mingled well after the 6pm finish time to discuss the US Constitution and other legal topics. VBA President Gary Franklin introduced…
DetailsAs most of our members know, Casemaker is just one of the many benefits provided to VBA Members at no extra cost. Casemaker is a comprehensive on-line research library featuring Vermont state and federal court decisions, statutes, codes, rules of procedure, Green Mountain Care Board and Labor Relations Board decisions, state agency decisions, advisory ethic opinions…
DetailsOver 40 volunteers made the VBA’s Second Annual Trial Academy a huge success! We were so fortunate to have invaluable contributions from presiding judges from the federal, state and Vermont Supreme Court benches; Vermont Fellows from the American College of Trial Lawyers and Members of the American Board of Trial Advocates; VBA Young Lawyers Division…
DetailsSuperior Court Judge Cort Corsones and VBA Executive Director Teri Corsones recently gave a lecture at the University of Peking School of Transnational Law (STL) in Shenzhen, China. Entitled “The Role of the Bench and the Bar in Preserving the Rule of Law”, the lecture was followed by a Q and A with students at…
DetailsIn our regular Vermont Bar Journal column, Pursuits of Happiness, we have been highlighting the talents and passions of our members, outside of the practice of law. We’ve been fortunate to find varied bents among our Vermont attorneys, like singers, runners, photographers, mushroom foragers, martial artists, law firm sports teams and ping-pong champions. To date,…
DetailsOn the 100-year anniversary of the Vermont Supreme Court Building, many gathered on the front lawn of the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon to celebrate the bench and bar’s role in preserving the rule of law. The ceremony was well-attended on what turned out to be an incredibly warm and sunny day. Chief Justice Paul…
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