Serving the Public and the Profession
Happenings and Tips for VBA Connect, week 3. Members are adapting quickly to our new online communities. As with our prior listserve service, the most active section is the Property Law Section, with Family Law following close behind. One of the added benefits of this new system is that you can check out and search what…
Details“The best thing since sliced bread.” What a revolutionary thing in 1928 when the first effective bread-slicing machine came out! Wonder Bread used this as their ad slogan shortly thereafter. Where would school lunches, picnics, toast and grilled cheese sandwiches be if not for this technological advance? True, the technology made life easier, lunches faster,…
DetailsAs promised, the VBA will be releasing our latest and most valuable new benefit: VBA Connect. This new phase of member communications brings listserves to a higher level, allowing our members to engage, connect and share like never before. Within a week, all of our members will be receiving an email from us, welcoming them…
DetailsTime for another “a picture is worth 1,000 words” blog! The VBA hosted a Legislators’ Reception on January 18th in the Cedar Creek Room at the Statehouse. The event was very well attended as the pictures demonstrate. Hopefully the pictures also show the perfect mix of food, drink, smiles and meaningful conversations among the attendees. …
DetailsGovernor Shumlin swore in, as Superior Court judges, both former VBA President and Addison County State’s Attorney, David Fenster and VBA Member and Rutland practitioner, Elizabeth Mann at the Statehouse in Montpelier today. Shumlin remarked that Mann and Fenster were chosen because of their grace, dignity, compassion, commitment to the law and good judgment. He…
DetailsWhat do this week’s snowy Vermont capitol scenes remind you of? The holidays? Shoveling? The joy and privilege of being able to call beautiful Vermont home? For Bob Paolini, we’d venture to say they remind him that January 4, 2017 is just around the corner! As most of our members are probably aware, we’ve contracted…
DetailsLet me start by saying I do not own stock in Amazon.com, nor do I know anyone in the upper echelon of Amazon. I don’t really know how they fare politically or environmentally, I just know that I love them. Or, rather, I love using the site. In my house, Amazon is a verb, as…
DetailsLauri Fisher and Ted Kenney at BFA Fairfax When lawyers are admitted to the bar, when judges are sworn in and when elected officials take office, they all pledge to uphold the Constitution. Pledging to uphold the Constitution is of course easier said than done, as interpretations can vary. But it remains the foundation for…
DetailsSo it has come to our attention that many of our members are not on Facebook or Twitter, but nevertheless may, perhaps, want to see some of our event pictures. Sure, a blog is also social media, but this post is a mere click away from our website, no login required. If I’m playing your…
DetailsWhat is something you hardly ever hear during a CLE seminar? A collective, audible “Wow!” from an audience of lawyers. This actually happened. Here is the story. On Friday, I presented a Casemaker update for the Rutland County Bar Association. Surely, the topic wasn’t as tantalizing as the concurrent criminal law or real estate law…
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