Vermont’s longtime Bar Counsel, Mike Kennedy, has been chosen by the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals to receive the 2022 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award. Kennedy’s efforts at keeping Vermont lawyers on the right side of ethical conundrums has not gone unnoticed outside of our little state. The award will
Vermont Business Imposter Email Scams Are on the Rise
By CAP
Scammers are impersonating employees or familiar business representatives’ emails and contacting company bookkeepers and office administrators asking them to change bank account information, direct deposit information, or asking them to write checks. By impersonating an employee’s email address or creating a fake personal email for the employee, scammers can steal money from businesses and steal…
Constitution Day Commemoration Set for Sept. 19 at Law School
By Kim Velk
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time in Philadelphia to sign the document they had created. Vermont Law & Graduate School and the Vermont Bar Association are teaming up again this year to commemorate Constitution Day with a panel presentation to be held on Monday, Sept. 19 from…
Andrew Manitsky is New VBA President Starting Sept. 30
By Kim Velk
Andrew Manitsky of Burlington law firm Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C. has been elected President of the Vermont Bar Association. He takes office on September 30, 2022, at the VBA Annual Meeting in Lake Morey, Vermont.
Andrew has served on the VBA Board of Managers since 2017. He is a frequent presenter for the…
Sept. 6 Brings Changes to Rules on Email Filing, Email Service, and Appellate Filing Periods
By Kim Velk
As we reported here on August 17, changes to the pandemic rules put in place by AO 49 are coming on Sept. 6. (See the Court Administrator’s press release here). Emily Wetherell, Deputy Clerk & Staff Attorney at the Vermont Supreme Court, has provided the VBA with a helpful summary of some of the…
Orleans Top Prosecutor Appointed to Superior Court Bench
By Kim Velk
Governor Phil Scott today issued a press release to announce his appointment of Jennifer Barrett, of Newport, to the Vermont Superior Court. As per the release:
“Jennifer has demonstrated her legal expertise, as well as her commitment to justice and public service, in her role as state’s attorney and I’m confident she will continue to…
YLD Hosts a Sunday Afternoon by the Lake
By Kim Velk
On a beautiful Burlington Sunday afternoon on August 28th, the VBA Young Lawyers Division hosted a barbecue picnic in Oakledge Park for all Vermont lawyers from the most newly-admitted to the most seasoned. Those who attended got to enjoy catered soul food from a small local business, Harmony’s Kitchen, a variety of beverages, and lawn…
Monday Morning Honors #260
Happy Monday!
Thanks to all who wished the First Brother well! He made it from Dunmore to Gettysburg, where he’ll spend this week camping near the battleground before continuing the trek to Savannah on Friday.
Friday’s questions are here. The answers follow today’s Honor Roll.
Honor Roll
- Evan Barquist, Montroll Oettinger & Barquist
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Five for Friday #260
Welcome to Friday and the 260th #fiveforfriday legal ethics quiz!
I suppose I could concoct an intro that involves 260 or 8/26. Alas, that would require effort, an ingredient not exactly coursing through my veins this morning. I’m posting from the shores of Lake Dunmore, enjoying coffee and the late stages of the sunrise. Putting…
High School Basketball and an Order Imposing Sanctions for Incivility
My high school basketball coach expressed displeasure in various ways. There was one method that we feared the most. He didn’t use it often, but when he did, it was often the last time he had to use it with the offending player. Here’s how it worked.
Imagine that I did something egregious at practice. …