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VBA Countdown to Some Fab Events!
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SCINTILLATING SEPTEMBER STUFF
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Join us on Thursday, September 8, 2016
at 3pm at the State House Pavilion
in the Auditorium in Montpelier for a debate between the two main-party candidates for Attorney General. VBA Executive Director Teri Corsones will be moderating the discussion between Deb Bucknam and T.J. Donovan on issues that matter most to our membership!
Light refreshments to be served.
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Enjoy this 1-hour presentation providing a basic overview of the U.S. Constitution. All attendees will be given a Pocket Constitution. There will be light refreshments and an opportunity to mingle with our All-Star Panelists: Chief Justice Paul Reiber, Justice John Dooley, Justice Beth Robinson, Judge Robert Mello, and Judge Nancy Waples. Michael Kennedy, VBA President, will moderate. This event is free and open to the public!**
Date: September 21, 2016
Location: Chittenden County Superior Court,
Matthew Katz Courtroom
T
ime: 5pm - 6pm
View the flyer here
**This presentation will be recorded. Any attorneys or judges who would like to give a similar presentation at their local school or service club may use the content as a resource. The VBA will also provide Pocket Constitutions to attendees at your presentation. Contact info@vtbar.org if you would like to present.
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Basic Skills in Vermont
Practice & Procedure
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Working on getting your VT license to practice law, or adding a legal practice area to your repertoire? We've got you covered!
Date: September 23, 2016
Location: DoubleTree, S. Burlington
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Credits: 6.0 (includes 1.0 ethics)
Registration and additional info is right here
FYI: Breakfast & lunch are included!
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Pet Law Day:
It's a Dog Eat Dog World
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Legal issues confronting pet owners & the attorneys who represent them, brought to you by the folks at the VBA's Lawyer Referral Service who have heard it all!
- Pet Ownership & Abandonment; Legal rights of old owners & new owners; humane societies, etc.
- Hamet vs. Baker, legal issues regarding pet custody
- The One Bite Rule, Martin vs. Christman, torts, animal cruelty felony & other charges, fights & bite cases; VT's new good Samaritan law
- Municipal Law: select board hearings, dog bites, leash laws, vicious dogs, noise & other ordinances, animal cruelty citations
- Pet Trusts, VT's Pet Trust law & what you can provide (no, you can't give Fido cash)
Date: September 30, 2016
Location: DoubleTree, S. Burlington
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Credits: 5.0 (or more, we're not quite sure)
FYI: Breakfast & lunch are included!
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The Vermont Bar Foundation Access to Justice Campaign funding the Poverty Law Fellow invites you to attend receptions around the state to thank donors to the campaign and to kick off the new campaign beginning September 1, 2016.
Enjoy a craft beer, wine or spirit and meet our new fellow Mairead O'Reilly.
September Dates:
- 26th at Hop n' Moose in Rutland
- 27th at Queen City Brewery in Burlington
- 28th at Safford Mills in Bennington
- 29th at Long Trail Brewing in Bridgewater
Contact the VBF for additional information including October dates.
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OUTSTANDING OCTOBER OPPORTUNITIES
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Aside from the 8.0 total credits offered, we'll have a putting contest, AND we're hosting a reception and Gubernatorial Dialogue with the candidates!
Date: October 13 & 14, 2016
Location: Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee
Credits: 8.0 total available
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7th Annual Elder Law Summit
Co-sponsored by the
VT Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the
Elder Law Section of the VBA
Date: October 7, 2016
Location: Vermont Law School
Time: 9am - 12:30pm
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National Paralegal Convention
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The 2016 National Federation of Paralegal Associations' Convention will be in Vermont this year
for the first time
, and the Vermont Paralegal Organization is proud and very excited to host this national event.
This is a fantastic opportunity for networking, obtaining CLE credits for paralegals, and the opportunity to get involved with shaping the future of the paralegal profession.
Show support for your paralegals - you know you can't do your job without them!
Join us at the Hilton Burlington on October 20 - 23, 2016. Registration is open through the NFPA's website!
For more information, contact Corinne Deering, RP, at
cdeering@pfclaw.com
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SAVE THE DATE: October 26, 2016
It will be at the State House in Montpelier.
Additional d
etails coming soon!
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Coming Soon:
VBA Communities through Higher Logic
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Quirky list serve issues BEGONE! This is going to be an awesome VBA Member benefit! Want to be part of our beta testing group? Contact Jennifer for more information:
jeb@vtbar.org
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Books to Review Need More Clients?
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Interested in reviewing a book for the
Vermont Bar Journal?
A wide range of titles are available for review. Reviews can be short notes or lengthy commentaries. And you get to keep the book!
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Join the VBA Lawyer Referral Service today!
Here are a few direct benefits to LRS panel members:
- Potentially increasing business while reaching out to the community.
- Profitability when a referral becomes a paying client.
- Clients’ satisfaction increases the likelihood they will contact the attorney again if they need legal services in the future.
- Satisfied clients are likely to pass an attorney’s name on to friends, family members and co-workers.
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Announcements & Advertising
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The VBA is offering a new service to its members to publish your law firm announcements to our legal community. Announcements may include law firm name changes, new partners, and location changes. This service offers our members a significant savings by eliminating the need to print and mail announcements. It also helps our members keep informed of changes in our legal community, and helps keep our planet just a little greener!
We also offer advertising through our VBA Classified section. Categories include the job center (lots of traffic to this page, folks!), office space/office sharing, services available, & items for sale. Additional information is right here!
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM THE SHELBURNE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Shelburne now has their land records on the US Land Records website. You will be able to view them for free or print them for $3.00 per page.
The records are digitized back to 3/25/1876 and soon will have the records back to the beginning of the town.
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Got a Great Idea for a CLE?
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We're pretty awesome, but we still haven't mastered reading your mind.
Please let us know what you'd like us to work on and we'll get right on it. And if you'd like to share your expertise and present a program or join a panel, again (we can't say this enough), please let us know that, too!
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2016 DATES TO SAVE
November 10 - Real Estate Law Day
December 2 - Bankruptcy Holiday CLE
December 9 - Solar Power Contracts
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YOU READ the WHOLE THING!
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Cue the VBA Staff Happy Dance!
Okay, so did you notice any typos?
My bad.
Be the first person to let me know and you'll receive a special gift.
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