Barbara E. Cory
Telephone: 802-859-7071
E-Mail: bcory@dinse.com
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Areas of Practice Concentration:
Workers' Compensation, Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Professional Malpractice Defense
Description of Practice:
Barbara E. Cory is a director of the firm and has broad experience in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, insurance defense, employment, insurance coverage disputes, products liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, and workers' compensation. Her professional liability cases have involved legal, accounting, real estate, as well as medical malpractice. Ms.Cory's workers' compensation work has involved representing employers and their insurance carriers before the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry, the Vermont trial courts, and the Vermont Supreme Court. She also has extensive experience in jury trials, both in state and federal court, as well as appellate experience before the Vermont Supreme Court. Ms. Cory also has had substantial experience in mediation and arbitration and has served as mediator in civil disputes.
Over the years, Ms. Cory has also represented a number of French speaking clients in various matters. She speaks French and has a reading knowledge of Spanish and German. Ms. Cory is a contributing author to the Vermont Employment Newsletter, published monthly for employers in Vermont.
Education:
- Cornell Law School (J.D., 1976)
- Winner, Sutherland Cup Moot Court Competition (1975) - Wellesley College (B.A., 1973)
- Wellesley College Scholar - Dartmouth College (1971-1972)
- Rufus Choate Scholar - Kent Place School (cum laude, 1969)
Prior Experience:
Prior to joining the firm, she served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge James S. Holden, District of Vermont, 1977.
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, Chittenden County Bar Association
- Member, Vermont Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- United States District Court for the District of Vermont (1978)
- Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, selection by invitation only
- Defense Research Institute
- Best Lawyers (2011)
- New England Super Lawyers (2011)
Publications:
- Do you have to pay for ongoing palliative mental health treatment following an injury?
Vermont Employment Law Letter; Vol. 15, No. 3; May 2010 - Are continued narcotic pain meds reasonable and necessary?
Vermont Employment Law Letter; Vol. 14, No. 12; February 2010 - When a worker gets injured, what expenses are you responsible for?
Vermont Employment Law Letter; Vol. 14, No. 7; September 2009 - Athritis from overuse: grounds for workers' comp benefits?
Vermont Employment Law Letter; Vol. 14, No. 3; May 2009