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Cole Teaches Online Course for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)

December 14, 2011. Leigh Cole taught an online course for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) on immigration law for colleges and universities, with fellow NACUA member Michael Pfahl, Associate Counsel at Kent State University. The course was designed for attorneys, paralegals and international education professionals seeking a foundational understanding of immigration for students and scholars and employment-based immigration on campus. The course was presented in November and December.

Nolan Speaks at National Employment Law Conference

On November 18, 2011, Jeff Nolan co-presented a session at the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium in Las Vegas, NV. Jeff’s portion of the session, titled “Handling Unique ADA Issues,” focused on employee mental health issues, and on strategies for addressing employee misconduct that is caused by a disability. Jeff also participated in a panel discussion of current ADA and FMLA issues.

Nolan Presents on Campus Threat Assessment Issues at National Symposium

On November 11, 2011, Jeff Nolan presented a seminar at the ACPA’s Senior Student Affairs Officer Symposium in Washington D.C. The seminar, titled “Campus Threat Assessment and Management in 2011: What You Need to Know Now.” Jeff’s comments addressed current standards of care and best practices for developing campus threat assessment teams, and also covered recent issues related to revisions in the standards to be applied where a student may present a threat to him or herself.

Nolan Presenting at Title IX Compliance Conferences

On November 9 and 10, 2011 in Philadelphia, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education Practice Group will be presenting at the second of several conferences on “Navigating Legal Issues Under OCR’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter.”. The conference focuses on what colleges and universities need to know to handle sexual harassment and sexual violence issues on campus, in light of recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum, which was first presented in Boston on September 20 and 21, was co-developed and co-presented by DKM and Margolis, Healy & Associates. More information regarding registration for the Philadelphia conference is available at: http://www.margolis-healy.com/index.php/seminars/detail/title_ix_compliance_seminars/.

Best Lawyers Recognizes Sixteen Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Attorneys

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that sixteen of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in sixteen different practice areas. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in their practice areas.

The practice areas and the attorney(s) listed in each area are as follows:

  • Commercial Litigation: Ritchie Berger, Samuel Hoar, Jr., Karen McAndrew
  • Corporate Law: Jeffrey McMahan, Brian Murphy
  • Employment Law – Management: Robert McKearin, Jeffrey Nolan,
  • Amy McLaughlin
  • Healthcare Law: Spencer Knapp
  • Immigration Law: Leigh Cole
  • Insurance Law: Barbara Cory
  • Litigation – Environmental: Samuel Hoar, Jr.
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property: Shapleigh Smith, Jr.
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Ritchie Berger
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law: Spencer Knapp, Brian Murphy
  • Non-Profit/Charities Law: Brian Murphy
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Ritchie Berger, Karen
  • McAndrew, John Monahan
  • Real Estate Law: Austin Hart, Molly Lebowitz
  • Tax Law: Mark Langan
  • Technology Law: Jeffrey McMahan
  • Trusts and Estates: Mark Langan

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, is one of the oldest and largest law firms serving Vermont and the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. For over 90 years, the firm has served its clients in important cases, transactions and legal developments.

Dinse Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England

Dinse is pleased to announce that Karen McAndrew and Molly Lebowitz have been included by Super Lawyers in the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England. Karen is senior litigation counsel at Dinse focusing on Complex Litigation and Higher Education Law. Molly is head of the commercial real estate practice at the firm.

New England Super Lawyers Recognizes Fourteen Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Attorneys

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that twelve attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the New England Super Lawyers 2011 list in ten different classes, and two attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the Rising Stars 2011 list. Attorneys are identified as “Super Lawyers” based on extensive nomination and polling among New England attorneys aimed at identifying New England’s top attorneys in each class. Attorneys are identified as being “Rising Stars” based on extensive nomination and polling among New England attorneys who are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

The practice areas and the attorney(s) listed in each area for the New England Super Lawyers 2011 list are as follows:

  • Business Litigation: Ritchie Berger, W. Scott Fewell, Karen McAndrew
  • Business/Corporate Law: Jeffrey McMahan
  • Civil Litigation Defense: Samuel Hoar, Jr.
  • Construction Litigation: Robert McKearin
  • Employment & Labor Law: Jeffrey Nolan
  • Estate Planning & Probate: Mark Langan
  • Health Care Law: Spencer Knapp
  • Personal Injury Defense: General: Barbara Cory
  • Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice: John Monahan
  • Real Estate Law: Molly Lebowitz
  • Afi Ahmadi and David Gurtman have been selected for inclusion on the Rising Stars 2011 list in the practice area of Business/Corporate Law.

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, is one of the oldest and largest law firms serving Vermont and the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. For over 90 years, the firm has served its clients in important cases, transactions and legal developments.

Dinse Attorneys Participate in Higher Education Conference

On October 16, 17 and 18, 2011, Jeff Nolan and Sophie Zdatny of the firm’s Higher Education Practice Group participated in presentations at the University of Vermont’s Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, which drew higher education administrators and attorneys from across the United States. Nolan and Zdatny co-presented the conference-opening general session to 300+ attendees regarding “Campus Threat Assessment and Management in 2011: What You Need to Know Now”, Nolan co-presented a session on “Emerging Legal and Scientific Issues Under the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act,” and Nolan co-presented a session on “What You Need to Know About the Attorney-Client Privilege”.