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New England Super Lawyers Recognizes Ten Dinse Attorneys
Burlington, VT (November 2019) – Dinse P.C. announces that two attorneys have been ranked in the Top 100 2019 New England Super Lawyers nomination, research and blue ribbon review process and Top 50 Women attorneys. Eight attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2019 New England Super Lawyers list in five different practice areas, MORE >
Dinse Brief: Final Overtime Rule on Minimum Salary Level for Exempt Employees
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule increasing the minimum salary level for workers to qualify as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL estimates that 1.2 million additional workers will be entitled to overtime pay as a result of this increased salary level. MORE >
Andy MacIlwaine selected as member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
We are pleased to announce that Andy MacIlwaine has been selected as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC). The FDCC is an international organization whose members have achieved professional distinction as leaders in the legal community. FDCC Membership is limited, selective, and by nomination only. Andy is a member of MORE >
Jess Phelps Publishes Second Article, Defining the Role of Agriculture in Agricultural Conservation Easements, in Ecology Law Quarterly
Jess Phelps of Dinse’s Real Estate and Environmental practice groups recently published a second article, Defining the Role of Agriculture in Agricultural Conservation Easements, in Ecology Law Quarterly, the environmental law review published by the University of California- Berkeley. This article builds upon his earlier article, Defining the Role of Conservation in Agricultural Conservation Easements, MORE >
Dinse Brief: IRS Announces 2019 Pension and Related Limitation
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the dollar limitations for pension plans and other items beginning January 1, 2019. Please click here for full list of limitations. If you have any questions about this memorandum, please contact any member of our Employment & Employee Benefits practice group listed below. Maggie Platzer mplatzer@dinse.com Daniel Sharpe dsharpe@dinse.com MORE >
Fair, Equitable, Trauma-Informed Investigation Training White Paper Available
Many colleges and universities have recognized that the quality of their sexual assault and intimate partner violence (“IPV”) investigations can be enhanced if they take into account the potential neurobiological effects of trauma. Institutions have sought and received training for their investigators and adjudicators on these issues, consistent with promising practices, general training requirements imposed by MORE >
American Agricultural Law Association (“AALA”) awards Jess Phelps the Organization’s 2017 Professional Scholarship Award
At its annual meeting in October, the AALA awarded Phelps the top award for his recent article, Defining the Role of Conservation in Agricultural Conservation Easements, published in Ecology Law Quarterly, the University of California-Berkeley’s environmental law review. The President of the AALA explained that “Jess’ article provides a thorough examination of the tension between MORE >
New England Super Lawyers Recognizes Ritchie Berger and Karen McAndrew Among the Top 100 Attorneys in New England
Dinse, is pleased to announce that Ritchie Berger and Karen McAndrew have been included by Super Lawyers in the Top 100 Attorneys in New England. Ritchie is head of the firm’s litigation group and one of Vermont’s premier trial lawyers. His practice concentrates on the defense of complex civil litigation throughout Vermont and New England. MORE >
Audio of discussion regarding OCR Proposed Title IX Regulations Available for Download
On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) posted on its web site proposed Title IX regulations. The proposed regulations are available here: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/title-ix-nprm.pdf. The proposed regulations, if adopted as proposed, would include many potential changes in how OCR will enforce Title IX, including changes to the definition of MORE >