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Linda Cohen to Speak at the Vermont Ethics Network’s Annual Fall Conference on October 29, 2013
Linda Cohen will be speaking about the legal and reimbursement impacts of Vermont’s Physician Aid in Dying Law at the Vermont Ethics Network’s annual Fall Conference, Vermont’s New Normal: End-of-Life Care and Physician Aid in Dying (Act 39) on October 29, 2013. You may learn more about and register for the program by visiting vtethicsnetwork.org. MORE >
Kat O’Neill to present at the Women’s Small Business Program’s Start-Up class on October 4th
Kat O’Neill is presenting “Legal Issues for Starting and Running a Small Business” as part of the Women’s Small Business Program’s Start-Up class on October 4th in Burlington, Vermont. Before a group of women entrepreneurs, Kat will address business entity selection, intellectual property 101, employee issues and the mechanics of getting up and running. MORE >
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Karen McAndrew as one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation
Dinse is pleased to announce that Karen McAndrew has been included among Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation. This distinction is given based primarily on targeted research completed during the US Benchmark Litigation review process and is dedicated to honoring America’s leading female trial lawyers. Important elements during this research were peer review and MORE >
Jeff Nolan Active in Threat Assessment and Violence Prevention
In recent months, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education and Employment Practice Groups has been very active in advising and training clients, and doing presentations for international and national audiences, on threat assessment and violence prevention issues. Jeff’s recent presentations include a session on the legal aspects of threat assessment for the Washington, D.C. Chapter MORE >
Construction Litigation Team Prevails in Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit
The Construction Litigation Team, headed by Shap Smith, successfully defended a large commercial construction company in a multi-party lawsuit filed by two corporations seeking combined damages in excess of $10 million based on alleged construction defects. The dismissal was granted based on a motion principally drafted by Andy MacIlwaine. Sophie Zdatny, Angela Clark, and Joe MORE >
Zdatny and O’Neill to present at NBI’s “Employment Law: 2013 Comprehensive Guide” on June 12, 2013
Sophie Zdatny and Katherine O’Neill will be presenting at NBI’s “Employment Law: 2013 Comprehensive Guide” on June 12, 2013. They will be covering wage and hour issues, managing employee leaves of absence, and the privacy issues and employer risks in monitoring employees in the workplace. MORE >
Karen McAndrew and Andy MacIlwaine co-edit Vermont Chapter of 2013 Product Liability Desk Reference
Karen McAndrew and Andy MacIlwaine served as editors of the Vermont chapter for the 2013 edition of “Product Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium” published internationally by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. The Vermont chapter analyzes current and developing jurisprudence on multiple issues pertaining to the discrete practice area of product liability. Questions about the MORE >
Leigh Cole Served as Faculty for Online Course by NACUA
Leigh recently served as faculty for a one-month online course by the National Association of College and University Attorney (NACUA) with colleague Michael Pfahl, Esq., Associate Counsel, Kent State University. The course was entitled “Immigration Basics for Colleges and Universities.” The course first was hosted by NACUA in 2011 and NACUA scheduled the course again MORE >
McMahan Quoted in World Intellectual Property Review Regarding Patent Troll Law
Jeff McMahan was quoted in two recent articles by World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) on the new Patent Troll Law. For the full articles please visit the following links to the WIPR website. Vermont targets patent trolls with new legislation Obama announces action against patent trolls MORE >