FALL 2011 • VOL. 37, NO. 3 VERMONT BAR JOURNAL


DEPARTMENTS 5 Interview with VBA President Jim Carroll 10 RUMINATIONS: The Law of Log Drives 31 THE CHILDREN’S CORNER: Advocating for Fathers 40 BOOK REVIEW 41 IN MEMORIAM 42 CLASSIFIEDS


18 Succession Planning Arthur G. Greene, Esq., & William E. Howell


22 Think Twice Before Pleading a Sixteen or Seventeen Year-Old to an Adult Criminal Offense Pamela A. Marsh, Esq., & Jennifer Wagner, Esq.


26 Minor Guardianship Created by the Probate Court When the Department for Children


and Families Is Involved: Problems and Possible Solutions Julia Zalenski


32 Closing the Impunity Gap: How Lawyers and Judges are Holding Higher-Ups Accountable Charlotte Dennett, Esq.


34 1959ers Hold Fourth Reunion Joseph Frank, Esq.


36 Vermont Bar Foundation News


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