SPRING 2012 • VOL. 38, NO. 1 VERMONT BAR JOURNAL


DEPARTMENTS 5 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: Criticism of Judicial Officers 6 RUMINATIONS: John H. Senter 34 THE CHILDREN’S CORNER 36 BOOK REVIEW 37 IN MEMORIAM 38 CLASSIFIEDS


On the cover: “Nearly Spring” Photo by D.D. Ryan


12 Proving a “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury: A Complex but No Longer Impossible Task Robert Luce, Esq.


18 Living Well on Other People’s Money: What Lawyers Need to Know about Preventing or Prosecuting Theft by Fiduciaries Paula McCann, Esq., Ron Morgan, Esq., and John Newman, Esq.


23 Probate Administration in Vermont Joseph F


. Cook, Esq.


25 Custodial Kinship Guardianships for Minors: A Response to Julia Zalenski Hon. George K. Belcher


29 U.S. Bankruptcy Court: The Pioneer of Electronic Services Jennifer Emens-Butler, Esq.


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