FALL 2012 • VOL. 38, NO. 3 VERMONT BAR JOURNAL


DEPARTMENTS 5 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: Interview with Amber Barber 10 RUMINATIONS: The Vermont Court of Chancery 39 THE CHILDREN’S CORNER 41 BOOK REVIEW 42 IN MEMORIAM 42 CLASSIFIEDS


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“Vermont Bar Foundation’s 30th Anniversary“


VBF Poster designed by Erika Bugbee. Erika attends Champlain College, Class of 2015, majoring in graphic arts. Erika is the daughter of Jesse Bugbee, Esq.


SPECIAL FOCUS: VERMONT BAR FOUNDATION


20 A Short History of the Vermont Bar Foundation Hon. John Dooley


23 The Future of the Vermont Bar Foundation Is This: Where You Bank Matters Beth A. Danon, Esq.


25 Vermont Bar Foundation IOLTA Honor Roll


27 Access to Justice Can Be a Matter of Life or Death for Some Wynona I. Ward, Esq. and E. Robin Goodrum


30 Interview with Judge George Belcher Robert M. Paolini, Esq.


35 Preparing for the Increasing Pace of Technological Change Brock Rutter, Esq.


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