Law Review

A Discussion of the Future of Lawyers and the Legal Profession

bobliu — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:17:16 +0000

The Vermont Law Review presents:

A Discussion of the Future of Lawyers and the Legal Profession

Friday, April 5^thNoon – 5:00 pm
Chase Center
Vermont Law School

Schedule

Noon-1:00 – Lunch & Welcome

The Honorable Paul Reiber, Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court
Ed Mattes, Chairman, Vermont Law School

1:15-1:45 – Introduction

The Honorable Amy Davenport, Chief Administrative Judge for Vermont’s Trial Courts

1:45-2:30 – Keynote Address by Phil Malone, Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society & Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School

Prior to joining Harvard Law School, Malone spent 20 years as a federal prosecutor in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he directed numerous civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions, focusing on high-technology industries, the Internet and computer software and hardware. Lead counsel for DOJ’s investigation of Microsoft, he was primary career counsel in the trial of U.S. v. Microsoft Corp. His research then focused on legal approaches to encouraging and preserving innovation in high-tech industries, evolving competition policy in the computer industry, and the use of technology in discovery and litigation.

2:30-2:45 – Break

2:45-3:45 – Panel 1: It’s a Brave New World for the JD Graduate: Leveraging technology to get the most out of a law school degree

Oliver Goodenough, Director, Center for Legal Innovation & Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
Deborah Jillson, eDiscovery Division President, Daegis Inc.
Pavani Reddy, LexisNexis
Dan Richardson, Vermont Bar Association

3:45-4:45 – Panel 2: The View From The Top: The role of JD graduates in a world of increased legal stratification

Margaret Barry, Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs, Vermont Law School
Kevin Colangeo, Yuson & Irvine
David Mears, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Bob Paolini, Vermont Bar Association

4:45-5:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks

Marc Mihaly, President and Dean, Vermont Law School

5 p.m. – Reception in Yates Common Room

Fees, CLE, and Registration

This event is open to the public at no charge. Please email lawreview@vermontlaw.edu with your name and contact information if you plan to attend.

Vermont Law School is authorized to offer 4 hours of Vermont CLE credit for this event. Those seeking CLE credit will be charged $15.00 at the door, and are asked to bring cash or a check.

Those seeking Vermont CLE credit are strongly encouraged to send a short email stating that intention to lawreview@vermontlaw.edu.

VLS Solutions Conference: Reaching Critical Mass: International and U.S. Law in the Wake of Modern Exigencies

bobliu — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:00:07 +0000

MARCH 22, 2013

CHASE COMMUNITY CENTER

For more information and to register, please visit http://vlscriticalmass.eventbrite.com .

The United States has not suffered a large-scale terrorist attack since September 11, 2001, but this respite has not come without costs. Adapting to new security threats, the U.S. Government has created agencies to buttress national security, expanded intelligence services, deployed new weaponry across a global battlefield, conducted and suspended the use of coercive interrogation techniques, grappled with the adoption of detention policy, and struggled with the adequacy of courtrooms and tribunals for trying suspected terrorists. All the while igniting fervent debate over the meaning, applicability, and role of international and U.S. law in addressing domestic and global security in the wake of modern exigencies. The Federalist Society and International Law Society have partnered to explore the delicate balance between combating modern security threats, observing international law and protecting human rights and civil liberties. Panels will highlight developments in the law since 9/11, the legal implications of targeted killings, the future of modern warfare and cyber security, and the authority of the Executive to order the use of force. Panelists include leading human rights lawyers, experts on the Law of Armed Conflict, architects of U.S. national security and counterterrorism policy, U.S. government officials, and constitutional law scholars.

Please join the Vermont Law School for a robust dialogue on some of the most pressing international and domestic legal issues facing the world today. #VLSCRITICALMASS

For more information, contact Federalist Society President, Richard Sala, or International Law Society Co-Chair Molly Gray: solutionsconference@vermontlaw.edu.

Articles from the Conference will be published in Book 1 Volume 38 of the Vermont Law Review .

Solutions Conference Brochure

Speakers and Moderators Bio

9th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law with Robert L. Liberty

bobliu — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:28:38 +0000

Robert L. Liberty’s talk, titled “Rising to the Land Use Challenge: How Planners and Regulators Can Help Sustain Our Civilization,” will address global climate change as only one of the multiplying signs that global civilization is threatened by humans’ destruction of the natural systems that support us. “In this country many land use planners have the training, skills and knowledge to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy, to restate the necessity of the regulation of the use of land and to play a leadership role in preparing our nation and our world for the changes that we must make to sustain our civilization,” he says.

The lecture will be published in Volume 38 of the Vermont Law Review.

Mr. Robert L. Liberty

ABOUT THE WILLIAMS LECTURE

Norman Williams came to Vermont Law School in 1975, after a long and distinguished career in public service and teaching, particularly in the area of land use planning. Professor Williams played a key role in founding Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center.

Volume 37: Book 2

bobliu — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:30:30 +0000

VERMONT LAW REVIEW
VOLUME 37 NUMBER 2 WINTER 2012

ARTICLES

Valor’s Vices: Against a State Duty to Risk Forces in Armed Conflict
Peter Margulies

Town Meetings, Tight Budgets, and Frugal Yankees: Explaining the Campaign-Finance Jurisprudence of Justice David Souter
Brian L. Porto

Genetically Modified Plants and Regulatory Loopholes and Weaknesses Under the Plant Protection Act
Emily Montgomery

The Paradox of Graham v. Florida and the Juvenile Justice System
Aaron Sussman

NOTES

The Constitutionality of Public University Bans of Student-Athlete Speech Through Social Media
Marcus Hauer

The “Forest Roads” Case: A Stormy Approach to Judicial Review of Environmental Regulations
Marie Kyle

Adapting CERCLA to Address Vapor Intrusion by Amending the Hazard Ranking System
Jeff Polubinski

The War on Women: Federal Remedies to Fight Back Against States That De-Fund Planned Parenthood
David Zoppo

Volume 37: Book 1

bobliu — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:41:40 +0000

VERMONT LAW REVIEW
VOLUME 37 NUMBER 1 FALL 2012

SPEECH

Inauguration of Dean Marc B. Mihaly
Marc B. Mihaly

ARTICLES

Pluralism and the Environment Revisited: The Role of Comment Agencies in NEPA Litigation
Michael C. Blumm & Marla Nelson

Sex, Drugs, and American Jurisprudence: The Medicalization of Pleasure
Susan Reid

Moving Beyond Preservation Paralysis? Evaluating Post-Regulatory Alternatives for Twenty-First Century Preservation
Jess R. Phelps

A Higher Authority: Judicial Review of Religious Arbitration
Amanda M. Baker

NOTE

Monsanto and the Quasi-Per Se Illegal Rule for Bundled Discounts
Emily Dupraz

THE BALLENGER–GREEN DIVERSITY PAPER

Building Alaska Native Village Resilience in a Post-Peak World
Jeffrey Aslan

Volume 36: Book 4

adgrosve — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:57:50 +0000

CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON STATE HEALTH CARE & PRIVACY REGULATION AFTER SORRELL V. IMS HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

OCTOBER 14, 2011

VERMONT LAW REVIEW & UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REVIEW

Foreword
John Greabe

Transcript: Sorrell v. IMS Healthand the Shift to Regulation by Payment
Ted Ruger

Transcript: The Case for National Political(Rather Than State or Judicial) Regulation of Health Care
Abigail R. Moncrieff

Transcript: Sorrell v. IMS Health—Any Impact on Patient Privacy?
John Verdi

Transcript: Comments on the Original Legislationand Vermont Health Reform
Steve Maier

Remarks: A Legislator’s Lament:When Will We Take Back Our Electronic Identities?
Sharon Anglin Treat

Uncensored Discourse Is Not Just for Politics
Calvin Massey

Sorrell v. IMS Health:Details, Detailing, and the Death of Privacy
Ashutosh Bhagwat

The Dog That Did Bark:First Amendment Protection of Data Mining
Thomas R. Julin, Jamie Z. Isani & Patricia Acosta

Sorrell v. IMS Healthand the End of the Constitutional Double Standard
Ernest A. Young

Somebody’s Watching Me:Protecting Patient Privacy in Prescription Health Information
Christopher R. Smith

COMMENT – Association of Taxicab Operators, USA v. City of Dallas:A Possible Green Light Ahead for “Head-of-the-Line” Policies Favoring Natural Gas Vehicles
Christian H. Pedersen

NOTE – Joint Custody Presumption in Vermont: A Proposal for Co-Parenting
Michelle A. Tarnelli

September 28, 2012: Conference on Agriculture and Food Systems

emilydupraz — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:17:27 +0000

Mark your calendar for our Conference on Agriculture and Food Systems on September 28, 2012, at Vermont Law School.

This conference will serve as a launch platform for the law school′s new Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, bringing national experts and leaders in the field together to address the major legal and policy issues related to agriculture and food systems. The conference will feature speakers with diverse backgrounds, specialties, professions and points of view on issues concerning food and public health, sustainable animal agriculture, public regulation of genetically modified organisms, agriculture and water quality, localizing food, and the future of agriculture production nationally and here in Vermont.

View a list of the planned panel discussions, and register online.