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Dinse Obtains TRO on Behalf of Employer

By Dinse March, 2012

Scott Fewell and David Scherr obtained a TRO and PI against employee in breach of non-competition agreement in Chittenden Superior Court.

Nolan Does Two Presentations at Nationally-Broadcast Symposium

By Dinse March, 2012

On March 28, 2012, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education Practice Group did two presentations at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Higher Education Safety Symposium, which combined an on-site audience and a live-streamed web cast. The first, which addressed standards of care and best practices for campus threat assessment teams, was viewed by approximately 3,850 participants on over 80 campuses, in addition to the on-site audience. The second, which addressed what campuses should be doing to better respond to sexual violence issues on campus, was viewed by approximately 3,000 people on over 60 campuses. Web-archived recordings of the presentations are available here (campus threat assessment) and here (sexual violence response).

Nolan Presenting at Title IX Compliance Conferences

By Dinse November, 2011

On November 9 and 10, 2011 in Philadelphia, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education Practice Group will be presenting at the second of several conferences on “Navigating Legal Issues Under OCR’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter.”. The conference focuses on what colleges and universities need to know to handle sexual harassment and sexual violence issues on campus, in light of recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum, which was first presented in Boston on September 20 and 21, was co-developed and co-presented by DKM and Margolis, Healy & Associates. More information regarding registration for the Philadelphia conference is available at: http://www.margolis-healy.com/index.php/seminars/detail/title_ix_compliance_seminars/.

Best Lawyers Recognizes Sixteen Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Attorneys

By Dinse October, 2011

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that sixteen of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in sixteen different practice areas. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in their practice areas.

The practice areas and the attorney(s) listed in each area are as follows:

  • Commercial Litigation: Ritchie Berger, Samuel Hoar, Jr., Karen McAndrew
  • Corporate Law: Jeffrey McMahan, Brian Murphy
  • Employment Law – Management: Robert McKearin, Jeffrey Nolan,
  • Amy McLaughlin
  • Healthcare Law: Spencer Knapp
  • Immigration Law: Leigh Cole
  • Insurance Law: Barbara Cory
  • Litigation – Environmental: Samuel Hoar, Jr.
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property: Shapleigh Smith, Jr.
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Ritchie Berger
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law: Spencer Knapp, Brian Murphy
  • Non-Profit/Charities Law: Brian Murphy
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Ritchie Berger, Karen
  • McAndrew, John Monahan
  • Real Estate Law: Austin Hart, Molly Lebowitz
  • Tax Law: Mark Langan
  • Technology Law: Jeffrey McMahan
  • Trusts and Estates: Mark Langan

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, is one of the oldest and largest law firms serving Vermont and the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. For over 90 years, the firm has served its clients in important cases, transactions and legal developments.

Dinse Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England

By Dinse October, 2011

Dinse is pleased to announce that Karen McAndrew and Molly Lebowitz have been included by Super Lawyers in the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England. Karen is senior litigation counsel at Dinse focusing on Complex Litigation and Higher Education Law. Molly is head of the commercial real estate practice at the firm.

New England Super Lawyers Recognizes Fourteen Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Attorneys

By Dinse October, 2011

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that twelve attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the New England Super Lawyers 2011 list in ten different classes, and two attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the Rising Stars 2011 list. Attorneys are identified as “Super Lawyers” based on extensive nomination and polling among New England attorneys aimed at identifying New England’s top attorneys in each class. Attorneys are identified as being “Rising Stars” based on extensive nomination and polling among New England attorneys who are asked to nominate the best attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

The practice areas and the attorney(s) listed in each area for the New England Super Lawyers 2011 list are as follows:

  • Business Litigation: Ritchie Berger, W. Scott Fewell, Karen McAndrew
  • Business/Corporate Law: Jeffrey McMahan
  • Civil Litigation Defense: Samuel Hoar, Jr.
  • Construction Litigation: Robert McKearin
  • Employment & Labor Law: Jeffrey Nolan
  • Estate Planning & Probate: Mark Langan
  • Health Care Law: Spencer Knapp
  • Personal Injury Defense: General: Barbara Cory
  • Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice: John Monahan
  • Real Estate Law: Molly Lebowitz
  • Afi Ahmadi and David Gurtman have been selected for inclusion on the Rising Stars 2011 list in the practice area of Business/Corporate Law.

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, is one of the oldest and largest law firms serving Vermont and the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. For over 90 years, the firm has served its clients in important cases, transactions and legal developments.