SUMMER 2016 • VOL. 42, NO. 2
VERMONT BAR JOURNAL
DEPARTMENTS
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NEWS
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PURSUITS OF HAPPINESS
— Ping-Pong - An Interview with Bernie Lambek
10 RUMINATIONS
TECH TIPS
16 — To Encrypt or Not to Encrypt
18 — Email Encryption
WHAT’S NEW
20 — The Defend Trade Secrets Act
24 — New Rules of Admission
34 CHILDREN’S CORNER
39 BOOK REVIEW
42 IN MEMORIAM
42 CLASSIFIEDS
26 Little Things Do Matter
Mark Bassingthwaite, Esq.
27 How Vermont Can Respond to Citizens United
James Marc Leas, Esq.
30 Pro Bono Profile: Ellen Kreitmeier
Mary C. Ashcroft, Esq.
31 Rhetoric Revisited: A Second Look
JOURNAL COVER
CONTEST RULES:
VBA members or their immediate family are invited to submit an original photograph or image of their own art work. The
submitter must be able to certify that the
work is his or her own and is not violating
any copyright laws. JPG images are preferred, of a sufficient resolution for enlarging and printing. The winning submission
must be available in high resolution, with
permission to both publish and alter slightly, if necessary, for any formatting required
for the Vermont Bar Journal cover or website. Runners-up agree to be published as
such, and/or reserved for future issues of
the Journal. VBA staff and their families are
ineligible to enter and will select the contest winner. The winner’s submission will be
featured on the cover of the 2016 Fall Vermont Bar Journal and their name will be
announced and posted in the Bar News as
well as prominently displayed in the 2016
Fall Journal.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016.
Submit via email at: [email protected].
Brian Porto, Esq.
36 Access to Justice Campaign
CORRECTION
The Vermont Paralegal Organization previously reported that the Keynote Luncheon during the 2016 National
Federation of Paralegal Associations’ Annual Convention was scheduled for Thursday, October 20th. However, the
luncheon with our Keynote Speaker, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, will instead be on Friday, October 21,
2016. The networking luncheon and Coordinator Recognition previously scheduled on Friday will take place on Thursday.
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