Vermont Bar Association

10/15/2026

That's right folks, it's here, it's free (although it would be lovely if you donated to the Vermont Bar Foundation - how about $75?), it's incredibly useful to you, to your clients, and to the community, and it's fun!

Raffle prizes!
Breakfast & lunch!
Swearing in ceremony in House Chamber!
And reception sponsored by the Vermont Bar Foundation in the Cedar Creek Room!

Topics for the day:
Professional Ethics
Landlord/Tenant Law Updates*
Working with Guardians ad Litem*
Bankruptcy Law Basics
Adult Involuntary Guardianships*
Working Effectively with Interpreters: Practical Skills for Lawyers
Small Business, Big Legal Needs: Supporting Vermont's Small Entrepreneurs*

*Approved & certified to meet the requirements of Rules 12(a)(1) & 15(c) of the Vermont Rules of Admission
Register on our CLE Calendar: www.vtbar.org/event-calendar

10/13/2026

Dracula never dies (even when he’s killed) and Frankenstein's creature was an accidental disaster. Professional legal educator Stuart Teicher, Esq. (the CLE Performer) turns classic movie monsters into ethics lessons. Learning objectives include:

-Dracula lives forever, and so does the lawyer's duty of confidentiality in Rule 1.6 and 1.9(c)(2)
-Frankenstein was a monster because his creator’s assistant messed up. It illustrates how lawyers need to supervise (Rule 5.3)
-When explorers found the Mummy, the assistant didn’t listen and the fiasco started (the parallel is Rule 5.2, duty of subordinate lawyers)

Date: October 14, 2026
Time: 10am - 11am
Format: Zoom
Credits: 1.0 Ethics (meets the requirement for 1st-yr credit, as well!)
Speaker: Stuart Teicher, Esq.

Register through our website: www.vtbar.org/event-calendar

10/08/2026

The Name Game: Law Firm Trade Names Are Still Underutilized

During and after the pandemic, bar associations removed certain rules that were antithetical to remote practice, including so-called ‘ bona ...

10/07/2026

Join us at the Vermont State House in Montpelier for the 2026 Celebrate Pro Bono Conference. There will be 5.5 MCLE Credits available including 1.0 ethics credit, 1.5 DEI credits, and 4.5 1st-year credits. Continental breakfast and lunch included!
More details and registration on our website calendar: www.vtbar.org/event-calendar

10/01/2026

Generative AI can help lawyers save time on research, drafting, client communication, and internal workflows, but careless use can create confidentiality, accuracy, and professional responsibility risks.

This practical CLE will show Vermont lawyers how to use Gen AI responsibly in solo and small-firm practice. Participants will learn what tasks they can safely delegate to AI, what information they should keep out of public tools, how to verify AI-generated work, and how to create simple internal safeguards for attorneys and staff. The session will use realistic Vermont-relevant scenarios and focus on concrete workflows that lawyers can apply immediately.
Register through our CLE Calendar: www.vtbar.org/event-calendar

09/30/2026

Hiding in Plain Sight: Prompt Injection Attacks Are a New AI Threat

Artificial intelligence is a massive productivity driver for every business category , including for law firms. Of course, as with any...

09/29/2026

As legal search shifts from traditional results pages to AI-generated answers, the same principles that govern attorney marketing: honesty, transparency, and genuine value are also what AI engines reward.

This session covers how to build a firm's online presence around real expertise rather than manipulative SEO tactics, how AI tools evaluate and cite sources when answering legal questions, and common pitfalls (misleading claims, fabricated testimonials) to avoid. Attendees will leave with practical steps for converting online visibility into client relationships without compromising professional responsibility standards.
Register through our CLE Calendar www.vtbar.org/event-calendar

09/24/2026

Combiner Wars: AI Usage Is Yet Another Reason for Lawyers to Stop Siloing Data

Law firms traditionally have an issue with data seepage, in the sense that most do not have a single repository for all firm documents – so,...

09/21/2026

In or Out...Yes or No...Maybe, Maybe Not?
AI adoption isn’t solely a technology decision — it's a judgment call.

This session presents a two-stage framework for evaluating AI tools in your practice or your clients' businesses — first identifying disqualifying threshold issues (explainability, auditability, reversibility, legal authorization), then applying performance criteria (accuracy, cost, speed, oversight burden, scalability) to tools that clear the threshold. Case studies are grounded in recent litigation, regulatory action, and disciplinary matters involving AI misuse.

Date: September 22, 2026 (psst - that's tomorrow)
Time: 10am - 11am
Format: Zoom
Speaker: Jeannette Eicks, VLGS Professor
Register Here: https://vtbar.intouchondemand.com/aaeventinfo.aspx?eventid=38593

09/18/2026