August 2007

GRAVEL AND SHEA OBTAINS RULING DECLARING FRATERNITY EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAX

Heather Rider Hammond and Ross Feldmann recently obtained a favorable ruling from Judge Ben Joseph in a tax dispute with the City of Burlington.  The City alleged that Gravel and Shea’s client, a fraternity at the University of Vermont, owed property taxes despite a statute exempting fraternities from having to pay property tax.  Ms. Hammond and Mr. Feldmann successfully argued that the exemption does not include an implied use component and defended against the City’s claim that the property – which was being renovated – was merely being held for investment purposes.

August 15, 2007

KAREN O'NEILL PRESENTS TO THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS

Karen O'Neill was a presenter at a seminar sponsored in August by the Vermont Human Resources Association titled: Strategies of Effective Negotiation:  How to Produce Good Outcomes From Difficult Situations.