November, 2009

Gravel and Shea Associates Judge Annual Vermont Law School Appellate Advocacy Arguments

Gravel and Shea associates Ross A. Feldmann and Paul A. Kearney are serving as moot court justices in the Vermont Law School's appellate advocacy program. The second-year students enrolled in the program spend the semester briefing cases pending before the Supreme Court of the United States and then present oral argument before a panel of moot court justices made up of local attorneys and judges. Both Mr. Feldmann and Mr. Kearney are graduates of the Cornell Law School, where they themselves benefitted from participation in similar trial/appellate advocacy programs. Gravel and Shea is proud to participate in the VLS appellate advocacy program.

Megan Shafritz to Serve As Chief of Vermont Attorney General's Civil Division

Gravel and Shea congratulates former partner Megan Shafritz on her new position as Chief of the Civil Division of the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Vermont. The Civil Division represents the State and its agencies, officers and employees in civil litigation in state and federal courts. We will miss Megan, but we are confident that all Vermonters will benefit from her exceptional legal talents.

Gravel and Shea Strengthens TAGLaw Network Connections

Partners Andrew D. Manitsky and Matthew B. Byrne recently represented Gravel and Shea at the TAGLaw network's annual conference, held this year in Las Vegas on October 26-28. TAGLaw is a global alliance of high-quality, independent law firms with more than 140 member firms based in 100 countries worldwide. Through its membership in this organization, Gravel and Shea is able to secure top-quality representation for clients with legal needs in foreign jurisdictions and to serve other members' clients seeking superior legal counsel here in the Northeast.