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Exciting News!! Effective May 1, 2012, Caroline S. Earle has joined Ellis Boxer & Blake, of counsel. Caroline will serve as Co-Director of the Firm's Employment Law Practice Group, and as the managing attorney of our Montpelier office. Caroline is an experienced trial lawyer. In addition to her years in private practice, she served as the Vermont Attorney General's Chief of Civil Litigation, and as Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources, where she was responsible for administering the State of Vermont's largest workforce. Caroline holds degrees from McGill University (B.A., First Class Honors) and Indiania University School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude).
Stephen Ellis, Co-Director of the Employment Law Practice Group, states, "Caroline is a terrific lawyer and a great fit with our firm's practice and culture. I am looking forward to working with her." EBB Managing Partner Andy Boxer states, "We are very pleased to have Caroline on the team. The office in Montpelier enhances the services we are able to provide to our many great clients in Central and Northern Vermont." Bill Blake, Director of our Workers' Compensation Practice Group, welcomes Caroline to the Firm and anticipates making good use of the new office near the Department of Labor. Caroline states, "I am very excited about joining EBB. I have tremendous respect for my new colleagues, and the merger of our practices simply makes sense."
Our new Montpelier office is strategically located at 107 State Street, on the second floor of the historic Thrush Tavern building, a few steps from the courts, the state house and many administrative agencies, insurance companies and industry associations. Please give us a call and drop by for a visit.
June 2011 Trials:
The trial lawyers at Ellis Boxer & Blake have been busy. In June 2011, Stephen Ellis secured judgment as a matter of law in favor of his client after four days of jury trial in a multi-party fire loss subrogation case. Steve's client was the "last man standing" after the court dismissed the other five defendants on various grounds but as Steve was preparing to call his first witness, the court reconsidered its earlier decision on a legal issue that Steve had raised in a motion for summary judgment, and dismissed the case against Steve's client as well.
Also in June, Andrew Boxer defended a traumatic brain injury case before an 11 member jury in Federal District Court in Burlington . After a week long trial in which virtually every issue was contested, Plaintiff's counsel in closing asked for a $1 million award. Instead, the jury gave her nothing, finding that Andy's client was not liable for any of plaintiff's claimed injuries. Andy will be giving a seminar on traumatic brain injury claims at the Vermont Claims Association Fall meeting in Burlington on October 5. Please feel free to call Ellis Boxer & Blake for more information.
Robert Mabey recently received a favorable decision denying a permanent total disability workers compensation claim that Bob tried several months ago. Robert and Wesley Lawrence successfully defended a real estate broker against a claim by a ski resort for website trademark infringement before the World Intellectual Property Organization.
And on to the next campaign . . . . "
February 10, 2011, Burlington, Vermont: Stephen D. Ellis spoke at a "Human Resource Law Update" seminar for attorneys and human resource professionals, sponsored by the National Business Institute. Mr. Ellis spoke on current and emerging issues related to employee harassment and retaliation claims, including investigation and litigation challenges, legal ethics, recent developments in the case law and legislative trends. |
