Uniform Law Commission to Take on Mortgage Foreclosure

At meetings of its Scope and Program and Executive Committees over the weekend in Charleston, South Carolina, the Uniform Laws Commission agreed to take on the difficult and critically important subject of the law of mortgage foreclosure. The Commission’s President, Michael Houghton, of Wilmington, Delaware, will appoint a drafting committee charged with developing a Uniform …

New Hoff Book, and Former Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff, Celebrated!

On January 4, my law firm, Hoff Curtis, hosted a reception here in Burlington to celebrate the publication of “Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State,” by Samuel B. Hand, Anthony Marro, and Stephen C. Terry (Castleton State College and University Press of New England 2011). The reception brought some 200 …

Breaking News: Third Circuit Denies Petition for Rehearing En Banc in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen

In an order entered today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied U.S. Airways’ petition for rehearing en banc of a panel decision originally entered on November 6, 2011. That decision, US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 5557411(3d Cir. Nov. 16, 2011), was described in OnLawyering’s  November …

New Biography Chronicles Phil Hoff

My friend and mentor, Phil Hoff, also a co-founder of our law firm, Hoff Curtis, was featured today on the front page of the Burlington Free Press. The story, entitled “Biography Chronicles Former Gov. Phil Hoff’s Impact,” describes the background of a new biography, “Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State” …

Ten People You May Not Know Were Lawyers

Here is a change of pace: A Guest Post from Holly Kearny– “Everyone knows law school isn’t easy, and becoming a practicing attorney can be just as hard. But did you also know that there are many people who used a career as an attorney as a stepping stone to bigger and better things? To …