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e. At the law firm of Hoff Curtis, P.C., in Burlington, Vermont, we bring together decades of experience and professional achievement to pursue the best possible results for every client we serve. Many of our attorneys have been nationally recognized for they work they do. Every day, our firm is guided by the principles of pr

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We each focus our practice on specific areas of the law in order to provide our clients with the quality representation they deserve. Our family law lawyers provide thoughtful, compassionate counsel to people who are challenged with a divorce-related issue. Our criminal defense, personal injury and employment law attorneys fight aggressively to resolve every case in a manner that is most beneficial to our clients. We are proud of our reputation for providing personalized service to every client. You will find everyone here to share the same level of commitment to the success of your case. Between our experienced attorneys and our dedicated professional support staff, you will always have access to someone with complete knowledge of your legal matter. Talk To One Of Our Lawyers
Contact Hoff Curtis, P.C., today to discuss your legal concerns and learn more about how we can help you. We are available during regular business hours and by appointment at other times. You can reach us by phone at 802-316-4962, toll free at 866-986-1913 or via email. For your convenience, we accept most major credit cards.

10/03/2016

Will Kuligoski v. Brattleboro Retreat Profoundly Change Psychiatric Care in Vermont?

The News Story Burlington's CBS TV affiliate, WCAX, Channel 3, covered the subject of my last post, “Mental Health Care Providers Have a Duty to Adequately Inform Caregivers About Dangerous Patients.” Reporter Kyle Midura took on the challenge of summarizing a complex problem in 2 minutes and 39 se...

WCAX covers the Vermont Supreme Court decision we recently obtained in Kuligoski v. Brattleboro Retreat.
10/01/2016

WCAX covers the Vermont Supreme Court decision we recently obtained in Kuligoski v. Brattleboro Retreat.

A recent Vermont Supreme Court decision could dramatically affect psychiatric care.

Sometimes hard cases make good law.
09/20/2016

Sometimes hard cases make good law.

Do Hard Cases Make Bad Law? The idea that hard cases make bad law is often repeated, but is not always correct. Law professors using the Socratic Method often change the facts of a hypothetical to flesh out the meaning and limitations of a legal principle for students. For example, a law professor m...

It is a privilege to advocate for persons who have been injured and move the law in direction of being more just and mor...
09/17/2016

It is a privilege to advocate for persons who have been injured and move the law in direction of being more just and more protective of public safety. My Associate, Matt Shagam, and I would have been happier if the Court had adopted a broad duty for mental health professionals to act reasonably to protect the public. It did not seem like too much to ask.
But law moves towards justice in fits and starts, and recognizing a duty to warn caregivers in the rare cases where mental health patients are dangerous, is a step in the right direction.
Thank you, Andrew Delaney, for a quick and effective summary of the Supreme Court's 61 pages of opinions in this case.

This case -- Kuligoski v. Brattleboro Retreat -- is a big development in Vermont tort and mental health law.

Our new neighbor, courtesy of the South End Art Hop.
09/10/2016

Our new neighbor, courtesy of the South End Art Hop.

End of Summer Reflections.
09/06/2016

End of Summer Reflections.

Labor Day has passed. And OnLawyering has inadvertently taken the whole summer off! I assure you that’s not because its principal has done the same. Just the opposite. For me it has been an outrageously busy and quite productive summer. There just was no time to post. Summertime is really quite diff...

08/27/2016

Safety counts.

Judge rules that the severity of collateral consequences justifies release of drug offender without imprisonment.
05/27/2016

Judge rules that the severity of collateral consequences justifies release of drug offender without imprisonment.

"Earth’s most impassable barriers – as Lincoln the lawyer knew, as Lincoln the writer knew – are often those formed not of walls and trenches, nor even of mountains and oceans, but of laws and words." Senior United States District Judge Fredric Block, in an opinion issued on May 24, ruled that the c...

There is no "there" there!
05/04/2016

There is no "there" there!

Last week the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend Tom Brady for four games because of his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal. It is a decision that should have been no surprise to lawyers who understand the law of arbitration. That is b...

04/01/2016

Should Your Law Firm Have a Social Mission?

That question has been running through my mind anew since I happened to pick up the March issue of Inc. Magazine last weekend. The cover story, Why Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary Wants You to be Evil," pits traditional entrepreneur O’Leary against Adam Lowery, who is described as co-founder and chief gl…

Congrats, Judge Pacht!
03/13/2016

Congrats, Judge Pacht!

“For everything, there is a season.” --Pete Seeger On Friday, one of our founders at Hoff Curtis, John L. Pacht, left us as Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin swore him in as a Superior Judge. Our Superior Court Judges are generalist trial court judges, but Governor Shumlin appointed John to fill a judg…

Congratulations to all the new judges, but in particular to John Pacht, one of the founders of this firm and our law par...
01/04/2016

Congratulations to all the new judges, but in particular to John Pacht, one of the founders of this firm and our law partner for 26 years. Our loss is the State of Vermont's gain.

MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin announced four judicial appointments today. Burlington attorney John Pacht will fill a judgeship recently funded to help address increasing caseloads related to child protection and opiate-abuse across Vermont. Chittenden County Deputy State’s Attorney Mary Morrissey…

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