SUMMER 2014 • VOL. 40, NO. 2
VERMONT BAR JOURNAL
DEPARTMENTS
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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Facing the Digital Future
8 RUMINATIONS:
Palimpsests of the V.S.A.
45 THE CHILDREN’S CORNER
47 IN MEMORIAM
On the cover:
“Mill Hill Farm”
Photo by D.D. Ryan
48 BOOK REVIEW
50 CLASSIFIEDS
SPECIAL ISSUE: RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN VERMONT
16 Overview
Jan Peter Dembinski, Esq. • Guest Editor
18 Evidence for Restorative Justice
John Braithwaite
23 A Facilitator’s Reflections on Restorative Justice Conferencing in Vermont
Chris Dinnan
27 Interview with Derek Miodownik of the Vermont Department of Corrections
Jan Peter Dembinski, Esq.
30 Book Review: Fixing What’s Broken: Domestic Violence and the Law
Reviewed by Erin Jacobsen, Esq.
32 “Justice Goal Achieved,” The Vermont Dreamer’s Free Press, May 1, 2085
34 Do You Have What It Takes (To Retire)?
John H.W. Cole, Esq. and Mark E. Melendy, Esq.
36 Making It Sing: How Rhetorical Techniques Can Improve Your Writing
Brian Porto, Esq.
40 Interview with Sophie Zdatny
Bob Paolini, Esq.
43 Vermont Bar Foundation 2014: Imagine
M. Kate Thomas, Esq.
www.vtbar.org
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