Vt. Memo to the Bar, May 10, 2022

SUPREME COURT OF VERMONT

OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR

SCOTT GRIFFITH Mailing Address

Interim State Court Administrator Office of the Court Administrator

Scott.Griffith@vermont.gov 109 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05609-0701

Telephone (802) 828-3278

FAX: 802 828-3457

www.vermontjudiciary.org

TO: Members of the Vermont Bar

FROM: Scott Griffith, Interim State Court Administrator

RE: Important News, Promulgated and Proposed Rules, Odyssey File and Serve and Public

Portal Information, Filing of Exhibits & Other Miscellaneous Info

DATE: May 10, 2022

For your information, please find:

• Vermont Judiciary Professional Responsibility Program Seeks Contract Counsel for Special Appointments

• Admission and Licensing Applications

• AO 49 Amendment - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures 5-09-22

• Order Abrogating Rule 18(d) of the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure

• Promulgation Order Making V.R.C.P. 80.11 Permanent

• Promulgation Order Amending Rule 11(c) of the 2020 Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing

• Order Amending Rule 6(e) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 26 and 31(a) of the Vermont Rules of

Appellate Procedure

• Promulgation Order Amending V.R.A.P. 25

• Promulgation Order Amending V.R.Cr.P. 45 (a)(4)(A) and (e)

• Promulgation Order Amending V.R.C.P. 5, 6(a), 29, 79.1

• Proposed Order Amending Rules 9(b) and 9(g)(1) of the Vermont Rules for Family Procedure

• Proposed Order Adding V.R.F.P. 1.1

• Proposed Order Amending Rules 5, 6(a)(4), and 79.1 of the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure

• Proposed Order Amending Rules 1.2(c), 1.6, 1.15A, 3.1, 4.4, 5.3, 5.5, 8.3, and 8.4 of the Vermont Rules of

Professional Conduct

• Odyssey File and Serve and Public Portal Information

• Filing of Exhibits

• Miscellaneous

I. IMPORTANT NEWS

a. Vermont Judiciary Professional Responsibility Program Seeks Contract Counsel for Special

Appointments

Disciplinary Counsel investigates and litigates attorney violations of the Vermont Rules of

Professional Conduct. The State Court Administrator seeks proposals from Vermont-licensed

Attorneys to serve by special appointment to specific matters. For further information, please review

this announcement:

https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/Recruit%20contract%20counsel%20

PRB.pdf

b. Admission and Licensing Applications

The Office of Attorney Licensing is now accepting most admission and licensing applications,

including pro hac vice applications, only through Vermont’s eFiling system. Some of the necessary

updated application forms (including an updated pro hac vice application) can be found on the

Attorney Licensing section of the Judiciary’s website. Updated applications for admission are made

available by the NCBE. Instructions on how to file these applications can be found in the Attorney

Licensing eFiling Guide.

II. PROMULGATED RULE AMENDMENTS

a. AO 49 Amendment - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court Procedures 5-09-22

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective immediately.

Paragraph 2 of Administrative Order 49 is amended to extend its effective date to August 31, 2022.

The Judiciary continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by amending provisions of the order

as necessary. Paragraphs 5(d) and 7(b), concerning limited-entry courthouses, are amended to

authorize the Court Administrator in consultation with the Chief Superior Judge to limit in-person

hearings and in-person access to buildings with limited air-flow systems. The affected locations and

any associated restrictions on in-person hearings or in-person access will be provided on the

Vermont Judiciary website. Paragraph 15(c), concerning internal committees, boards, and

commissions is amended to remove the prior prohibition on in-person meetings. Committees are still

authorized to meet remotely. Paragraph 16, which concerned venue, is deleted. The Chief Superior

Judge and superior judges have sufficient authority under existing statutes and rules to respond to

any venue-related issues stemming from the pandemic. Finally, ¶ 24 is deleted effective June 20,

2022. This paragraph amended Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 68 to extend use of the offer-of-

judgment rule to plaintiffs. The Court has since promulgated a permanent amendment to Rule 68,

which will become effective June 20, 2022.

The full text of Administrative Order 49 and other updates regarding COVID-19 and court

operations are available at [https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/about-vermont-judiciary/covid-19-

and-court-operations]

b. Order Abrogating Rule 18(d) of the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective July 11, 2022.

Rule 18(d) previously indicated that V.R.F.P. 6 and 6.1 governed the representation of attorneys and

guardians ad litem in proceedings under 14 V.S.A. Chapter 111. Because representation by guardians

ad litem and attorneys are now covered by V.R.P.P. 80.9 and 80.10, rather than by V.R.F.P. 6 and 6.1,

Rule 18(d) is abrogated.

c. Promulgation Order Making V.R.C.P. 80.11 Permanent

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective July 11, 2022.

Rule 80.11, which provides procedures for expedited actions, was originally adopted by the

Supreme Court’s order of June 15, effective August 15, 2016, with a sunset date of August 16, 2019.

The rule is now made permanent.

By order of April 30, 2018, the Court ordered the rule, as amended, to be continued and directed

the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure to continue to review its operation and to

advise the Court whether it should be further revised or made permanent. The Committee discussed

the rule at several recent meetings. A Vermont Bar Association membership survey conducted on

behalf of the Committee, indicated that, although the expedited action procedure provided by Rule

80.11 is not used extensively, it is generally viewed as useful and effective, with no significant

suggestions for revision. After review and discussion of the survey results, the Committee voted

unanimously to recommend to the Court that V.R.C.P. 80.11 as presently constituted be promulgated

as a permanent rule effective not later than August 31, 2022.

d. Promulgation Order Amending Rule 11(c) of the 2020 Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective September 6, 2022.

The amendment to Rule 11(c) conforms the rule to simultaneous amendments to V.R.C.P. 5(b)(2)(D),

which requires efilers to serve discovery using the electronic filing system, unless the parties agree on an

alternative method of service.

e. Order Amending Rule 6(e) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 26 and 31(a) of

the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective September 6, 2022.

V.R.C.P. 6(e) and V.R.A.P. 26(c) are simultaneously deleted. As most recently amended in 2018,

Rule 6(e) provided:

(e) Additional Time After Certain Kinds of Service. When a party may or must act

within a specified time after being served and service is made under Rule 5(b)(2) (mailing),

(3) (leaving with the clerk), or (4) (sending by electronic means), 3 days are added after the

period would otherwise expire under Rule 6(a).

Deleting these provisions is overdue, given the general simplification of counting time that

occurred when the “day is a day” method of counting was adopted in 2018 and the widespread use of

service by electronic means, either through OFS or by email.

V.R.A.P. 26(d)(1) is amended to extend the maximum time limits to which filing times for briefs

may be extended by stipulation. Under subparagraph (1)(A), the extension for the appellant’s

principal brief is increased from 30 to 40 days. The extension for appellee’s principal brief is

increased from 21 to 30 days, and that for reply briefs is increased from 14 to 21 days. These time

limits are identical to those in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, which were put in place

when the federal three-day rule was eliminated for electronic filing. Now that electronic filing has

been adopted for appeals to the Vermont Supreme Court, and the three-day rule is being eliminated

by simultaneous deletion of V.R.C.P. 6(e) and V.R.A.P. 26(c), the longer time periods are

appropriate for Vermont.

Rule 31(a) is amended to extend the serving and filing times for principal and reply briefs. Under

paragraph (1), the time for the appellant’s principal brief is increased from 30 to 40 days. The time

for appellee’s principal brief is increased by paragraph (2) from 21 to 30 days, and that for reply

briefs is increased by paragraph (3) from 14 to 21 days.

f. Promulgation Order Amending V.R.A.P. 25

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective September 6, 2022.

The amendment to V.R.A.P. 25 is made in conjunction with the amendments to V.R.C.P. 5 regarding

email filing and service. V.R.A.P. 25(a)(1) and (2), regarding filing of documents, is deleted. Amended

25(a)(1) instead states that filing must be made as provided in V.R.C.P. 5(e) and the 2020 Vermont

Rules for Electronic Filing. Incorporating the filing requirements of V.R.C.P. 5(e) will provide

consistency across different dockets and predictability. The service requirements of V.R.C.P. 5 are

already incorporated into the appellate rule.

The amendment also deletes V.R.A.P. 25(a)(2)(B), which previously provided: “A brief or printed

case is timely filed if mailed or delivered to the carrier on or before the last day for filing.” Given the

implementation of electronic filing in the Supreme Court and the concurrent implementation of filing by

email, the provision is outdated. To the extent the purpose of the exception for briefs is to give parties

the maximum time to complete their briefs, simultaneous amendments expand the deadlines for these

filings from 30 to 40 days for an appellant’s principal brief, from 21 to 30 days for an appellee’s

principal brief, and from 7 days to 14 days for a reply brief.

g. Promulgation Order Amending V.R.Cr.P. 45 (a)(4)(A) and (e)

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective September 6, 2022.

The amendments to Rule 45 are part of a larger project to update rules regarding filing and service

across all divisions. The amendment to Rule 45(a)(4)(A) clarifies that when email filing is permitted

email filings are timely when made at any time prior to midnight on the last day specified for

required action. This conforms with a simultaneous amendment to V.R.C.P. 6(a)(4).

The amendment also deletes V.R.Cr.P. 45(e), which previously allowed three additional days for

filing after certain kinds of service. A simultaneous amendment deletes the provision from V.R.C.P.

6(e) and V.R.A.P. 26(c).

h. Promulgation Order Amending V.R.C.P. 5, 6(a), 29, 79.1

This Order was promulgated on May 9, 2022, effective September 6, 2022.

Rule 5 is amended at the request of the Supreme Court to make permanent certain provisions of

Administrative Order 49 that permit filing and serving documents by email in certain circumstances. In

several places “paper” is changed to “document,” a word defined in the

Rule 5(a) is carried forward and sets forth the service requirement for all documents subsequent to the

summons and complaint or for which the rules may provide another mode of service. New Rule 5(b)(1)

defines the five methods of service—using the efiling system, email, delivery, mailing, and leaving with

the clerk. New Rule 5(b)(2) sets forth five required or permitted methods of service. Subparagraph

(2)(A) makes clear that service between electronic filers must be made through the electronic filing

system, or by another method agreed between the parties, as provided in Rule 11(d) of the 2020

Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing.

New Rule 5(b)(2)(B) delineates the methods of service for nonelectronic filers, which includes self-represented parties or other participants that have not elected or are not required to electronically filed.

Those individuals may serve or be served by delivery, mailing, or commercial carrier. Email service

may be made in three circumstances. First, email service can be used if a self-represented party files a

notice of appearance and provides both an email address and consent to be served at the email in

accordance with simultaneously amended Rule 79.1(d). Second, the parties may agree to service by

email in a signed writing filed with the court. Last, if a non-efiler does not have a valid physical or

postal address, service can be made by email even if consent was not provided in the notice of

appearance. The rule formerly allowed for service by leaving with the clerk where no address was

known. Leaving with the clerk is now authorized by Rule 5(b)(2)(B)(iii) if no valid physical, postal, or

email address is known. New Rule 5(b)(2)(D) pertains to service of discovery documents that are not

filed with the court. Under this provision efilers must serve discovery documents by using the electronic

filing system.

Revised Rule 5(e) has minor wording changes and is amended to allow unregistered self-represented

parties and other participants to file by delivery, mail, commercial carrier, or email. There are standards

for email filing in new Rule 5(e)(4). Rule 5(e)(5) specifies the filing date for documents depending on

how they are filed.

New Rule 5(i) incorporates several definitions pertaining to filing and service from the 2020 Vermont

Rules for Electronic Filing.

Rule 6(a)(4) is amended in conjunction with Rule 5(e)(5)(B) to specify that the last day for filing by

email ends at midnight in the court’s time zone.

Rule 29 is amended to conform to concurrent changes in Rule 5 regarding service of discovery

materials. Under new Rule 5(b)(2)(D), discovery between electronic filers must be made by using the

electronic filing system unless the parties consent to service by another method such as through email or

file sharing. Discovery on or by nonelectronic filers is made by mailing or delivery. Again, email or

another method can be used if the parties agree.

Rule 79.1 is amended to clarify what is required from a self-represented party. Rule 79.1(d) requires

self-represented parties to file and sign a Notice of Appearance for self-represented party, which is

available on the judiciary website https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/sites/default/files/documents/100-

00265.pdf The form contains contact information to facilitate both service by other parties and notice

by the court. The form also allows self-represented parties to consent to receive service by email. Even

where a self-represented party does not consent to email service, the party may be served using an email

provided on a pleading if there is no known physical or postal address. This conforms to a

contemporaneous amendment to Rule 5(b)(2)(B)(ii). Rule 79.1(e) and (h)(4) are amended to replace the

word “paper” with “document.” Rule 5(i)(1) incorporates the broad definition of “document” from the

2020 Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing for purposes of filing and service. Rule 79.1(i), which

required attorneys to provide an eCabinet registration number, is deleted as obsolete.

III. PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS

(NOTE: THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND HAVE

NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPREME COURT.)

a. Proposed Order Amending Rules 9(b) and 9(g)(1) of the Vermont Rules for Family Procedure

The proposed amendments to Rule 9(b) and (g)(1) add email addresses if available to the contact

information that a litigant is required to file with the court.

Comments on these proposed amendments should be sent by July 11, 2022, to Hon. Michael

Kainen, Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Rules for Family Proceedings, at the following

address:

Hon. Michael Kainen, Chair

Michael.kainen@vermont.gov

b. Proposed Order Adding V.R.F.P. 1.1

Proposed Rule 1.1 implements the provisions of Chapter 52A of Title 33, Youthful Offenders,

2017, No. 72 (Adj. Sess.). Section 7 of Act 72 directs the Vermont Supreme Court to consider the

adoption of appropriate rules. For the most part, the provisions of Rule 1.1 track the procedural

provisions outlined in statute. The Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Family Rules

concluded that the consolidation of these provisions into a rule would enhance consistency of

practice in youthful offender proceedings.

Comments on these proposed amendments should be sent by July 11, 2022, to Hon. Michael

Kainen, Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Rules for Family Proceedings, at the following

address:

Hon. Michael Kainen, Chair

Michael.kainen@vermont.gov

c. Proposed Order Amending Rules 5, 6(a)(4), and 79.1 of the Vermont Rules of Probate

Procedure

The proposed amendments to Rules 5, 6, and 79.1 track new provisions of V.R.C.P. 5, 6, and 79.1

regarding email filing and email service.

Comments on these proposed amendments should be sent by June 10, 2022, to Hon. Jeffrey

Kilgore, Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Probate Procedure, at the following

address:

Hon. Jeffrey Kilgore

Jeffrey.Kilgore@vermont.gov

d. Proposed Order Amending Rules 1.2(c), 1.6, 1.15A, 3.1, 4.4, 5.3, 5.5, 8.3, and 8.4 of the

Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct

The proposed amendment to Rule 1.2(c) would require that a client’s consent to a limited scope

representation to be confirmed in writing. A proposed new comment clarifies that, while the client

controls the objectives of a representation, a lawyer does not violate any professional duty to the

client by agreeing, for instance, to extensions of time or by affording professional courtesy to

opposing counsel, parties, and witnesses while pursuing a client’s objectives. An additional proposed

amendment to a comment clarifies that a lawyer may counsel a client regarding the validity, scope,

and meaning of Title 7, chapters 31 thru 39, regarding cannabis regulation, so long as the lawyer

abides by the existing requirement of advising the client regarding the potential consequences of the

client’s conduct under related federal law and policy.

Proposed new paragraph 1.6(c)(3) clarifies that a lawyer does not violate Rule 1.6 by disclosing

information relating to the representation of a client by making a confidential inquiry of bar counsel

on matters related to that representation. Comment [11] is amended to conform to proposed new

paragraph (c). A proposed amended to 1.6(c)(5) is added to track the ABA Model Rule and to allow

lawyers to conduct limited conflict checks prior to and in the process of changing employment.

Proposed new comments 16 and 17 address paragraph (c)(5).

Proposed 1.6(d) reflects that the modern practice of law includes possession of information related

to the representation of client in many forms, including information that is stored electronically or

digitally, and therefore clarifies that V.R.Pr.C. 1.6 applies to the electronic transmission and storage

of information relating to a representation, and makes explicit that the duty under Rule 1.6 is broader

than avoiding affirmative disclosures of information relating to the representation of a client.

Proposed new V.R.Pr.C. 1.15A(b), regarding use of pooled interest-bearing trust accounts,

provides additional protection to clients and third persons for whom lawyers hold funds in trust.

Proposed new paragraphs (c) and (d) clarify that it is not solely a lawyer or law firm’s pooled

interest-bearing trust accounts, more commonly referred to as “IOLTA accounts” or “client trust

accounts,” that are subject to compliance reviews and audits. New comments [1] to [3] are added to

explain the limited appropriate uses of client trust accounts.

The proposed amendment to Rule 3.1 makes clear that a lawyer who is representing a client in a

matter that could result in the client being placed on an order of hospitalization does not violate the

rule by holding the State to its proof. The change conforms to the ABA Model Rule.

The proposed amendment to Rule 4.4(b), regarding inadvertent receipt of data, replaces

“document” with “information” and at the same time moves what was stated in comment [2] into the

body of the rule, thereby clarifying a lawyer’s duties. Proposed comment [4] is added to clarify that

Rule 4.4(b) is limited to a lawyer’s ethical obligation. The rules of procedure might impose

additional obligations or duties related to the receipt of documents or electronically stored

information that were inadvertently produced.

The proposed new comments 3 and 4 to V.R.Pr.C. 5.3 regarding nonlawyer assistants are taken

from the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The proposed comments address the fact that it

has become increasingly common for lawyers to contract for services with persons and entities who

are not employed by the lawyer or the lawyer’s firm, including vendors who store information

related to the representation of a lawyer’s client. Lawyers must be mindful of the duty to ensure that

nonlawyer assistants act in a way that comports with a lawyer’s professional obligations and

responsibilities.

The proposed addition of comment 22 to Rule 5.5, which concerns the unauthorized practice of

law, addresses practice by lawyers working remotely. The proposed comment indicates that lawyers

who are not admitted in Vermont may practice remotely in other jurisdictions while physically

present in Vermont if they comply with a list of restrictions, including not holding themselves out as

being admitted in Vermont. The proposal is consistent with an ABA opinion on lawyers working

remotely and the decisions of several other jurisdictions.

The proposed amendment to comment [4] of Rule 8.3, regarding the reporting of misconduct,

clarifies that inquiries of bar counsel are confidential and bar counsel is exempt from the reporting

requirement of Rule 8.3 and must keep confidential all information related to inquiries and requests

for guidance.

The proposed amendment to Rule 8.4, which defines professional misconduct, conforms the rule

with the ABA Model Rule and harmonizes Rule 8.4(b)’s definition of “serious crime” with the

definition of “serious crime” that appears in Administrative Order 9, Rule 21(c).

Comments on these proposed amendments should be sent by July 11, 2022, to Michael Kennedy,

Bar Counsel, Professional Responsibility Program, at the following address:

Michael Kennedy, Bar Counsel

Michael.Kennedy@vermont.gov

IV. ODYSSEY FILE & SERVE AND PUBLIC PORTAL INFORMATION

All Superior Courts, including the Environmental Division, the Judicial Bureau, and the Supreme

Court are using Odyssey and accepting electronic filings through Odyssey File & Serve. Please use

the following links to access Odyssey electronic filing and portal systems and for more information.

Reminders for OFS Users:

1) PDFs must be “flattened” prior to efiling through Odyssey File & Serve

With the increased use in electronic signature tools, it is important for OFS filers to

remember that all PDFs must be flattened prior to filing in OFS. In order to eFile a form-

fillable PDF or a PDF that has been electronically signed, you must first save them as a flat

file. Otherwise, the filing will fail and you will need to refile.

Follow the steps below to "flatten" a completed PDF:

1. Open the completed PDF.

2. Right click on document and select Print. NOTE: if document opens in Adobe, Select

File and select Print.

3. Select the PDF printer. (The Adobe PDF printer is installed automatically with Adobe

Acrobat. Numerous free PDF printer

drivers are available for download from the Internet.)

4. Select OK.

5. Specify location to save the printed, "flattened" version of the form.

6. Select Save

2) Attorneys must select the party they represent as the “person responsible for fees” in the Fee

section of the filing process. Additionally, when the attorney represents more than one party,

attorneys should continue to select the same party as the “person responsible for fees”;

otherwise, the attorney will incur an additional efiling use fee.

Odyssey File & Serve. Odyssey File & Serve (OFS) is the platform through which you

electronically file with the courts. To access OFS, please visit https://vermont.tylerhost.net/ofsweb

You can access user guides through the “User Guides” link in the “Self Help” window. You can also

access docket-specific user guides and a new Frequently Asked Questions on the judiciary’s website

at www.vermontjudiciary.org/efiling

For technical support regarding Odyssey File & Serve, please contact Tyler Technologies at 800-

297-5377 or efiling.support@tylertech.com

If you have procedural questions about OFS, please email the judiciary at

JUD.EFileSupport@vermont.gov

Odyssey Public Portal. The Odyssey Public Portal allows you to view your case files. To access the

portal, please visit https://publicportal.courts.vt.gov/Portal/ Before you can view your case files, you

must first register in the portal and then request elevated access. The Public Portal User Guide

contains instructions on how to register and request elevated access. You can read the user guide on

our website at https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/about-vermont-judiciary/public-portal

For technical support regarding the Public Portal, please contact the Vermont Judiciary’s HelpDesk

at Jud.helpdesk@vermont.gov When emailing, please write “Public Portal” in the subject line.

V. FILING OF EXHIBITS

Per the 2020 Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing, all electronically filed documents (including

exhibit lists and exhibits) must be submitted in PDF format. It is recommended that the exhibit list

be filed in Odyssey File & Serve (OFS) as a “Lead Document” and that any PDF exhibits be filed as

attachments to that exhibit list.

Multimedia files that cannot be converted to PDF format should be submitted by nonelectronic

means on a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive (aka thumb drive) and can be mailed or delivered to the

court. It is recommended that filers indicate this on the exhibit list being filed in OFS. Please note

that while the courts are equipped to view common multimedia formats (such as .mp3, .mp4, .mpeg,

.mov, .wmv files), the filer will have to provide compatible player software if an exhibit is in a

proprietary multimedia format.

Finally, please remember that regardless of how an exhibit is filed, it is the filer’s responsibility

during a hearing to present the exhibits. During remote hearings, this means the filer must either

assure that all witnesses have been provided with the marked exhibits in advance and have them

available to view; or be able to share his or her screen to allow all participants to view the exhibit. If

the exhibit is a video or audio file, the litigant must be prepared to play it during the hearing.

VI. MISCELLANEOUS

a. Court Forms

Court forms are constantly being updated. Please refer to the judiciary website for the most up-to-date forms, https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/court-forms

Please use the link below to report any form question, concern or issue

http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/website-feedback-form or you can access our Website Feedback

program at the bottom of each web page.

b. Obligation under A.O. 41

Attorneys are reminded that an “attorney must report to the State Court Administrator within thirty

days any change of the office mailing or electronic mail address” and that “[n]otice sent to a reported

address is sufficient even if not received by the attorney because of failure to report the proper

address or failure of delivery not caused by the court.” A.O. 41, § 4(c). To update changes in your

contact information, please access your attorney account with the Attorney Portal

To ensure you continue to receive these emails, please add JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov and

JUD.CAOMemotoBar@vermont.gov to your Safe Senders list.

c. eCabinet Registration

Administrative Order No. 44 requires attorneys in active status to register up to three email

addresses in eCabinet for purposes of receiving notices of hearing and other documents. You may

include staff email addresses in the three email addresses that you specify.

If you have already registered in eCabinet, the email address(es) you provided as part of that

process will be used.

If you have not already registered in eCabinet, please go to https://efiling.eservices.crt.state.vt.us/

click Register Now, and follow the simple prompts. This website works best with Explorer.

Attorneys will need their attorney license numbers to register. Helpful information about the

Attorney Email Registration process is also available on the Electronic Filing page of the judiciary

website at https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/about-vermont-judiciary/electronic-access/electronic-filing Please contact jud.helpdesk@vermont.gov or call the Helpdesk at 802-828-4357 with any

questions in the meantime.

You are also reminded that you are required to update the email address(es) and other contact

information you have registered as soon as there are any changes, including changes to staff email

addresses you may have included with your registration. To revise the information, please go to

https://efiling.eservices.crt.state.vt.us/ log into eCabinet, click “Account,” choose “My Profile,”

and make the necessary changes to your contact information.

Updating information in the Attorney Portal or in eCabinet does not automatically notify the

other. It is your responsibility to update both. If you are a member of the Vermont Bar Association,

you will also need to separately notify the VBA.

To ensure you continue to receive these emails, please add JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov and

JUD.CAOMemotoBar@vermont.gov to your Safe Senders list.