Michael Kennedy

Due to my own incompetence, I lost access to my old blog. So, I started a new one. The first post was today. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vermontbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/wel…

Too many Vermonters go without legal help. On the off chance doing so might help connect even one person with legal assistance, please consider sharing these resources in places where the people they’re meant to help might find them. vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/ple…

Does 7-Eleven owe me a bike? The 328th #legalethics quiz is up! vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/07/11/fiv… Five for Friday #328 – Ethical Grounds

Thought you’d never read a post about #legalethics that mentions Spicoli? Think again. vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/the… Aloha, Mr. Hand! A tip from the bench served with a side of movies. – Ethical Grounds

Some have already argued that I violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by posting a “Five for Friday” quiz on Thursday. What’s done is done. I’m more interested in the hot dog debate. #legalethics vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/fiv… Five for Friday #327 – Ethical Grounds

The Summer Stuff Legal Ethics tour continues! #professionalresponsibility #lawyerwellbeing vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/sum… Summer Stuff, Volume II. – Ethical Grounds

The 325th Five For Friday quiz tackles one of the great debates: is a milkshake a drink that goes with a meal, or is it a dessert? So far, most lawyers, being lawyers, suggest “it depends.” #legalethics vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/fiv… Five for Friday #325 – Ethical Grounds

A (long) story of how losing my car key inspired me to post about a lawyer’s duties upon receiving a subpoena to disclose information in a client or former client’s file. #legalethics vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/los…

Am I Charlie on the MTA? Who knows what the future might bring. For now, the 317th #legalethics quiz. #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/11/22/fiv…

The 316th #legalethics quiz includes a birthday shoutout to my dad and a story about a poster that I could’ve sworn I’d kept and not tossed. vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/fiv…

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. With early detection so crucial, everyone should learn the signs & symptoms. My story. #pancreaticcancerawareness #projectpurple #pancan vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/11/13/nov…

Hard to believe it took me 315 introductions to reference Calvin & Hobbes. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/11/08/fiv…

I think most lawyers understand that they're in until a court lets them out. Still, a few inquiries made me decide to post a reminder. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/11/05/don…

Congrats to all who made this week’s Legal Ethics Honor Roll! Including @Kevin_Lumpkin and @JackMcCullough and @YoungWilsonPC #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/28/mon…

This week’s quiz includes my lament on how we’ve come to observe holidays. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/25/fiv…

Lawyers and law firms should use disengagement & nonengagement letters whenever possible. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/25/con…

A California disbarment that evokes a different Seinfeld episode spawns the latest entry into the Was That Wrong? pantheon. #legalethics #professionalresponsibility #Seinfeld vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/23/lyi…

Congrats to all who made this week’s Honor Roll in Legal Ethics! Including @VT_Criminal_Law and @JackMcCullough vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/mon… #legalethics #professionalresponsibility

Herman Melville and legal ethics? There’s a connection! #legalethics vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/18/fiv…

Thursday’s Tidbits include a sanction that took me aback, pro bono FAQs, and thoughts on how the failure to disable autocomplete can impact a lawyer’s duty of confidentiality. #legalethics #professionalresponsibilty vtbarcounsel.wordpress.com/2024/10/17/thu…