IOLTA

IOLTA

Under IOLTA, client funds that are considered nominal or short-term are placed into the attorney's pooled interest-bearing checking account.

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Grant Programs

Grant Programs

Revenue from Vermont's Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program is the chief source of support for the Foundation's grant programs.

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Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

The Vermont Bar Foundation is committed to supporting attorneys who choose to work in the public service sector.

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Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship

Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship

Thanks to the generosity of firms and individual members of the private bar, Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship was established.

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OUR MISSION

The Vermont Bar Foundation supports access to justice in Vermont by obtaining and distributing funds to programs that provide legal services to disadvantaged Vermonters or that educate the general public about the courts and legal matters.

NEWS

  • Posted on June 7, 2010
    UNMET LEGAL NEED IN VERMONT

    “In spite of all of our efforts to increase funding for the Vermont Bar Foundation, there are still many unmet [...]


  • 2010 GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

    Vermont Bar Foundation Grants Committee Chair Teri Corsones announces the 2010 Grant Recipients Last week, the Vermont Bar Foundation held one [...]

GRANTEE STORIES

  • Have Justice Will Travel, Inc.

    Have Justice Will Travel, Inc. (HJWT) is an innovative, mobile, multi-service legal model that assists rural victims of domestic violence [...]

  • Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.

    Vermont Legal Aid Helps Woman Who Was Harassed by Her Employer A twenty-five year old woman with a young child [...]