No law school needed: Legal assistant becomes lawyer
April 27, 2020By Chris Mays, Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO — As a legal assistant, Sarah Sanchez was becoming k…Read more
Mount Snow files suit vs. beer company
December 13, 2019By Chris Mays, Brattleboro Reformer NEWFANE — Alleging breach of contract, Mount Snow is suing a bee…Read more
Pharmacist questions opioid lawsuits
November 21, 2019By Chris Mays, Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO — As the town considers joining two lawsuits to reco…Read more
Suit claims DCF failed to protect children from years of abuse.
November 6, 2019The grandparents of two children are suing the state’s Department for Children and Families for igno…Read more
‘War on Terror’timely subject of veterans recognition program
October 30, 2019Posted Monday, October 28, 2019 8:09 pmBy Susan Smallheer, Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO — Tom Co…Read more
Judge sides with DOC in withholding inmate death investigation records
September 23, 2019https://vtdigger.org/2019/09/20/judge-sides-with-doc-in-withholding-inmate-death-investigation/…Read more
Springfield man sues nursing home after sewage flood
March 19, 2019SPRINGFIELD—Russell Grochowik was asleep when he heard what sounded like water rushing from his bath…Read more
Lawsuit alleges neglect led to death of inmate “in the hole”
March 19, 2019A lawsuit alleges that a Vermont inmate undergoing drug withdrawal and placed in solitary confinemen…Read more
Lawsuit filed after inmate dies despite complaints of pain
March 6, 2019SWANTON, Vt. —In 2016 a Vermont inmate died while in the custody of the Department of Corrections. A…Read more
Lawsuit: Inmate Died After Being Held in Solitary for Drug Withdrawal
February 20, 2019A Vermont prison inmate was placed in solitary confinement for drug withdrawal and died for want of…Read more
West Dover wastewater not under the bridge
February 19, 2019NEWFANE — A West Dover business owner is suing the North Branch Fire District No. 1 over a wastewate…Read more
Lawsuit challenging Vermont’s education funding formula moving forward
December 11, 2018"The fundamental issue as it relates to Whitingham is that they are paying very high taxes as if the…Read more
Town asks for more school data
October 9, 2018NEWFANE — In a case over education funding, the state did not object to a chart submitted to the cou…Read more
Colo. group turns to local court
September 24, 2018NEWFANE — Consultants in Colorado want their money for work done on behalf of the Hermitage Club as…Read more
Judge to set path of school funding case
September 7, 2018NEWFANE — Judge Robert Gerety will decide whether attorneys present more evidence in a case against…Read more
State Asks Judge To Dismiss Education Fund Lawsuit Filed By Town Of Whitingham
September 6, 2018The state wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges Vermont’s public education funding syst…Read more
Civil suit filed in 2016 UTV death
June 29, 2018NEWFANE — The mother of a woman who was killed in a UTV crash in Westminster in 2016 has filed a civ…Read more
Whitingham prepares for legal battle with state over education funding
November 14, 2017WHITINGHAM — An attorney working on suing the state on behalf of the town, a taxpayer and a student,…Read more
Special Event to Help Vets
November 7, 2017BRATTLEBORO — To honor and assist our community's veterans, a special event is being offered by Cost…Read more
NECCA Turmoil Continues
July 14, 2017BRATTLEBORO — Coaches at the New England Center for Circus Arts are resigning and students are askin…Read more
Mock trial team coached by Valente earns “Best Defense Team” in statewide competition
July 7, 2017The Vermont Bar Association was pleased to collaborate with the Unites States District Court for the…Read more
Costello, Valente & Gentry, P.C. named Best Real Estate Firm by Vermont Business Magazine
April 4, 2017Introducing the Best of Business Awards, the first EVER Vermont Business Magazine readers poll of th…Read more
Court News: Valente receives appointment to PRB
February 24, 2017BRATTLEBORO — Attorney James A. Valente, has been appointed to the Vermont Judiciary Professional Re…Read more
Report finds discrimination in VT marijuana registry
February 15, 2017MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Public Safety illegally discriminated against a man who sough…Read more
State awards $500,000 to Father and Estate of Dezirae Sheldon
February 10, 2017Dezirae Sheldon was an infant who suffered two broken legs under the care of Dezirae's mother's boyf…Read more
Vt. Supreme Court orders a hold on assets of alleged killer
February 3, 2017BRATTLEBORO — Attorneys representing the estate of a Townshend man who was shot to death in November…Read more
Man found not guilty in alleged assault
December 8, 2016BRATTLEBORO — A Saxtons River man was found not guilty by a jury of disorderly conduct and simple as…Read more
Students in the news: From KOA to Cambridge, Mass
August 31, 2016BRATTLEBORO >> This fall, Justin Kenney, a 2010 graduate of Brattleboro Union High School, and…Read more
Board continues to grapple with disputes related to dog attacks
May 11, 2016HALIFAX—At a specially noticed public meeting of the Selectboard May 9, officials returned to the qu…Read more
Valente Wins Suppression of Improperly Coerced Confession in Aggravated Sex Assault Case
January 6, 2016On January 6, 2016, James Valente of Costello, Valente & Gentry, P.C. won an order suppressing s…Read more
Valente secures two reversals in one day from Vermont Supreme Court.
June 12, 2015On June 12, 2015, the Vermont Supreme Court reversed two trial court judgments on behalf of clients…Read more
Costello Organizes Civil War Sesquicentennial Event
May 24, 2015On Memorial Day (May 24, 2015) Tom Costello organized a free series of civil war lectures by notable…Read more