Walter E. Judge Jr, a director and member of the Litigation Practice Group at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, presented a check for $1,000 on behalf of the DRM Community Fund to Thomas Stevens, executive director of the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education, on August 25. VAAE’s mission is to support arts education in the public schools and to contribute to the professional development of arts teachers.
The DRM Community Fund was launched in 2000 to celebrate the firm’s 50th anniversary. Since then, DRM has awarded more than $180,000 in small grants to approximately 180 private, non-profit organizations in Vermont and western New Hampshire to support innovative, grass-roots arts, education, economic development and historic preservation projects that strengthen community.
Judge, the sponsoring director for the grant, has been a member of VAAE’s board of directors for four years. He also has served on several of the organization’s committees and assists with events. “I am very excited about VAAE’s future under the leadership of the new, energetic director, Thomas Stevens. We are pleased to be able to support this valuable organization’s efforts to advocate for arts education programs for all students and to provide professional development opportunities for arts educators.”
DRM is a full-service law firm with more than 60 attorneys and seven offices in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. DRM provides legal services to local, national and international clients in practice areas that include bankruptcy and business restructuring, business law, captive insurance, energy and telecommunications, family law, health law, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and land use, environmental law, tax law and trusts and estates. The firm represents clients in legislative, regulatory and public affairs through the Government and Public Affairs group. DRM is the law firm member for Vermont of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.
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