The American College of Trial Lawyers has appointed Robert D. Rachlin of Burlington, senior director and general counsel of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, chair of its Vermont chapter. His current term is from Oct. 28, 2013 to Sept. 17, 2014, the terms defined by the annual fall meetings of the college.

Rachlin was inducted as a fellow of the college in 1989. He has been in active practice since the end of 1959 and is a co-founder of DRM, which is the largest law firm in Vermont.

Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew is pleased to announce that Karen McAndrew has been included by Super Lawyers in the Top 100 Attorneys and the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England. Karen is senior litigation counsel at Dinse focusing on Complex Litigation, Employment and Higher Education Law.

The Stern Center for Language and Learning, a nonprofit learning center with locations in Williston, Vermont and West Lebanon, New Hampshire elected the following new members and officers to its Board of Directors during its Annual Meeting on October 17, 2013. New members include:

Freeman French Freeman welcomes Lindsay Colburn to its growing interior design practice. A 2011 interior design graduate of Endicott College in Beverly, MA, Lindsay interned with design firms in Massachusetts and Connecticut prior to joining the firm. She joins the design team working to redevelop the historic Waterbury State Office Complex and assists with a variety of projects for the company’s diverse mix of commercial, collegiate, and institutional clients.

The Law Office of Fred V. Peet has announced that David MacPeek has joined the firm as a legal assistant. The law office is located on Patchen Road in South Burlington.