Two local trial attorneys have started a new law firm, Maley and Maley, PLLC. Founded by partners John P. Maley and Christopher J. Maley, the father and son team will represent individuals who have been seriously injured or the families of those who have been killed due to negligence or medical malpractice. The firm is located at 30 Main Street, Suite 450 in Burlington, Vermont.

Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest Group, is pleased to announce the hiring of new Collections Specialist Mariah E. Legault.

Legault graduated from Champlain College in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and brings experience as a tax assistant at Pamela’s Tax & Accounting. In her role as a Collections Specialist, Legault will be responsible for managing SymQuest Accounts Receivable.

Win Smith, President of Sugarbush Resort, and Brian Shea and Cindy Carr, owners of Sugarbush Real Estate, are pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement to merge the resort owned firm, Graves Realty, with Sugarbush Real Estate effective November 15, 2013.

KSV, a marketing communications firm, is excited to welcome Art Director Alex Johnson to its Burlington, VT headquarters.

Johnson joins the team from New York, NY, where she served as Art Director at Korey Kay & Partners and worked on accounts such as MTA, Port Authority of NY & NJ, and Wynn Las Vegas. She is also an accomplished freelance illustrator, having worked with such prestigious clients as Harper’s Bazaar. Johnson is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in advertising.

OpenTempo Inc., a premier provider of integrated workforce management software for healthcare based in Williston, Vermont, has welcomed three new members to its management team to support and accelerate strategic growth. Joining the company are industry veterans Jim Crook as Chairman of the Board, Walt Marti as Chief Administrative Officer and John Jordan as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Jim Leddy, AARP State President, has been named as the 2013 winner of the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service in Vermont. The award is named for AARP founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, an educator and tireless advocate of community service and volunteerism. Andrus coined the motto, “To Serve, Not to be Served,” which remains part of the AARP credo to this day. It is the Association’s most prestigious award.