Sarah Gentry Tischler, an attorney with Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Champlain College. Sarah, who practices in the areas of estate planning, charitable giving, and the administration of estates and trusts, is excited to join the board. "Champlain's continuing achievements here in Vermont and, literally, around the world are so impressive. The College is an educational pioneer with deep community roots and a vital member of Vermont's economy."

Dr. Ellamarie Russo-DeMara of Gifford Medical Center has earned special certification from The North American Menopause Society as a menopause practitioner.

Dr. Russo-DeMara, an obstetrician/gynecologist and associate medical director of Gifford Ob/Gyn and Midwifery, is the first health care provider in Vermont to earn the certification.

David Conard and Erin Miller Heins, partners at Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLC, authored a chapter in the recently published 2009 Cumulative Supplement to Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Second Edition. The publication isthe first and only in-depth state-by-state guide to the law and business of construction liens and bonds. The chapter authored by Conard and Miller Heins on Vermont covers not only the legal issues, but also provides essential instructions and unique procedures for proper filing and follow-through.

Peter Langrock, a founding partner of Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, attended the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the 43rd consecutive time. As a commissioner from Vermont, Langrock works with attorneys from across the country to study and review the law of the states to determine which areas of law should be uniform. "I enjoy taking part in the efforts of this 118-year-old organization to bring clarity and stability to critical areas of the law."