Two attorneys from the law firm of Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. were recently elected to leadership positions in the Vermont Bar Association (VBA). Thomas S. Valente was elected to the Board of Bar Managers, the governing board of the VBA. Francesca Bove was elected to the Board of the VBA’s Young Lawyers Division.
Mr. Valente joined Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. in 2010. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter W. Hall of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as Intellectual Property Law and Policy Counsel to the Intellectual Property Owners Association, and in private practice in Washington, D.C. He earned his law degree in 2001 from the University of Virginia.
Ms. Bove joined the firm in 2011 following her graduation from the Seton Hall University School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude from that institution. While at Seton Hall, Ms. Bove also received the honor of being named to the Order of the Coif, and served as an intern for Judge Hall.
Both Ms. Bove and Mr. Valente are Rutland natives and graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. The efforts of the Rutland County Bar were instrumental in this election, with many Rutland area attorneys traveling to the VBA’s Mid-Year Meeting in Burlington, Vermont in order to cast their votes.
Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. is a full-service law firm, with offices located in Rutland, Vermont and Glens Falls, New York. The firm has long been involved in the Vermont Bar Association, and has provided five presidents of the Association during its history.