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The Claim

In In re Shepperson, 164 Vt. 636, 674 A.2d 1273 (Vt. 1996), the Vermont Supreme Court found that attorney Carlyle Shepperson repeatedly submitted legal briefs to the court between 1985 and 1992 that were generally incomprehensible, poorly structured, and legally deficient.

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The Short Version

The cited Vermont Supreme Court decision supports this characterization. The court adopted findings that Shepperson repeatedly submitted briefs between 1985 and 1992 that were generally incomprehensible, lacked legal structure, and were deficient in legal argument. The wording “poorly structured” is a fair paraphrase of the opinion’s more specific language.

Caveats

  • “Poorly structured” is a paraphrase; the opinion more specifically said the briefs presented “no substantiated legal structure” to the arguments.
  • The opinion described additional problems not mentioned here, including citation errors and misstatements of law.
  • The claim is about what the court found in a disciplinary case, not an independent re-evaluation of each brief outside that proceeding.

The Receipts

  1. In re Shepperson :: 1996 :: Vermont Supreme Court Decisions :: Vermont Supreme Court :: Justia

    Justia

  2. [PDF] Vermont Supreme Court

    Vermont Supreme Court

  3. Professional Responsibility Board Decisions - Vermont Judiciary

    Vermont Judiciary

  4. Vermont Supreme Court Decisions 1996

    Justia

  5. [PDF] digest of professional responsibility board decisions

    Vermont Judiciary

  6. IN RE: Mark E. WARREN (1997)

    FindLaw

  7. In re Shepperson, No. 95-133 (Vt. Jan. 24, 1996) – PDF opinion

    Vermont Judiciary

  8. Professional Conduct Board Decisions

    Vermont Judiciary

  9. Why do Legal Research?

    Dr. Standler (rbs2.com)

  10. Theodore Studdert-Kennedy, Esq. PRB File No. 021-2022 Decision

    Vermont Judiciary

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Filed Under

Carlyle SheppersonIn Re SheppersonVermont Supreme Court