Mark Oettinger Speaks About Passage of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On December 9th, from 1-3pm at the Fletcher Free Library in Downtown Burlington, Mark Oettinger will be participating on a board of speakers regarding the 75th Anniversary of the United Nation’s Passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Watch his full speech here, where Mark is speaking about….

MBO Welcomes: Kahlia Livingston

Kahlia Livingston is a new employee here at Montroll, Backus & Oettinger. She is a Burlington, VT native and a recent graduate of the University of Vermont's Political Science department. Her current passion is for criminal justice reform. She values being an advocate for social justice issues and spreading community awareness. In her free time…

MBO Welcomes Newest Staff Member: Hajra Khan

We’re pleased to announce the arrival of the newest member of MBO’s legal team: Attorney Hajra Khan! Hajra studied at the University of Ottawa and the Law Society of Ontario before joining us as a new attorney here at the firm. She’s looking forward to gaining experience in several areas of practice under mentorship, so she can determine what she’d like to focus on in her future practice. In her spare time she also runs a business, making custom cakes and other high end desserts.

Mark Oettinger Wins Regional Bridge Tournament

Mark Oettinger Wins Regional Bridge Tournament

Recently, Mark Oettinger, Esq. briefly left the office to follow up with a bridge tournament in Ottawa, Ontario. Outside of his regular law duties, he finds time fine-tuning his skills as competitive bridge player. In February of this year, him and his teammate Michael Morris, also of Burlington, Vermont, won a regional bridge tournament in Cromwell, Connecticut. Find out more…

Hanah Kelly leaves MBO

In May, Hanah graduated with a Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations with a Concentration in Conflict Resolution from Northeastern University. She maintained a 3.9 GPA throughout her program while also completing two internships. One was at a non-profit start-up focused on healing the urban/rural divide in America and the other was at the Disability Resource Center at Northeastern. She now works as an…

MBO Welcomes Maya Townsend

Maya Townsend joined Montroll, Backus & Oettinger, P.C., on May 14th as an intern. Maya is rising junior at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, and is majoring in Political Science and studying pre-professional legal studies. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, horseback riding….