Virgin Islands Law Blog

HUD Secretary Releases Annual Report on Homelessness and Commends Advocates

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:15:25 -0400

HUD Secretary Steven C. Preston addressed the annual conference of the National Alliance to End Homelessness on Tuesday in Washington, DC. commending Virgin Islands homeless advocates, Tom Bolt, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Continuum of Care on Homelessness and Michael...

Virgin Islands Attorney Honored at National Conference

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:22:50 -0400

Tom Bolt, Managing Attorney of the St. Thomas law firm, Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C., was among the 250 attorneys, judges, law professors, legislators and other state and territorial officials - all lawyers - participating in the 2008 Annual Meeting...

Habitat Welcomes NetScout Voluntourism

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:28:09 -0400

NetScout Systems, Inc., a leading provider of integrated network and application performance management solutions for organizations worldwide held their annual corporate awards recognition program in St. Thomas this weekend. Michael Szabados, Chief Operating Officer, hosted over 200 NetScout employees and...

Controlling Delinquent Rents in Difficult Economy

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:01:20 -0400

In today's difficult economy, a critical indicator of a property manager's success is their effectiveness in controlling overdue rents. A well-run property should not have chronically delinquent tenants. However, when delinquencies occcur, immediate action must be taken. A rent roll...

VI Advocates Confer on Ending Territory's Homelessness

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:55:57 -0400

The Virgin Islands Interagency Council on Homelessness chaired by Virgin Islands Commissioner of Human Services Chris Finch in conjunction with the Virgin Islands Continuum of Care on Homelessness chaired by St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt took further steps earlier this...

Environmental Attorney Defends Endangered Species at Christmas Cove

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:54:27 -0400

St. Thomas environmental attorney Nycole Thompson of Tom Bolt & Associates, PC and counsel to the Friends of Christmas Cove addressed a jammed Port Authority conference room Tuesday night during a Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Committee public hearing regarding a...

VI Attorney Testifies on Property Legislation

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:30:41 -0400

St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Uniform Law Commission testified before the 27th Legislature's Committee on Rules and the Judiciary on Wednesday regarding Bill 27-0161, "The Virgin Islands Unclaimed Property Act". Bolt noted that the legislation...

Attorney Alger Participates in ALI-ABA Corporate Forum on Growing Businesses

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:44:01 -0400

Attorney Rosh D. Alger, Chair of the Tom Bolt & Associates, PC Corporate and Tax Practice Group recently returned from Pasadena, California where he attended the ALI-ABA Forum on "Representing the Growing Business: Tax, Corporate, Securities, and Accounting Issues."In recapping...

Friends of Christmas Cove Launch Battle Against Floating Restaurant

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:55:52 -0400

Two weeks ago, when residents of several East End housing communities got wind of plans to locate a floating restaurant and bar in Christmas Cove, the reaction was, "You've got to be kidding me!" according to Robert Fagenson. Since then,...

Appleseed Representative to Address VI Attorneys

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:28:21 -0400

Attorney Jack Barnes, Chair of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center will address members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association and the public interested in the work of the Appleseed Foundation (www.appleseeds.net) on Monday,...

St. Thomas Attorney Elected Chair of VI Homeless Advocacy Organization

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:32:51 -0400

Tom Bolt, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Virgin Islands Corps of the Salvation Army, was elected Chairman of the Virgin Islands Continuum of Care on Homelessness at its Annual Meeting. The Continuum of Care consists of all the...

Virgin Islands Attorney Addresses ABA House of Delegates

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:54:03 -0400

St. Thomas attorney, Tom Bolt, Managing Attorney of Tom Bolt & Associates, PC and a Delegate at Large to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, addressed the House at its Midyear Meeting on February 11th in Los Angeles, California...

Year-End Gifts

cwilliams@vilaw.com (Carl R. Williams) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:50:37 -0400

Many clients are uneasy about making outright gifts to their children or grandchildren.

St. Croix KFC Workers Defeat Union

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:46:18 -0400

St. Croix, VI - Friday afternoon Luis Diaz, Agent for the National Labor Relations Board, announced the union election results by the workers of the St. Croix Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants at Frederiksted, Orange Grove and Sunny Isle. Diaz declared...

Virgin Islands Attorney Announces National Youth Summit

tbolt@vilaw.com (Tom Bolt) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:46:21 -0400

Tom Bolt, American Bar Association Delegate at Large, announced on Wednesday that the The American Bar Association Division for Public Education's National Online Youth Summit. The program offers students in the Virgin the chance to study, research, and analyze an...