Statement of Practice

General Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Captive Insurance, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Government Affairs, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Internet Law, Labor and Employment, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Matrimonial Law, Mediation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Patents, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utility Law, Real Estate, Taxation, Telecommunications Law, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, and Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Trials in all State and Federal Courts.

Address

28 Vernon Street P.O. Box 9
Brattleboro, VT 05302, (Windham Co.)

Phone

Phone: 802-258-3070
Fax: 802-258-4875

Website

http://www.drm.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

DIRECTORS

Timothy E. Copeland, Jr. (Director) admitted to bar, 1998, New Hampshire; 1999, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., 1991); Vermont Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1997-1998. Director and Past President, Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. Director, United Way of Windham County. Trustee, Chesterfield Public School Foundation. Former Board Member, Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Member: Windham County, Vermont, New Hampshire and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Otis Elevator Co. v. International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 4, 408 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2006); KONE, Inc. v. International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 4, 2006 WL 2987042 (D.Mass. Sept. 27, 2006); Otis Elevator Co. v. Local 91, International Union of Elevator Constructors, 393 F.Supp. 2d 143 (D.Conn. 2005); Local One, International Union of Elevator Constructors (National Elevator Industry, Inc.), 339 NLRB 977 (2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Reductions in Force; Employment Discrimination; Employment Breach of Contract; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Labor Law; Labor Legislation; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Timothy E. Copeland, Jr.

R. Bradford Fawley (Director) admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1992, Vermont; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Marietta College (B.S., Biology, 1977); Old Dominion University (M.S., Oceanography, 1980); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Vermont and American (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Litigation and Torts; Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Conservation Law Foundation v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 327 F.Supp.2d 325 D.Vt. (2004); In re Stormwater NPDES Petition, 180 Vt. 261, 910 A.2d 824, 2006 VT 91, Vt. (2006 ) (NO. 04-515); Okemo Mountain, Inc. v. U.S. Sporting Clays Ass'n., 376 F.3d 102, C.A.2 Vt., (2004); MyWebGrocer, LLC v. Hometown Info, Inc., 375 F.3d 190, 2004 Copr.L.Dec. P 28,851, C.A.2 Vt. (2004); Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., Not Reported in A.2d, 2003 WL 21978112, Conn.Super., (2003); U.S. v. Davis, 261 F.3d 1, 53 ERC 1097, 32 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,048, 57 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 748, C.A.1 R.I., (2001); Leon's Bakery, Inc. v. Grinnell Corp., 990 F.2d 44, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 13,455, C.A.2 Conn., (1993); Mumford Cove Ass'n, Inc. v. Town of Groton, Conn., 786 F.2d 530, 24 ERC 1116, 4 Fed.R.Serv.3d 510, 16 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,532, C.A.2 Conn., (1986). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: R. Bradford Fawley

Peter B. Robb (Deputy Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer) admitted to bar, 1976, Maryland; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1995, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1970); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1976). Managing Editor, Maryland Law Forum, 1975-1976. Co-Author: "Matthew Bender's New York Labor Law," Federal Labor Law Chapter; "Matthew Bender's Treatise on Health Care Law," Labor and Employment Law Chapter. Member, HR Advisor Editorial Board. Member: Vermont and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Collective Bargaining; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Mediation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Labor Arbitration; Labor Legislation; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Personnel Policies; Reductions in Force; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Peter B. Robb

Peter D. Van Oot (Chair, Regulated Entities Group) admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1987, Vermont; 1990, New Hampshire. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1985); Harvard Law School (Mediation Course, 1997). Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Patrick J. Leahy, 1980-1985. Visiting Professor, Environmental Law, Williams College, 1999-2003. Member: Environmental Law Committee, Lex Mundi; Brownfields Advisory Committee to the Vermont Legislature. Advisory Board Member, Vermont Law School Environmental Law Center. Former Member, Vermont Governor Howard Dean's Council of Environmental Advisors. Former Board Member and Chair, Vermont Land Trust. Charter Fellow: American College of Environmental Attorneys. Member: Vermont (Member, Environmental Law Section), New Hampshire (Member, Environmental Law Section), Massachusetts and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environment; Energy and Resources) Bar Associations. (Also at Lebanon, New Hampshire Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Peter D. Van Oot

ASSOCIATES

Craig Miskovich (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, Vermont; 2005, New Hampshire. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1992); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., highest honors, 2002). Associate Editor, Connecticut Law Review, 2001-2002. Speaker, Business Year in Review, Vermont Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2005. Instructor, Internet Law, Marlboro College Graduate Program. Chair, Brattleboro Development Review Board. Member, Board of Directors, Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. Member: Vermont (Member, Health Law Section), New Hampshire (Member, Health Law Section), Massachusetts and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Compliance; Nursing Home Regulation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Mental Health Law; Financial Services Law; Acquisitions and Development.Email: Craig Miskovich

Elizabeth R. Wohl (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Vermont. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Winthrop Scholar. Finalist, 2005 Vermont Law Review Ballenger-Green Paper Competition. Editor, Vermont Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to: Honorable William F. Downes, United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, 2006; Justice Marilyn S. Skoglund, Vermont Supreme Court, 2007. Teaching Assistant, Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy. Trustee, Brooks Memorial Library, 2008. Member: Vermont Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Elizabeth R. Wohl

OF COUNSEL

Pamela J. Coyne (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Connecticut; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2006, Vermont. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1996); Quinnipiac University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Moot Court Honor Society. Associate Editor, Quinnipiac Law Review, 1998-2000. Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," BNA, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, 2008 Supp. Member: Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Labor Arbitration; Unfair Labor Practices; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Uniformed Services Employment; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense.