MEMBERS OF FIRM
John J. Bergeron (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, November 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: St. Michael's College (B.A., 1970); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1973). Deputy States Attorney, 1973-1976. Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Business Transactions; Divorce; Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: John J. Bergeron
Vincent A. Paradis (Member) born Concord, Massachusetts, October 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Vermont; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Norwich University (B.A., 1968); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1971). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Land Use and Environmental; Litigation; Municipal; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Vincent A. Paradis
Edward D. Fitzpatrick (Member) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 1977, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1972); Suffolk University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Business/Corporations; Criminal Law; Banking Regulation; Real Estate; Development and Zoning; Foreclosures.Email: Edward D. Fitzpatrick
Priscilla Bondy Dubé (Member) born New Rochelle, New York, March 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Colby College (A.B., 1977); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1980). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Mediation; Child Support; Child Custody; Modification.Email: Priscilla Bondy Dubé
Douglas G. Kallen (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, December 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1985, Colorado; 1987, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1977); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1980). President, Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2007. Assistant District Attorney, Brooklyn, New York, 1980-1986. Member: Vermont Bar Association (Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 2002); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Felonies; Drug Crimes; Personal Injury.Email: Douglas G. Kallen
Daniel P. O'Rourke (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, September 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1993, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1986); Suffolk University (J.D., 1989). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Real Estate; Business; Corporate; Zoning, Development and Land Use.Email: Daniel P. O'Rourke
Kerin E. Stackpole (Member) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland (inactive); 1992, District of Columbia (inactive); 1995, Vermont. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Vermont Bar Association (Chair, Employment Law Section, 2000-2004). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Business Law; Business Formation; Civil Litigation.Email: Kerin E. Stackpole
Michael D. Danley (Member) born Highland Park, Illinois, December 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1975). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Foreclosures.Email: Michael D. Danley
David D. Aman (Member) born St. Joseph, Missouri, July 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2004, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1998); New York Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Vermont and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents.Email: David D. Aman
Chad V. Bonanni (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado (inactive); 2003, Vermont; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2002). Member: Vermont Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Law; Zoning Law; Municipal Law.Email: Chad V. Bonanni
OF COUNSEL
John W. O'Donnell (Of Counsel) born Rockville Centre, New York, March 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, Vermont; 1993, Massachusetts. Education: Princeton University, (A.B., 1972); University of Texas (M.P.H., 1974); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1996). Deputy Health Commissioner, State of Vermont, 1981-1982. Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Human Services, 1982-1985. General Counsel, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, 1985-1992. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Law; Corporate; Intellectual Property; Development; Planning and Zoning.Email: John W. O'Donnell
Thomas H. Somers (Of Counsel) born Portland, Maine, December 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1993, Vermont; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Public and Private Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Thomas H. Somers