SHAREHOLDERS
Richard T. Cassidy (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, July 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., Political Science, 1975); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1978). Co-Recipient, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont's Third Annual Jonathan B. Chase Award, 1990. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert W. Larrow, 1978-1979. Chief Law Clerk, Vermont Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Author: "Civil Rights in Vermont," Vermont State Government and Administration Since 1965 (M. Sherman, ed., 1999). Associate Examiner, 1991-1993, Examiner, 1993-2004, Chair, 1995-2004, Vermont Board of Bar Examiners. Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1994; Member, Drafting Committee on Model Punitive Damages Act, 1994-1996; Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Uniform Arbitration Act, 1996-2000; Member, Drafting Committee On Uniform Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act, 2001-2002. Chair, Drafting Committee on Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications in Criminal Sentencing, 2005. Chair, Vermont Solid Waste and Air Quality Variance Board, 1993-2005. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1999-2005; 2009. Board of Governors, 2005-2008) Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Vermont Employment Lawyers Association; American Counsel Association (Director, 2004). Fellow: American Bar Foundation, 2004. Reported Cases: Kaplan v. City of Burlington, 891 F.2d 1026 (2d Cir. 1989) cert. denied, 496 U.S. 926 (1990); Chabad-Lubavitch of Vermont v. City of Burlington, 936 F.2d 109 (2d Cir. 1991) cert. denied, 505 U.S. 1218 (1992); Ballard v. University of Vermont, 693 A.2d 713, 118 Ed. Law Rep. 419 (Vt. 1997); Brueckner v. Norwich University, 169 Vt. 118, 730 A.2nd 1086 (1999), Provost v. FletcherAllen Health Care, Inc. 2005 VT 115, 890 A.2nd 97 (2005). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Richard T. Cassidy
Julie A. Frame (Member) born Missoula, Montana, December 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Vassar College; Georgetown University (B.A., 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member: Vermont and American (Member, Family Section) Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: In re: Adoption of B.L. V.B., 628 A.2d 1271, 160 Vt. 368 (1993); Titchenal v. Dexter, 693 A.2d 682, 166 Vt. 373 (1997); Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation and Peter Rasmussen v. Vermont State Colleges, 151 Vt. 457, 561 A.2d 417 (1989). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; Divorce; Gay and Lesbian Family Law.Email: Julie A. Frame
Robert W. Katims (Member) born Hackensack, New Jersey, May 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Vermont; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1983); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1988). Research Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: "State v. Catsam: A Clarification of Evidentiary Standards in Vermont Child Sexual Abuse Cases," 12 Vt. L. Rev. 485 (1987); "Living Without Principles: State v. Brunelle and the Vermont Supreme Court," 13 Vt. L. Rev. 347 (1988). Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; DUI/DWI.Email: Robert W. Katims
Michael T. Russell (Managing Director) born Denver, Colorado, January 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Vermont. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1986); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Town of Charlotte Zoning Board of Adjustment; Town of Charlotte Zoning Board Trails Committee; Board of Trustees, Lake Champlain Waldorf School; Board of Trustees, Vermont Commons School. Member: Vermont Bar Association and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Contracts; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Probate.Email: Michael T. Russell
Nancy J. Waples (Member) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1999, Vermont; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1982); St. John's University (J.D., 1987). Member: Hinesburg Vermont Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1993-1999; State of Vermont Environmental Board, 1999-2004. Member: Vermont Bar Association; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (President, 2006); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Charleston v. Leonardo 891 F.2d 277 (2 Cir. 1989); Perez v. Jones, 935 F.2d 280 (2d Cir.1991); People v. Mitchell 77 NY 2d 624 (1991); U.S. v. Laflam, 369 F.ed 153 (2d Cir. 2004). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Land Use; Environmental Law.Email: Nancy J. Waples
Gregory A. Weimer (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, June 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1991, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1993, New Hampshire. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Research Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1987-1988. Law Clerk to the Vermont District and Superior Courts, 1988-1989. Author: "UM/UIM Coverage Issues," The Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest, Vol. 26, No. 1, March 2000; "Expert Evidence: What You Don't Know About Daubert Can Hurt You," The Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest, Vol. 24, No. 2, June 1998. Co-Author: "The 'Sibling State' Approach to the Vermont Constitution," 13 Vt. L. Rev. 357 (1988). Member: Vermont (Member: Vermont Supreme Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee; Chairman, Practice & Procedure Committee; Insurance Law Committee); Maine State, New Hampshire and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Vermont State Representative); Vermont Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Tort Defense.Email: Gregory A. Weimer
OF COUNSEL
Philip H. Hoff (Of Counsel) born Turners Falls, Massachusetts, June 29, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951, Vermont. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1948); Cornell University (LL.B., 1951). Governor, State of Vermont, 1962-1969. Trustee, Williams College, 1965-1970. Fellow: Harvard University, 1971-1972. Member and former Chairperson, Vermont Advisory Committee of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1982. Trustee, 1983-1998; President, 1990-1995, Vermont Law School.Email: Philip H. Hoff
FOUNDING MEMBER
David W. Curtis (1938-1999).