(Main Office)

Lawyers for growth companies.

Statement of Practice

Corporate Law, Contracts, Securities, Finance, Banking Law, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Media Law, Internet Law, Technology and Science, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, State and Federal Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, Business Law, Commercial Law, Business Planning, Business Enterprises, Corporation Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Partnership Law, Small Business Law, Business Start-Ups, Initial Public Offerings, Venture Capital, Employment Contracts, Investments, Intellectual Property, Licensing Agreements.

Representative Clients:

Advanced Concrete Systems, Inc.
Ashtek Corporation
Autumn-Harp, Inc.
Creative Labels of Vermont, Inc.
Danforth Pewterers, Ltd.
Daybreak Intellectual Capital Solutions, Inc.
DieCast Connections Company, Inc.
Dynapower Corporation
ElanAir, Inc. dba Heritage Flight
Eesa Corporation
EpikOne, Inc.
ForesTrade, Inc.
Grafton County NH Economic Development Council
Granite State Angels, Inc.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Hawkeye Capital Associates, LLC
Himaya, Inc.
Home Bistro Foods, Inc.
Hubbardton Forge Corporation
Jager diPaola Kemp Design
Kingdom County Productions
LEDdynamics, Inc.
Literati Creative Group, Inc. dba Vermont Vows
Madhouse Muchies, Inc.
Magic Hat Brewing Company
Main Street Landing Company
Mophie, Inc.
New England Angel Fund I, L.P.
North Country Angels, Inc.
Norwich University
Plymouth Toy and Book, Inc.
SBE, Inc. dba SB Electronics
Shark Communications Corporation
Seventh Generation, Inc.
TD Banknorth, N.A.
Third Place, Inc. dba American Flatbread Burlington Hearth
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
Vermont Coffee Company, LLC
Vermont Consumers Energy Cooperative
Vermont Investors Forum, Inc.
Vermont Mystic Pie Company, Inc.
Vermont Soy, LLC
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Inc.
Vermont Venture Network
Westminster Cracker Company, Inc.
Wolfjaw Capital, Inc.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Vermont Attorneys Title Corp.

Reference:

TD Banknorth, N.A., Burlington, Vt.

Clients

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Grateful Dead Productions, Inc.
Grateful Dead Merchandising, Inc.

Address

60 Lake Street, 2nd Floor
Burlington, VT 05401, (Chittenden Co.)

Phone

Phone: 802-658-7830
Facsimile: 802-658-0978

Website

http://www.merritt-merritt.com

DIRECTORS OF FIRM

H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr. (Director) born Long Branch, New Jersey, July 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, Vermont; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors and high distinction in Sociology, 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1979). Member, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1978-1979. Founder and President, Vermont Venture Network, 1989—. Director and Secretary, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, 1991-2001. Member: Board of Directors, Vermont Patent and Trademark Depository Library, 1997-2003; Vermont Hi-Tech Initiative, 1997-2003; UVM Council of Community Advisors, 1997-2003. Member: New York State, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Blue Compass Corporation, a/k/a Black Magic Chimney Sweeps International, Inc. vs. Polish Masters of America, Dumond (Greg, Kathy Pryor) 777 F.Supp. 4. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Securities; Finance; Initial Public Offerings; Real Estate; Technology and Science.Email: H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr.

Sharon J. Merritt (Director) born Syracuse, New York, October 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1990, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1976); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1979). Mortar Board. Assistant Counsel, New York State Banking Department, 1984-1988. Author: "Current Issues in Mortgage Banking Regulation," New York State Bar Association, Real Property Law Section Newsletter, April 1987; "Employment-at-will," NYLJ, 1982; "Recent Developments in No-Strike Laws," NYLJ, 1982. Member, Advisory Board, Vermont International Film Foundation. Member: New York State and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Media Law; Internet Law; Contracts; Administrative Law; Employment Law; Employment Contracts; Advertising Law.Email: Sharon J. Merritt

R.W. Eli Moulton, III (Director) born Denver, Colorado, July 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 2000, Vermont. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Member, Virginia Tax Review. President, Board of Directors, Sarah Holbrook Community Center. Member: Massachusetts and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Securities.Email: R.W. Eli Moulton, III

OF COUNSEL

Ralphine N. O'Rourke (Of Counsel) born Flushing, New York, May 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Edinburgh University; Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Comment Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to Hon. David H. Souter, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1989-1990. Associate, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, 1990-1992. Associate, 1992-1994 and Partner, 1995-1996, Sheehey Brue Gray & Furlong, Burlington, VT. Senior Attorney, Bombardier Capital Inc. 1996-2000. Board of Directors, Vermont March of Dimes. Member: Vermont and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance Law.Email: Ralphine N. O'Rourke