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One Church Street, P.O. Box 1307
Burlington, Vermont 05402-1307 (Chittenden Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) One of Vermont's largest law firms, Burlington-based Paul Frank + Collins, is a full service law firm practicing throughout Vermont, New England and other parts of the country. We represent multinational and national corporations, large and small public institutions, banking institutions, other respected law firms requiring co-counsel, insurance companies, captive managers, construction and real estate development firms, businesses of all sizes, foreign companies, non-profit entities, high-net-worth individuals, and many others. The firm has attorneys licensed to practice throughout New England and in many other jurisdictions. The firm also has extensive experience advising Canadian and other foreign companies doing business throughout the United States, as well as advising U.S. companies in connection with business operations in foreign countries. Paul Frank + Collins has the breadth and experience to handle all clients' business and litigation needs. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Administrative, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Captive Insurance, Civil Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Education, Employment, Energy Development, Entertainment, Environmental and Land Use, Estate Planning, Governmental Enforcement, Health Care, Health and Safety, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Non-Profit, Pension and Profit Sharing, Personal Injury, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Taxation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Workers' Compensation law. Trials in all state and federal courts, as well as representation before public agencies and in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Year Established: 1968
Firm Size: 28
Languages: French.
Firm Affiliations THE HARMONIE GROUP: An affiliation of invitation-only independent law firms providing legal services to corporations, insurance carriers, and third party claim administrators Representative Clients:Biogenie Corporation
Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc.
Bond Auto Parts, Inc.
Burlington Free Press
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Champlain College, Incorporated
Chittenden Bank
A.N. Deringer, Inc.
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Eastview at Middlebury
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
Harrington's of Vermont, Inc.
KeyBank, N.A.
Kone, Inc.
Lodging North, Inc.
Merchants Bank
Microsoft Corporation
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
New England Air Systems, Inc.
Nestech Machine Systems, Inc.
Northfield Savings Bank
Resolution, Inc.
Retrovest
TD Banknorth, Inc.
Technology Park Partners, LLC
The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
Unilever
Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.
Vermont Information Processing, Inc.
Vermont Law School.
ClientsREPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: Acadia
AEGIS
Aetna
Agora Syndicate
AIG Admiral Insurance Co.
Alexsis Risk Mgmt. Co.
Allmerica Financial Life Insurance & Annuity Co.
American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc. (American Safety Insurance Group)
Ancon Insurance Co. (Exxon Corp.)
Attorneys Liability Protection Society (ALPS)
AXA Global Risks
Burlington Insurance Co.
CGU Ins. Co.
Chesterfield Services
Chubb Group
Cincinnati Insurance Co.
CNA
Crawford & Co.
Crum & Forster Group
Doctors' Co., The
E & O Professionals
Empire Fire & Marine
Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Fidalgo Insurance Co. (Microsoft Corp.)
First Beacon Insurance Co. (Alcatel-Lucent)
GAB Business Services
Gallagher Bassett Services
Guaranty Fund Management Services
HCM Claim Management.
Hartford Insurance Co.
Home Insurance Co.
Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Co.
Investor Protection Insurance Co. (Merrill Lynch & Co.)
Lloyd's of London
Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.
Managed Care Indemnity, Inc. (Humana, Inc.)
Marsh & McLennan
Maryland Casualty Co.
Medical Mutual of Maine
Middlesex Assurance Co. Ltd. (Johnson & Johnson)
Pawtucket Mutual Insurance
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
RSKCo.
Ryder Claims Service
Safeco Insurance Co.
St. Paul Insurance Co.
Sedgwick, Inc.
State Farm Insurance Cos.
Sumitomo Marine Management (USA) Inc.
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Terra Nova Insurance Co. Ltd., London
The Travelers Insurance Group
Union Mutual of Vermont
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
Zurich-American Insurance Group.
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AddressOne Church Street P.O. Box 1307
Burlington, VT 05402-1307, (Chittenden Co.)
PhonePhone: 802-658-2311
Fax: 802-658-0042
Website
http://www.pfclaw.com
Paul, Frank & Collins, Inc. Paul, Frank & Collins, A Professional Corporation John T. Sartore (Member) born New York, New York, November 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1989, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1971). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 10+ Years; Chambers America's Leading Business Lawyers; New England SuperLawyers, 2007, 2008. President, Paul Frank + Collins, 1994-2002. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Former Vermont Chapter President and National Board Representative. Director, New England Legal Foundation, 1995-2001. President, Greater Burlington YMCA, 1997-1999. Author: "Daubert Opinion Requires Judges to Screen Scientific Evidence," Pediatrics Vol. 118 No. 5, November 2006. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Vermont Chair, 2004-2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; White Collar Crime; Intellectual Property Law.Email: John T. Sartore
Alan D. Port (President) born Syracuse, New York, July 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Boston University (M.A., 1971); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Board of Editors, Cornell Law Review, 1975-1976. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business; New England SuperLawyers, 2007. President, Paul Frank + Collins, 2002. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member, Vermont Captive Association, Strategic Planning Committee. Practice Areas: Captive Insurance; Corporate Law; Insurance; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Wills.Email: Alan D. Port
Robert G. Cain (Member) born Natick, Massachusetts, July 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1989, New York; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1973); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Associate and Executive Research Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1976-1977. Member, The Order of John Marshall. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert W. Larrow, Vermont Supreme Court, 1977-1978. Chief Law Clerk to Vermont Supreme Court, 1978. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Defense Research Institute; Tri-State Defense Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice (Associate Member). Reported Cases: Gilmour v. Town of Barnet, 141 Vt. 640 (1982); Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Deuso, 146 Vt. 424 (1985); Merrill v. Town of Ludlow, 147 Vt. 186 (1986); Lavoie v. Pacific Press & Shear Co., 975 F.2d 48 (2nd Cir. 1993); Hudson v. Town of East Montpelier, 161 Vt. 168 (1993); Lauzon v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 164 Vt. 620 (1995); Zukatis v. Perry, 165 Vt. 298 (1996); State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Roberts, 166 Vt. 452 (1997); Thompson v. Dewey's So. Royalton, Inc., 169 Vt. 274 (1999); Longe v. Boise Cascade Corp., 171 Vt. 214 (2000); Sperling v. Allstate, 2007 Vt. 126; Estate of Peter Fatovich v. Burlington Free Press, Vermont Department of Labor, Docket No. H-06550, Opinion #19-97 (1997); Pion v. Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc., Vermont Department of Labor, Docket No. X-01358, Opinion #02-07WC (2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Motor Vehicle Liability; Liquor Liability; Asbestos Liability; First Amendment Law.Email: Robert G. Cain
S. Crocker Bennett, II (Member) born Elmira, New York, September 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1972); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1978). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America 10+ years; Chambers America's Leading Business Lawyers; New England SuperLawyers 2007, 2008. Author: Comment, "Restrictive Covenants in Land Planning," 19 New Hampshire Bar Journal 269, 1978; "Confidentiality of Medical Records: The Rules and the Exceptions," Vermont State Medical Society Reporter, June 1989 (Part I), July 1989 (Part II); "The Treatment of Minors and Parental Consent," Vermont State Medical Society Reporter, March 1991 (Part I), April/May 1991 (Part II). Law Clerk, Vermont Superior Court, 1978-1979. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, Vermont State Committee. Reported Cases: Vermont Union School District No. 21 v. H.P. Cummings Construction et al., 143 Vt. 416, 469 A.2d 742 (1983); Utzler v. Surgical Associates, 149 Vt. 126, 540 A.2d 652 (1987); Lillicrap v. Martin, 156 Vt. 165, 591 A.2d 41 (1989); Bancroft v. Bancroft, 154 Vt. 442, 578 A.2d 114 (1990); Edgerton v. Flanagan, 157 Vt. 671, 594 A.2d 444 (1991); Phinney v. Vinson, 158 Vt. 646, 605 A.2d 849 (1992); In re Howard L. Delozier, M.D., 158 Vt. 655, 613 A.2d 196 (1992); Delozier v. State of Vermont, 160 Vt. 426, 631 A.2d 228 (1993); Jones v. Block, 171 Vt. 569, 762 A.2d 846 (2000); Hutchins v. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc., 172 Vt. 580, 776 A.2d 376 (2001); Fercenia v. Guiduli, 175 Vt. 541, 830 A.2d 55 (2003). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Hospital Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance; Products Liability; Hospital Administration; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Premises Liability; Hospital Risk Management; Hospital Privilege.Email: S. Crocker Bennett, II
Robert S. DiPalma (Member) born White Plains, New York, March 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1974; M.Ed., 1975); Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont (Member, Bankruptcy Law Committee) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Utility Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert S. DiPalma
Stephen J. Soule (Member) born Geneva, New York, March 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Kansas; 1984, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1988, New Hampshire; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2008, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.S., 1973); Washburn University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Senior Notes Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1981. Reported Cases: Bessette v. Department of Corrections, 2007 VT 42, 928 A.2d 514, June 01, 2007 (NO. 2006-003); Union Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Joerg, 824 A.2d 586, 2003 VT 27 (Vt., Mar 28, 2003) (NO. 01 336); Derosier v. Pawtucket Mut. Ins. Co., 819 A.2d 739, 2003 VT 6 (Vt., Jan 31, 2003) (NO. 2001 106); Sheltra v. Vermont Asbestos Group, 820 A.2d 221, 2003 VT 22 (Vt., Feb 19, 2003) (NO. 2002- 116); Knisely v. Central Vermont Hosp., 171 Vt. 644, 769 A.2d 5 (Vt., Oct 12, 2000) (NO. 99-158); Debus v. Grand Union Stores of Vermont, 159 Vt. 537, 621 A.2d 1288 (Vt., Jan 29, 1993) (NO. 92 063); Howard Bank, N.A. v. Estate of Pope, 156 Vt. 537, 593 A.2d 471 (Vt., May 24, 1991) (NO. 89 278); Northern Aircraft, Inc. v. Reed, 154 Vt. 36, 572 A.2d 1382 (Vt., Mar 02, 1990) (NO. 89 259); University of Vermont v. W.R. Grace & Co., 152 Vt. 287, 565 A.2d 1354, 57 Ed. Law Rep. 163, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 12,300 (Vt., Aug 04, 1989) (NO. 88 181); Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Deuso, 146 Vt. 424, 505 A.2d 666 (Vt., Dec 13, 1985) (NO. 84 121); Cavanaugh v. Abbott Laboratories, 145 Vt. 516, 496 A.2d 154, Vt., April 26, 1985 (NO. 84-012). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Aviation and Aerospace.Email: Stephen J. Soule
Stephanie J. Mapes (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Vermont. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1983); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Scholar, Vermont Law School. Member, 1986-1987 and Editor, 1987-1988, Vermont Law Review. Author: "Cybertrage and Reverse Hijacking: The Uncertain State of Trademark Law as Applied to Internet Domain Names," 23 Vermont Bar Journal 46, December, 1997; "The 'Single Economic Family' Dragon, so Recently Slain, Still Breathes Fire on Waste Industry Captives," June 2001; "New Top Level Domains Approved; .Biz and .Info," Champlain Business Journal, July 2001, Rutland Business Journal Aug/Sept. 2001. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. Legislative Committee Member, Vermont Captive Insurance Association. Secretary, Champlain College, 2007. Faculty Member, International Center for Captive Insurance Education, 2007. Member: Vermont Captive Insurance Association. Practice Areas: Captive Insurance; Insurance; Copyrights; Trademarks; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Stephanie J. Mapes
John H. Draper, IV (Member) born Canton, Massachusetts, November 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Vermont; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1987); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Comment Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: Case Comment, "Warrantless Searches of Household Garbage-California v. Greenwood," 23 Suffolk University Law Review 118 (1989); Case Comment, "Double Jeopardy Does Not Bar Resentencing After Sentence Reversed on Procedural Grounds-Lockhart v. Nelson," 23 Suffolk University Law Review 882 (1989). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Immigration and Naturalization; Corporate Law.Email: John H. Draper, IV
Matthew E.C. Pifer (Member) born Norwalk, Connecticut, October 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1987); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1990); National Institute for Trial Advocacy (1997). Deputy States Attorney, Bennington County, Vermont, 1990-1993. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Property and Casualty Claims Consulting; Captive Insurance; Commercial Property Insurance; Casualty Insurance; Excess and Reinsurance; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; International Insurance; Risk Management; Disability Insurance.Email: Matthew E.C. Pifer
Robert J. Grenier (Member) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, August 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1991, Vermont. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., cum laude, 1968); McGill University (M.B.A., 1975; LL.B., magna cum laude, 1987). University and Faculty Scholar; James McGill and Joseph Cohen, Q.C. Awards. Member, McGill Law Journal, 1985-1987. Industrial Commissioner, Montreal Urban Community, 1977-1984. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont (Chair, International Law and Practice Committee), Massachusetts Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member: International Law Section; Canada Law Committee); American Immigration Lawyers Association. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1972]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Business Transactions; Immigration and Naturalization; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Robert J. Grenier
William D. Riley (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Vermont; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2000, U.S. Tax Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., 1984); University of Michigan (M.B.A., 1986); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, 1990-1991 and Managing Editor, 1991-1992, Vermont Law Review. Author: "A Role for Captive Insurance Companies after TRIEA?," For the Defense, May 2007; "TRIA and Captives: The Role of Captive Insurance in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program," The Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance, Defense Research Institute, 2005; "Federal Preemption of State and Local Rent Control Laws Through FIRREA: A Proposal to Protect Tenants and the RTC," 16 Vermont Law Review 969, 1992. Member: Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Debartolo v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, 925 A.2d 1018 (Vt. 2007); Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. CNA Ins. Co., 862 A.2d 251 (Vt. 2004); Perry v. Green Mountain Mall, 857 A.2d 793 (Vt. 2004); State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Roberts, 697 A.2d 667 (Vt. 1997); Zukatis v. Perry, 682 A.2d 964 (Vt. 1996); Lauzon v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 674 A.2d 1246 (Vt. 1995). Practice Areas: Captive Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Bad Faith Litigation.Email: William D. Riley
Mark G. Hall (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, July 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Vermont; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kent State University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Listed: Chambers USA, Real Estate, Zoning/Land Use; New England SuperLawyers, 2008. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Mark G. Hall
Frank V. Petrosino (Member) born Red Bank, New Jersey, November 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Vermont. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1991; B.A., 1991); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Citation Editor, New England Law Review, 1996-1997. Author: "Coughing in the Kitchen - Coping with AIDS and other Communicable Diseases in Vermont Food Service Establishments," Vermont Connections, A Vermont Chamber of Commerce Publication, Summer, 2008. Member, Vermont Convention Bureau, 2006-2008. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Intellectual Property.Email: Frank V. Petrosino
Christopher J. Leff (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, July 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota; 2002, Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Research Note and Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "Federal Income Taxation of Captive Insurance LLCs," The Captive Chronicle, 2004. Practice Areas: Taxation; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property.Email: Christopher J. Leff
Santo Longo (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2007, Vermont. Education: Amherst College (B.A., Anthropology, 1985); University of Massachusetts (M.A., with honors, 1991); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1994). Editor, Connecticut Environmental Compliance Update, 1994-1998. Contributing Editor, American Bar Association, Environmental Litigation Reporter, 2001-2004. Member, Women Helping Battered Women, Board of Directors, 2006. Practice Areas: Property Law; Real Estate Development; Environmental Law; Energy.Email: Santo Longo
Nolan C. Burkhouse (Member) born Palo Alto, California; admitted to bar, 1998, Vermont and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; New Hampshire, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1994); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1998). President, Jessup International Moot Court Team. Associate Articles Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1997-1998. Reported Cases: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. Dean, 202 F. Supp. 2d 300 (D.Vt. 2002), affirmed in part and modified in part, 342 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2003); Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep et al. v. Crombie et al., 2007 WL 922255 (D. VT. March 23, 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; First Amendment Law.Email: Nolan C. Burkhouse
OF COUNSELR. Allan Paul (Of Counsel) born Albany, New York, August 18, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1969, U.S Tax Court; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (A.B., 1953); Columbia University (J.D., 1956); Vermont Law School (Honorary Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, 2006). Recipient, Vermont Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, 2006. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" 10+ years. New England SuperLawyers 2007, 2008. Member: Board of Directors, A.N. Deringer, Inc. (Chairman, 2006); Board of Trustees, Vermont Law School 1994-2004 (President, 1995-2001; Elected Trustee Emeritus, 2008); Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, 1989-2001 (Chairman, 1997-1999); Board of Trustees, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, 1976-1982; 1984-1990 (Chairman, 1981-1982); Director Emeritus, Banknorth, N.A. Member: American Judicature Society. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: R. Allan Paul
Joseph E. Frank (Of Counsel) born Burlington, Vermont, January 28, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1961, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Vermont, 1961. Special Counsel To: Vermont State Highway Board, 1962-1975; Vermont Public Service Board, 1965-1969. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont (President, 1983-1984), American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Utility Law; Administrative Law.Email: Joseph E. Frank
Peter M. Collins (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, March 23, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Vermont; 1966, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1959); Boston University (J.D., 1965). Listed: Best Lawyers of America 25+ years; New England SuperLawyers, 2007, 2008. Champlain College: Member, Board of Trustees, 1990 and Chairman, 2000-2002; Facilities/Planning Committee 2003; Trustee Emeritus. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. [Lt., U.S.N.R., 1959-1969]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Peter M. Collins
ASSOCIATESDavid M. Pocius (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Vermont and New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.S., Biology, 1997); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: David M. Pocius
Peter J. McDougall (Associate) born Lowell, Massachusetts, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., Community Development and Applied Economics, 1998); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Banking and Financial Services, 2002). Practice Areas: Captive Insurance; Commercial Law; Banking Law.Email: Peter J. McDougall
Sonya L. Sibold (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2006, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 2008, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.S., 1997); West Virginia University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Privacy Law; Ski Area Liability.Email: Sonya L. Sibold
Matthew A. Ferrigno (Associate) born Springfield, Massachusetts, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Vermont; 2007, Massachusetts; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1998); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2006). Head Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review. Dean's Fellow Legal Writing Instructor. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Matthew A. Ferrigno
Evan P. Meenan (Associate) born Princeton, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2008, Vermont. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., Philosophy, 2005); Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate Development; Property Law.Email: Evan P. Meenan
Kristina Roomet (Associate) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2008, Vermont. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2002); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Property Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Real Estate; Energy; Alternative Energy.Email: Kristina Roomet
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