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71 Allen Street, Suite 401, P.O. Box 578
Rutland, Vermont 05702-0578 (Rutland Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeAdministrative and Land Use Law, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Creditor's Rights, Civil Litigation, Complex and Toxic Tort Litigation, Construction Litigation, Corporate Partnership and LLC Law, Condominium Law, Electric Power, Energy Regulation, Partnership Law, Contracts, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Insurance Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Professional Liability Defense, Municipal Law, Municipal Bonds, Products Liability, Legal Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Public Service Law, Real Estate, Acquisitions, Taxation, Utilities, Workouts, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1984
Firm Size: 17
Representative Clients:Reliant Energy, LLC
Alpine Pipeline Company
Amerisure, Cos.
Arbella Mutual Insurance Co.
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
Brinker International/Chili's Restaurants
Capmark Finance, Inc.
Chase Enterprise
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Chittenden Bank
Clifford TVC
Coldwell Banker Watson Realty
Eastern Bank
First American Title Insurance Company
First Light Technologies, Inc.
Hannaford Brothers, Inc.
Hawk Inn & Mountain Resort
Highridge Condominium Association
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.(The)
John A. Russell Corporation, General Contractors
J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc.
Key Bank
Ledgewood Condominium Owners Association
Liberty International Underwriters
Lloyds of London
Marble Valley Regional Transit District
Merchants Bank
Omya Inc.
Otis Elevator
Primax Properties/Tractor Supply Company
Rutland County Board of Realtors
Rutland County Solid Waste District
Rutland Economic Development Corporation
Seasons on Mount Snow Owners Association
Safety Insurance Company
Terrace Assisted Living Communities
Town of Pittsford
Tube City IMS: United Technologies
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
Vermont Quarries Corp.
Wilk Paving
Zurich Insurance Co.
Liberty Surplus Insurance Co.
Amerlink, Ltd.
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Address71 Allen Street, Suite 401 P.O. Box 578
Rutland, VT 05702-0578, (Rutland Co.)
PhonePhone: 802-773-3300
Telecopier: 802-775-1581
Website
http://www.kenlanlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A. Jay Kenlan (Member) born Macon, Georgia, September 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts; 1972, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Norwich University (B.S., 1966); University of Maine and University of North Carolina (J.D., 1969). Co-Author (with David Cooper and Michael Stahler), "Vermont Law," Chapter 46, Brownfields-A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (Todd S. Davis and Kevin D. Margolis, 1997-rev. 2009, published by the American Bar Association Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law). Moderator, Town of Wallingford, 1986. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Division, 1981) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1999; Governor's Commission on Marketability of Title (Member, 2007-2008); Vermont Commission on the Future of Economic Development (Chair, 2008). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Transactions: Author: "French Tax and Business Law Guide," Sweet & Maxwell, Editions Francis Lefebvre, Loose leaf service updated monthly, 1984; "Etats-Unis," Editions Francis Lefebvre, 7th and previous editions, October, 2001; "International Series Francis Lefebvre, France," 4th and previous editions, February, 2005. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Business Organizations Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions; Development Finance Law.Email: A. Jay Kenlan
Edward V. Schwiebert (Member) born Jamaica, New York, September 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1976, Vermont; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1967) Phi Beta Kappa; Columbia University (J.D., 1970; M.B.A., 1971). Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Permitting-Omya Inc., industrial facilities, quarry developments (1976); Vermont Marble Power Division, energy related developments and matters (1976); Crushed Rock, Inc., quarry developments, asphalt plant; Chase Enterprises, commercial developments; Luzenac America, industrial facilities; Verizon Wireless, commercial development; Second Generation, commercial development; Mid-Vermont Properties, LLC, commercial developments: Reunion Power, energy related developments, land acquisition; Acquisitions-Omya Inc., industrial facilities, land, corporate entities; Mid-Vermont Properties, commercial development, land; Energy related matters-Vermont Marble Power Division of Omya Inc.; Reunion Power, Decker Energy, AmerGen. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Public Service Law; Business Organizations; Commercial Transactions.Email: Edward V. Schwiebert
John A. Facey, III (Member) born Springfield, Massachusetts, June 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1972); Suffolk University (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi. Moderator. Town of Pittsford, 1977-1979. Rutland City Planning Commission, 1993; Chair, 1995. Trustee, College of St. Joseph, Rutland, Vermont, 2005. Member: Rutland County, Vermont (Member, Subcommittee on Title Standards), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; New England Land Title Association. Reported Cases: Kalakowski v. Russell, 401 A2d 906 (Vt. 1979); Vermont Wild Land Foundation v. Pittsford, 508 A2d 706 (Vt. 1986). Transactions: Permitting and Development of Marble Valley Regional Transit District- Multi Modal Transit Center (1997-1999); Permitting and Financing Expansion of Alpine Pipeline Company (1999); Permitting and Acquisition of Vermont College by Union Institute (2001); Permitting and Development of Winterberry Condominium Phase II Expansion (2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Finance Law; Condominium Law; Mass Transit Law.Email: John A. Facey, III
John C. Newman (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, May 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1982, admitted to practice in France (as Conseil Juridique et Fiscal); 1995, Vermont. Education: Ohio University (B.A., with honors, 1971); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975; LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Author: "French Tax and Business Law Guide," Sweet & Maxwell, Editions Francis Lefebvre, Loose leaf service updated monthly, 1984; "Etats-Unis," Editions Francis Lefebvre, 7th and previous editions, October, 2001; "International Series Francis Lefebvre, France," 4th and previous editions, February, 2005, Numerous articles for Vermont Bar Journal on international taxation , immigration, and estate planning (copies on firm web site). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Domestic Taxation; International Taxation; International Law; Family and Religious Immigration; Naturalization.Email: John C. Newman
James P. W. Goss (Member) born New York, N. Y., September 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, Vermont; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2009, Colorado. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Author: "Hear No Evil See No Evil: In re: Spencer and the Twilight of Judicial Scrutiny in Vermont," 14 Vt. L. Rev. 2, 1990; "What Law Applies? The Vermont Supreme Court and the Vesting Question," Vt. Dept. Housing Newsletter, Sept. 1990. Board Member, Rutland Economic Development Corporation, 1998. Member: Cleveland (Member: Steering Committee, 1983; Cleveland Practice and Procedure Clinic, Real Estate and Bankruptcy Sections), Rutland County, Vermont (Co-Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1989-1990; Member, Environmental Law Committee, Environmental Law Section). Reported Cases: In re Patten Corporation Northeast, 152 Vt. 644 (1989); State v. Delaney, 157 Vt. 247 (1991); In re: Nehemiah Associates, 166 Vt. 593 (1997); In Re: Route 103 Quarry, 2008 VT 88; In Re: Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club, 2009 Vt. 10. Transactions: The Home Depot, permitting of Rutland facility (1999-2001); Tractor Supply Co., permitting of Rutland Town Store; Derby, Vermont Store; and Swanton Vermont Store (2005-2008); J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc., multiple quarry permitting (1988-2008); Juster Development, permitting and financing of Vermont Shopping Malls (2004-2008); Clifford of Vermont, Inc., merger with TVC, Inc. (2000); Acquisition of Cable and Harness Fabricators, Inc. (1999); U.S. Quarried Slate Products Inc., multiple acquisitions, commercial financings (1991-2003); Myrick Mason LLC, acquisition of Haystack Resorts (1998); Penn Valley Associates, acquisitions / permitting of Black Mountain Vistas Subdivision (1998); Rutland Economic Development Corporation, permitting of AIP II Industrial Park (1998); The Conservation Fund, Multiple Acquisitions / conservation casements (1997-2008); Ott Rutland, LLC/Walgreens Pharmacies permitting of Rutland, Vermont store (2004);. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: James P. W. Goss
Rodney E. McPhee (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, November 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Castleton State College (B.A., with great distinction, 1987); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Development Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1990. Member: Rutland County and Vermont Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Wilcox v. Village of Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment, 159 Vt. 193 (1992); In re: Hignite, 176 Vt. 562 (2003); Concord Gen. Mut. Ins. Co. v. DeLong, 177 Vt. 652 (2004); R&G Properties, Inc v. Column Financial, Inc., 2008 Vt. 113. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Land Use; Personal Injury Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Litigation; Zoning Law; Condominium Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Rodney E. McPhee
Shannon A. Bertrand (Member) born Middlebury, Vermont, July 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Vermont; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1988); Syracuse University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Justinian Honor Society. Senior Notes & Comments Editor, Syracuse Law Review. Member: Rutland County and Vermont (Member: Board of Managers, 2000-2003; and Board of Young Lawyers Section, 1997-2003; Practice and Procedure Committee, 2000) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Shannon A. Bertrand
Hans G. Huessy (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, December 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1995, Vermont; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1982); Vermont Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991; M.S.L., summa cum laude, Environmental, 1991). Member, Vermont Law School Law Review. Winner, National Environmental Moot Court Competition, 1991. Member, Select Board, 1999-2001; Planning Commission, 1997-1999, Wallingford, Vermont. Director, Vermont Electric Power Producers, Inc., 1996-2000. General Counsel, The Home Service Store, Inc., 2000-2002. Senior Corporate Counsel, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, 1994-2000. Member: American, Vermont and Rutland County (Member, Construction Law Forum) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Construction Law; Energy Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Hans G. Huessy
——————————Michelle A. Kenny (Associate) born Rutland, Vermont, May 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Castleton State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Rutland County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Foreclosure Litigation; Civil Litigation; General Practice; Landlord and Tenant Law; Probate Litigation.Email: Michelle A. Kenny
Matthew G. Hart (Associate) born Manchester, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2002, Vermont. Education: Castleton State College (B.A., 1998); Albany Law Union University (J.D., 2001). Member: Rutland County, Vermont, New York and American Bar Associations. [Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Construction Law; Toxic Torts.Email: Matthew G. Hart
David R. Cooper (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, February 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, Massachusetts; 2004, Vermont. Education: Pomona College (B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 1994); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1999). Editor, The Review of Litigation. Law Clerk, Justice Terrie Livingston, Texas Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas 1999-2000. Author: "On the Record Proceedings Before Municipal Panels: A Solution in Need of Fixing," Vt. Bar J., Winter, 2008 and 2009, at 45. Associate, Choate, Hall & Stewart, 2000-2003. Commissioner, Rutland Redevelopment Authority; Trustee, Rutland Free Library; Board Member, Rutland Architectural Review Board; Member, Revolving Loan Committee. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Business Organizations; Commercial Transactions; Litigation.Email: David R. Cooper
Heather Z. Cooper (Associate) born Kankakee, Illinois, April 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, Massachusetts; 2006, Vermont. Education: University of Houston (B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Former Law Clerk: Justice David Richards, Texas Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas, 1998-1999; Honorable Colleen A. Brown, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Vermont, 2004-2006. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Labor and Employment; Debt Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Products Liability.Email: Heather Z. Cooper
Matthew D. Getty (Associate) born Burlington, Vermont, November 16, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Vermont. Education: Colby College (B.A., Government, magna cum laude, 2004) Phi Beta Kappa; College of William & Mary (J.D., 2007). Articles Editor, William and Mary Law Review. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Organization; Commercial Transactions; Immigration Law.
Christopher W. Blanchard (Associate) born Rutland, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2008, Vermont; 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Woodbury College (B.A., Legal Studies, 2001); New England School of Law (J.D., 2005). Intern with City of Boston Law Department. Contract Attorney with Goodwin, Procter and American Tower Corporation, Boston. Member: Vermont and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Business Organization; Commercial/Residential Leasing; Telecom; Litigation.
Michael A. Stahler (Associate) born St. Johnsbury, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2008, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Recipient: Academic Excellence Award for Torts, Commercial Transactions, Homosexuality and the Law; General Practice Program Certificate, Vermont Law School; Dean's Fellow, Legal Writing Dept., Vermont Law School, Fall, 2007. Vermont's Brownfield's Program Chapter co-authored with A. Jay Kenlan and David R. Cooper "Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property," 3rd Ed., ABA, 2009. Clinician, South Royalton Legal Clinic, 2007-2008. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Trusts/Estates Litigation; Probate Litigation.Email: Michael A. Stahler
OF COUNSELRon R. Morgan (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 2002, Vermont; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Member, Order of the Barons. Chief Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor, Federal Tax Procedure, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992-1995. Co-Founder, Kansas City Tax Clinic (low income), 1999. Reported Cases: Med James, Inc. v. Commissioner, 121 T.C. 147 (2003). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Tax Planning; Tax Controversies.Email: Ron R. Morgan
Paula J. McCann (Of Counsel) born Portland, Maine, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 2000, Colorado; 2002, Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1982); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Vermont and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law.Email: Paula J. McCann
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