PRINCIPALS
Robert S. Pratt (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, October 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1971); University of Denver (M.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1975); Boston University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1977). Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate; Business Organization; Business Acquisitions; Bank Counsel.Email: Robert S. Pratt
Neal C. Vreeland (Member) born Wellsville, New York, November 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1978, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., magna cum laude, 1969); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Green Mountain College, 1981-1985. Commissioner, Rutland Regional Planning Commission, Executive Committee, 1991. Member, Poultney Planning Commission, 1988-1991. Town Agent, Town of Poultney. Trustee, Green Mountain College, 2008. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2003). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Commercial and Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Bank Counsel; Business Organizations; Real Estate.Email: Neal C. Vreeland
Timothy U. Martin (Member) born Hanover, New Hampshire, October, 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1978); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk, Rutland Superior and District Courts, 1981-1982. Commissioner, Rutland Regional and Town of Ira Planning Commissions, 1987. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bank Counsel; Real Estate; Appellate Practice.Email: Timothy U. Martin
John J. Kennelly (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Davidson College; Ramapo College (B.A., 1977); Rutgers University (J.D., 1981). Chair, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Mendon, Vermont, 1996. Member, Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont (2000-2005). Member: Rutland County, Vermont (Chair: Practice and Procedure Committee, 1991-1997; Bankruptcy Committee, 2000-2005) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re American Paper Mills of Vermont, Inc., 2004 Bank Lexis 2012 (2004); Jordan v. Nissan North America, Inc., 2004 VT 27, 853 A. 2d 400 (2004); Fucci v. Moseley and Fucci, 751 A.2d 760, 170 Vt 626 (2000); In re Kelton Motors, Inc., 97 F.3d. 22 (2d. Cir. 1996); In re S.G. Phillips Construction, Inc., 45 F.3d. 702 (2d. Cir. 1995); State v. Lynds, 158 Vt 37 (1991); In re Conway, 152 Vt 526 (1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Personal Injury.Email: John J. Kennelly
Jeffrey P. White (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, September 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1990, Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1977); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Jeffrey P. White
ASSOCIATES
Sharen D. Underwood (Associate) born Schenectady, New York, June 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 2004, Vermont. Education: State University of New York College at Cortland (B.S.E., 1969); Four-Year Law Office Study (2004). Certified Teacher, New York, 1969. Certified Law Enforcement, Vermont, 1985. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Sharen D. Underwood
Kimber R. McMillion (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia, August 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1989, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2009, Vermont. Education: Concord College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Bluefield State College, 1990-1991; Criminology, Beckley College, 1993. Judge, West Virginia 12th Family Court Circuit. Member: Vermont Bar Association. Reported Cases: Byrd v. Board of Educ. of Mercer County, 196 W.Va. 1, 467 S.E.2d 142 (1995).