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Downs Rachlin Martin PLLCDeputy Managing Partner
William J. Dodge
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William J. Dodge

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Courthouse Plaza, P.O. Box 190, Burlington, VT 05402-0190

Environmental Law and Land Use Development, Environmental Permitting, Wireless Communications and 4 more

About William J. Dodge

Law Clerk to Hon. Harry Lee Hudspeth, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. Author: "Succeeding in Seceding?: Internationalizing the Quebec Secession Reference Under NAFTA," 34 Texas International Law Journal 327, 1999; "Title Issues Involving Stormwater," 2004; "Recent Developments in Stormwater Permitting," 2006. Co-Author: "Surviving the Transition to Revised Article 9," 2001; "State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law - Vermont," 2002; "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: How is it Relevant to Risk Retention Groups?", 2003. Speaker, "Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in Vermont," National Business Institute, 2002; "The Vermont Supreme Court in Review: 2001-2002 Contract and Corporations Cases," 2002; "Title Issues Involving Stormwater," Vermont Bar Association Environmental Law Committee Meeting, 2004; "Recent Developments in Stormwater Permitting," Loriman, 2005; "Recent Developments in Stormwater Permitting," Loriman, 2006; "Legal Technology," Vermont Bar Association, 2007. Associate Member, Vermont Board of Bar Examiners.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Environmental Law 1
    • Environmental Permitting
  • Other 6
    • Environmental Law and Land Use Development
    • Wireless Communications
    • Real Estate Law
    • Public Utility Law
    • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
    • Transnational and Cross-Border Law

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
    French
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    Zoom
    Skype
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Deputy Managing Partner
    Firm Name
    Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    In re Stormwater NPDES Permit, 2006 VT 91 (2006).
  • Additional Links
    https://www.drm.com/team/william-dodge/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1999, Texas
    2000, Vermont
    2017, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
    2005, New Hampshire
    2021, Maine
    2001, United States District Court for the District of Vermont
    Memberships
    New Hampshire, Vermont (Board Secretary, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations
    Vermont Board of Bar Examiners (Associate Member).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Texas at Austin School of Law
    Class of 1999
    J.D.
    Other Education
    College Dawson
    Diplome des Etudes Collegiales
    cum laude

    Trent University
    Class of 1995
    B.A.
    Honours, cum laude

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    William J. Dodge was admitted in 1999 to the State of Texas.
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    Yes, William J. Dodge is admitted to practice in Maine, New Hampshire, Texas and Vermont.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    William J. Dodge speaks Spanish and French.
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    Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC has 56 attorneys at this location.
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    Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC was established in 1950.

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