Vermont Top Lawyers
Vermont has many fine law firms and lawyers to serve the Vermont business community. Represented on the following pages are over 20 law firms and over 100 attorneys. This list of lawyers is comprised of Vermont lawyers designated by www.bestlawyers.com or www.superlawyers.com in peer-reviewed assessments.
Vermont Business Magazine asked the largest law firms in the state, as noted in our Book of Lists 2012, as well as surveying other Vermont law firms, which of their lawyers received the designation as Best Lawyers© or Super Lawyers©. Only those firms who volunteered this information about their lawyers are included. Some of the practice areas have been consolidated. Several lawyers practice in many different categories and as such are listed in each category they serve. The list is arranged alphabetically by law firm.
The Lawyer List
Sorted by Law Firm
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, PC |
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Burlington |
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Business/Corporate Law |
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Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Business Litigation |
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Immigration Law |
Barbara Cory |
Insurance Law |
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Business Litigation |
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Business/Corporate Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental; Civil Litigation Defense |
.JPG) Spencer Knapp |
Healthcare Law, Mergers & Acquistions Law |
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Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning & Probate |
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Tax Law, Real Estate Law |
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Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Business Litigation |
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Employment Law - Management; Employment and Labor Law |
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Employment Law - Management |
 Jeffrey McMahan |
Corporate Law, Technology Law; Business/Corporate Law |
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Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice |
 Brian Murphy |
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquistions Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law |
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Employment Law - Management; Employment & Labor Law |
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Litigation - Intellectual Property |
Downs, Rachlin, Martin PLLC |
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Burlington |
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Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice |
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation |
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Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: General |
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Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Business Litigation, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General |
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Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury Defense: Products |
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Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law |
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Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law; Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance |
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Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions |
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Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment |
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Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management |
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Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management |
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Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, Schools & Education |
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Energy Law |
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Energy Law, Environmental Law; Utilities, Energy & Natural Resources, Communications |
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Environmental Law; Real Estate Law; Construction/Surety |
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Environmental Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Environmental, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Real Estate |
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Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law; Intellectual Property |
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Litigation - Trusts & Estates |
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Litigation & Controversy - Tax; Tax Law |
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Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Personal Injury Defense: General, Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Products |
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Real Estate Law |
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Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning & Probate |
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Environmental, Intellectual Property Litigation |
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Intellectual Property Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General |
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Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation |
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Business Litigation, Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate |
Grant Norten & Associates PLLC |
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Montpelier |
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Employment and Labor, Schools and Education; Business |
Gravel and Shea |
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Burlington |
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Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment |
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Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions |
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Litigation – Real Estate |
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Real Estate Law; Rising Star, Land Use/Zoning |
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Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; First Amendment Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; General Litigation, First Amendment/Media/Advertising, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General |
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Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law; General Litigation |
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Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law |
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Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities & Corporate Finance |
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Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
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Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Family Law |
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Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning & Probate |
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Real Estate Law; Environmental |
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Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs |
Hershenson, Carter, Scott & McGee, P.C. |
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Norwich |
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EnvironmentalLlaw and Environmental Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Litigation |
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Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Family; General Litigation, Criminal Defense |
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Real Estate |
Hoff Curtis |
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Burlington |
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Employment Law – Individuals |
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Criminal Defense – Non White Collar |
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Howe, Gregory |
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Newport |
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Gregory P. Howe |
Personal Injury Litigation |
Kalter & Kalter |
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Rutland |
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Workers’ Compensation-Claimants |
Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey & Goss, P.C. |
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Rutland |
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Real Estate |
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Real Estate |
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Energy |
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Act 250 Permitting |
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Trust & Estate |
Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP |
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Middlebury |
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Employment Law, Individuals and Management; Labor & Employment Litigation |
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Divorce Law; Family Law |
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Real Estate Law; Construction Litigator |
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Criminal Defense, General Litigation and Civil Rights/First Amendment Law |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial Litigation; Family Law |
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New England Rising Star |
Lisman Leckerling, P.C. |
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Burlington |
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Employment & Labor, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Construction Litigation |
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Real Estate and Business Litigation |
Little & Cicchetti PC |
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Burlington |
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Business Law, Estate Planning, and Probate Administration |
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Business Law, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, and Construction Law |
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Business Law, Real Estate Development, Securities and Finance, Municipal Law |
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Business Law, and Estate Planning |
McCormick Fitzpatrick Kasper & Burchard PC |
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Burlington |
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Workers Compensation Defense |
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Workers Compensation Defense |
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Workers Compensation Defense |
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Mediation |
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Construction Litigation |
Merritt & Merritt & Moulton |
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Burlington |
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Murphy Sullivan Kronk |
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Burlington |
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Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning, Business/Corporate, Equipment Finance Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law |
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Business/Corporate, Bonds/Government Finance, Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law |
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Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning, Environmental Litigation, Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, Municipal Law and Real Estate |
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Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation |
Obuchowski & Emens-Butler, P.C. |
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Bethel |
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy; Business/Corporate |
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Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Consumer Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution |
O’Neill Kellner & Green |
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Burlington |
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Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs |
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Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs and Personal Injury, Litigation-Plaintiffs |
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Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Workers’ Compensation Law-Claimants |
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Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation |
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Medical Malpractice-Plaintiffs |
Paul Frank + Collins P.C. |
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Burlington |
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Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation; Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year; Litigation (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice) |
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Worker’s Compensation Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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Tax Law; New England Rising Star 2012 |
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Trusts and Estates; Business & Transactions (Business/Corporate) |
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Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law, Antitrust Litigation, and Securities Law; Litigation (Business Litigation) |
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Employment and Labor Law, Burlington Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year |
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Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
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Trust and Estates |
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Construction, Real Estate & Environmental (Land Use/Zoning) |
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC |
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Burlington |
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Business Litigation |
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Professional Liability; Defense |
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Health Care Law |
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Tax Law, Trusts and Estates |
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Gary Franklin |
Business Litigation |
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Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy |
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Energy & Natural Resources |
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Utilities |
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Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation law |
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Energy Law |
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Corporate Law |
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Real Estate Law |
Ryan Smith & Carbine Ltd. |
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Rutland |
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Business Entities, Healthcare, Trusts and Estates |
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Commercial Law, Real Estate, Health Care |
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Appellate Practice, Civil Litigation, Professional Responsibility |
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Employment, Labor Law, Professional Liability Litigation |
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Workers’ Compensation, Civil Litigation |
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Civil Litigation, Probate, General Practice |
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Civil Litigation, Education Law, Professional Liability |
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Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Trusts and Estates |
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Civil Litigation, Tort Defense, Professional Responsibility |
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Civil Litigation |
Sheehey Furlong & Behm PC |
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Burlington |
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Business/Corporate; Corporate Law |
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Business/Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration |
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Business Litigation |
Stetler, Allen and Kampmann |
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Burlington |
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Criminal Defense |
Sylvester & Maley, Inc |
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Burlington |
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Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs |
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Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs |
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Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs |
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Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs |
Troy, Gordon E R |
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Charlotte |
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Intellectual Property |
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Afi Ahmadi
Ritchie Berger
W. Scott Fewell
David Gurtman
Austin Hart
Samuel Hoar, Jr.
Molly Lebowitz
Karen McAndrew
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Amy McLaughlin
John Monahan
Jeffrey Nolan
Shapleigh Smith, Jr.
Heather Briggs 
Peter S. Erly 
Timothy M. Eustace 
Michelle N. Farkas 
Robert B. Hemley 
Andrew D. Manitsky 
William A. Mason 
Stewart H. McConaughy 
Margaret L. Montgomery 
Robert F. O’Neill 
William G. Post , Jr
Robert H. Rushford
Norman Williams 
C. Daniel Hershenson
P. Scott McGee
Catherine W. Scott
Richard Cassidy
John Pacht
Robert Katims
Nancy Waples
Todd Kalter
Christopher L. Davis
Erin Miller Heins
E. William Leckerling
Albert A. Cicchetti
Douglas R. Marden
Thomas A. Little
Katherine R. Spence
Eric Johnson
Jason Ferreira
Thomas McCormick 
Daniel Burchard 
H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr.
Jeremy I. Farkas
Catherine Kronk
Liam L. Murphy
Brian Sullivan
Jerome O’Neill
John Kellner
Michael Green
John Evers
Tina Stoup
S. Crocker Bennett II
Allen D. Webster
Mark G. Hall
Gregory Clayton 
Leo Bisson
Elijah Emerson
Joslyn Wilschek
Keith Roberts
Allan R. Keyes
William A. O’Rourke, III
Michael G. Furlong 
James W. Spink 
Eric S. Miller 
Bradley Stetler
Alan F. Sylvester
John P. Maley
Michael S. Brow
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