Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Ritchie E. Berger
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1999 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Ritchie E. Berger is head of the firm’s litigation group and is considered one of Vermont's premier trial lawyers. He concentrates on the defense of complex civil litigation throughout Vermont and New England.
Mr. Berger is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Past-Vermont State Chair, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Past-President of Vermont Chapter, and is listed in Benchmark: Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and New England Super Lawyers. He regularly lectures and conducts seminars on trial topics and is co-author of Vermont Jury Instructions, published by Butterworth Legal Publishers.
Mr. Berger is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Past-Vermont State Chair, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Past-President of Vermont Chapter, and is listed in Benchmark: Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and New England Super Lawyers. He regularly lectures and conducts seminars on trial topics and is co-author of Vermont Jury Instructions, published by Butterworth Legal Publishers.
Overview
- University of Maine School of Law, J.D., graduated 1981
- University of Vermont, BA, graduated 1978
- Vermont, Vermont Bar Association
- Maine, Maine State Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Chapter President
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Vermont State Chair
- Vermont - Supreme Court
- Vermont, Vermont Bar Association
- Maine, Maine State Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Chapter President
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Vermont State Chair
- University of Maine School of Law, J.D., graduated 1981
- University of Vermont, BA, graduated 1978
- Vermont - Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Burlington (2024)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Burlington (2019)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Burlington (2017)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Burlington (2016)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Burlington (2015)
- Commercial Litigation, Burlington (2014)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Burlington (2012)
- Personal Injury Litigation, Burlington (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
- Appellate
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Disputes
- Complex Litigation
- Hospital Malpractice
- Large Case Litigation
- Litigation
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Negligence
- Pharmaceutical
- Product Liability
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