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Andrew devotes much of his practice to providing a full suite of litigation and advisory services to clients in the London market involving high limit accident and disability insurance claims. He regularly litigates coverage disputes throughout the U.S. and routinely advises clients in complex coverage, claims management, underwriting and policy drafting matters. He represents and counsels clients in all aspects of the claim investigation, pre-suit resolution, litigation, and appellate proces...

I have been practicing law in Vermont since 1979 and am a founding partner of the firm. I take great satisfaction in fighting for injured workers or accident victims who are being treated unfairly by insurance companies. Before starting my legal career, I worked in many different job settings. I was a schoolteacher, hospital aide, factory worker, construction laborer, and farm hand. I understand the difficulties that face workers in these different job sites, and the problems that arise when ...

Nolan Burkhouse, Esq. is PF+C’s practice leader for the firm’s Insurance Services team. He provides insurance coverage litigation and advisory services in a variety of liability, first party coverage, and bad faith matters to traditional and alternative risk insurers and reinsurers located in London, Bermuda, and domestically. His services routinely focus on energy/environment, higher education, accident & disability, brokerage/actuarial E&O, managed care E&O and D&...

Catherine Dingle (formerly Kronk) is a founding member of MSK. She has extensive experience with a wide range of complex commercial transactions, including commercial finance. Kate has assisted clients in expanding their businesses and acquiring assets throughout Vermont, New York, New England, and Canada. Her practice also includes representing local Vermont companies and regional, Canadian, and other foreign businesses and banks in complex commercial transactions, such as large credit facil...

Bob DiPalma has been with the firm for nearly 40 years.. Bob has a deep background in litigation, primarily litigation involving commercial transactions, having litigated more than 100 matters to final decision over the years. He has argued many cases before the Vermont Supreme Court, and several before the United States Court of Appeals (Second Circuit). His practice currently focuses on commercial finance, development, and leasing transactions. He assists institutional lenders, developers, ...

Mr. Erly practices commercial law with an emphasis on general representation of midsize businesses engaged in a wide variety of activities including manufacturing, distribution, and resort operations. Mr. Erly has also frequently represented investment funds and other entities in connection with offerings of securities including offerings under the EB-5 immigrant investor program. Mr. Erly also represents entities engaged in investment management in connection with regulatory matters. Mr. Erl...

Jeremy joined MSK at its inception in March 2004 and became a member of the firm in January 2007. Jeremy’s practice focuses on commercial real estate law, in which he represents developers, property owners and municipalities in the acquisition, financing, permitting, development, management, leasing and sale of a wide variety of commercial, residential, hotel, resort and office properties. Jeremy’s practice additionally includes general commercial transactional law, including enti...

MICHELLE N. FARKAS mfarkas@gravelshea.com Michelle Farkas joined Gravel and Shea in 1999 after practicing at Goodwin Procter in Boston. At Gravel and Shea, Michelle focuses on complex commercial real estate transactions, representing developers and non-institutional investors in real estate acquisition, development, financing, zoning and land use matters. Michelle has extensive experience in assisting developers with establishing and managing condominium and planned unit developments, assisti...

Benjamin Gould has a dual practice in the areas of Real Estate Transactions and Captive Insurance Law. Ben represents parties in the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of real estate in Vermont and Massachusetts, ranging from multi-million dollar commercial projects to residential dwellings and condominium units. Ben has particular experience in examining title to real property and resolving any issues that might be discovered. Ben’s real estate clients include prominent Vermont dev...

I am a partner and I have been with the firm since 1999. I specialize in helping people with their workers’ compensation and personal injury claims because I find it personally rewarding to help an injured person get the benefits they deserve, and to hold an insurance company accountable. I understand that having an injury can be very difficult and I know that insurance companies often do not treat people fairly. My clients like me because I am passionate about their claims and I don&rs...

Mark Hall’s practice encompasses civil, regulatory, and appellate litigation, with a concentration in land use, environmental, real estate, and construction law. He represents a wide range of clients in various state and local administrative proceedings, including the Environmental Court, Public Service Board, Water Resources Board, and zoning boards throughout Vermont. Representative clients in land use, environmental, and real estate litigation include: Champlain College, Inc., Common...

Kim Hayden leads the Energy + Environment practice group. Kim has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of energy and climate policy, energy siting, regulation, and transactions. Kim is passionate about advancing solutions to climate change and increasing the penetration of renewable and clean energy resources. Kim serves on Renewable Energy Vermont’s (“REV”) policy committee, where she actively works to improve Vermont’s climate and energy policy and laws. Ki...

Hans’ broad and varied background allows him to provide clients with a balanced perspective and a complete understanding of the issues. Prior to becoming an attorney, Hans was an entrepreneur and small business owner. He has served as in-house counsel for a large regulatory entity and a start-up company. He has worked with national corporations and local homeowners associations. He has successfully litigated multi-million dollar construction claims on behalf of condominium associations ...

My Approach I strive to listen to my clients and provide thoughtful advice to help them achieve their goals and reduce risks. I am dedicated to providing useful strategies to my clients in a timely fashion. As a former teacher and university attorney, I am particularly adept at advising colleges and other institutional clients with their financial and business needs. My Vermont upbringing is an asset while navigating the intricacies of state and local real estate and land use law and practice...

Christopher Leff provides commercial and tax law counsel to businesses, business owners, and nonprofit organizations. He assists clients in a broad range of matters, including business entity formation, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, sales of businesses, owner buyouts, dissolutions, business finance, deferred compensation agreements, software and technology licensing, and general commercial law. In addition to representing a broad array of U.S.-based...

Mr. Lynn has a statewide litigation and counseling practice. As one of Vermont’s most experienced trial attorneys, he has tried well over 100 jury trials, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, brain injury and multi-million dollar contract claims. Mr. Lynn also has an extensive arbitration practice. Mr. Lynn is AV peer rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Chris Maley has extensive experience in the area of medical malpractice and personal injury. A native of Burlington, Vermont, Chris has obtained notable results for his clients, including: Resolved a medical malpractice case involving the alleged failure to appropriately diagnose and treat a 42-year-old woman's severe lower extremity injury resulting in catastrophic harm for in excess of three and a half million dollars. Resolved a wrongful death motor vehicle accident claim for $1,800,000. $...

Andrew Manitsky litigates in state and federal courts in Vermont and New York. He represents clients at the trial and appellate level in a wide variety of complex civil disputes, including matters involving breach of contract, business torts, non-competition agreements, employment, professional malpractice, personal injury, antitrust, scientific misconduct, and technology (including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act). Andrew is also the Chair of th...

I became an attorney so I could help ordinary people fight for the things they are entitled to. I offer free consultations to Vermonters injured at work or hurt through the negligence of others. Before becoming an attorney, I worked in the construction industry, where I saw firsthand how hardworking people do not always get a fair shake. At Biggam Fox Skinner, I focus on helping people get their workers’ compensation benefits. It’s frustrating for me to see deserving people strugg...

Diane McCarthy joined Sheehey Furlong & Behm in 1997 and is a principal of the firm. She advises and represents clients in the purchase and sale of commercial real estate, leasing, and other real estate-related matters. Diane also advises clients in connection with business organizational matters, including the formation, dissolution, purchase, and sale of Vermont business enterprises. Diane is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for her work in Banking and Finance Law, Corporate La...

Shane W. McCormack practices law with the Business + Transactions, Taxation and Commercial Finance teams at Paul Frank + Collins. Shane provides counsel to entrepreneurs, business clients, banks, property developers, municipalities, investors, underwriters, and utilities in a variety of areas including securities law, business law, commercial lending, contract law, and public finance. Shane has over 15 years of experience from his past work at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP ...

Mark Melendy joined the firm in 2016 and is a principal of the firm. Mark’s practice focuses largely on corporate services, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, estates and trusts and tax planning. After law school Mark served as a Federal Clerk to the Honorable Franklin S. Billings, Jr., U.S. District Court, followed by work as an associate in the corporate departments of two large international law firms, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Skadden, Arp...

Thomas R. Melloni leads the Municipal Law + Public Finance practice group and is a member of the Business + Transactions, Taxation and Commercial Finance teams at Paul Frank + Collins. Thomas’ primary areas of practice include commercial lending, municipal law and public finance, and business law. Thomas regularly works with banks and private financiers in connection with secured lending activities throughout New England, including lines of credit, equipment leasing and real estate deve...

Liam maintains a broad practice grounded in all types of real estate matters. Liam’s litigation practice focuses on property law, including disputes involving title and boundary issues, easements, adverse possession and prescriptive easements; public and private road issues; title insurance claims; land use, zoning and Act 250; construction, condemnation and tax appeals. In the course of his practice, Liam has represented landowners, developers, municipalities and neighborhood groups in...

Kerin Stackpole leads the Employment + Labor Law Group. She provides practical and proactive advice to senior leaders and management teams regarding a wide range of labor and employment issues, including workforce planning, hiring and on-boarding, performance management, legal and recordkeeping compliance, leave management, employee engagement, policy development and implementation, union avoidance, and discipline and discharge. Kerin firmly believes that the best defense against legal claims...

Brian’s practice focuses on Vermont land use, zoning and regulatory matters and resulting appellate litigation. Brian has appeared before numerous municipal zoning and planning boards in Vermont and has practiced before each of the District Environmental Commissions that are responsible for administering Act 250 (Vermont’s statewide land use law). Through the appellate process, Brian has also represented clients before the Vermont Environmental Court, the former Vermont Environmen...

Lewis K. Sussman joined Sheehey Furlong & Behm Of Counsel in 2018. Lewie has more than 40 years of experience as a real estate and estate planning attorney. Prior to joining the firm, Lewie practiced at the law firm of Pierson Wadhams Quinn Yates & Coffrin, LLP for many years. Lewie’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, estate planning and administration, and general corporate work. He is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Real Estate ...

Celeste Laramie is a litigation attorney at Gravel & Shea. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a trial attorney for five and a half years in the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Public Defender Division in Worcester, Massachusetts. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has applied her litigation skills in a number of practice areas in the Vermont Superior Court, the Vermont Supreme Court and in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Celeste most frequ...

Devin joined Sheehey Furlong & Behm in 2019 and is a principal of the firm. His practice focuses primarily on criminal and civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Devin served as a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge John Conroy in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. He also clerked for Justice Marilyn Skoglund on the Vermont Supreme Court. Devin graduated with honors from the George Washington University Law School in 2013. During law school, he was the...

Alex joined Sheehey Furlong & Behm in September 2018 and is a principal of the firm. Alex regularly represents corporate and individual clients in complex civil and criminal matters in state and federal court, with particular focus on medical and legal malpractice litigation; breach of contract; tort; consumer protection and consumer fraud; and serious felonies. She is both a trial and appellate litigator. Prior to joining the firm, Alex served as a judicial law clerk for District Judge D...

Peter Raymond joined Sheehey Furlong & Behm in September 2016 and is a principal of the firm. Peter’s practice centers on land use, environmental, and regulatory issues at the state and local levels. Prior to joining the firm, Peter worked as a law clerk for the Vermont Superior Courts for two years, first in Windham County and later at the Environmental Division.

Hannah joined the firm as an associate in February 2021 and is a principal of the firm. Her practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, serving business and individual clients in both state and federal court. Hannah has significant experience litigating complex commercial matters, including cases involving the False Claims Act, in which she has represented both whistleblowers and corporations. In addition, Hannah has significant experience working on employment matters and has represented...