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| | Address | | Corporate Plaza, 76 St. Paul Street, P.O. Box 369 | | Burlington, Vermont 05402-0369 | | (Chittenden Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Gravel and Shea,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Appellate Practice, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Land Use Law, Probate Law, Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning, Banking Law, Taxation, Zoning, Antitrust, Business, Criminal Law, Labor and Employment, Construction Law, Media Law. | | Year Established: 1953 | Firm Profile:
Gravel and Shea is one of Vermont's oldest and most respected law firms. We strive to provide the expertise and resources of a large firm while offering the personal service and attention more commonly associated with a small one. The firm's clients include banks and financial institutions, publicly-held corporations operating in domestic and foreign markets, small and medium-sized businesses, individuals and governmental entities. They engage in diverse activities, including manufacturing, distribution, commercial and investment banking, hospitality and resorts, telecommunications, construction, retailing, health care, and charitable and other tax-exempt activities. Our practice includes most major areas of business activity and personal legal counseling, including commercial, constitutional, and prosecution and defense of personal injury litigation (at the trial and appellate levels), litigation of construction and development disputes; representation of the media; banking and finance, real estate, land use and environmental regulation, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, labor and employment, human resources and benefits, family business counseling, tax and estate planning and administration. Our attorneys work on a pro bono basis for a variety of charitable organizations in Vermont, and are sought after as teachers for courses and seminars at local universities and continuing legal education programs. | | Firm Size: 25 | Representative Clients:
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; Anichini; Barre-Montpelier Times Argus; Bombardier Corp.; Burlington Free Press; Canadian National Railway; Casella Waste Systems, Inc.; Champlain Oil Company, Inc.; Chittenden Bank; Chittenden East Supervisory Union School District; CNA Insurance; DaimlerChrysler; General Motors Corporation; Manchester Capital Management LLC; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Reynolds; The Farrell Distributing Co.; Gannett Corp., Geiger of Austria, Inc.; Insurance Service Organization; Markel Insurance Co. of Canada; Maynard Auto Supply, Inc.; The Merchants Bank; Rutland Herald; Concept 2, Inc.; Vermont Country Store, Inc.; Venture Capital Partners, L.P. |
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Agri-Mark, Inc.; Federal Express; General Electric Co.; IBM Corporation; Investment Company Institute; General Dynamics; Rossignol Ski Company, Incorporated; Skis Dynastar, Inc.; Tillotson Healthcare Corporation; Vermont Whey Co.; Wyeth Nutritionals, Inc. | Reference:
The Merchants Bank. | | Clarke A. Gravel (1916-2002). | | Stewart H. McConaughy (Member) born New York, New York, October 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Connecticut; 1974, Vermont. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1965); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Stewart H. McConaughy | | Robert B. Hemley (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1977, Vermont. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1967); New York University (J.D., 1970). Assistant U.S. Attorney, SDNY, 1973-1976. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Chairman, Civil Justice Reform Act Task Force for Vermont, District Court Advisory Committee, 1993—. Chairman, Vermont Supreme Court Committee on Access to Legal Services in Vermont, 2000-2004. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal Inc., 492 U.S. 257 109 S. Ct. 2909, 106 L.Ed. 2d 219 (1989); Savoie v. Merchants Bank, 166 F.3d 456 (2d Cir. 1999); Lupien v. Citizens Utilities Co., 159 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 1998); Boston and Maine Corp. v. Canadian National Railway, Inc., 152 F.3d 917 (2d Cir. 1998); Ray v. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., 122 F.3d 1057 (2d Cir. 1997); Costello v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., 112 F.3d 503 (2d Cir. 1997); Shaw v. Agri-Mark, Inc. 67 F.3d 18 (2d Cir. 1995); David L. Threlkeld & Co., Inc. v. Metallgesellschaft Limited, London, 923 F.2d 245 (2d Cir., 1991); United States v. Starr, 816 F.2d 94 (2d Cir. 1987); Schaafsma v. Morin Vermont Corp., 802 F.2d 629 (2d Cir. 1986); Soutiere v. Betzdearborn, Inc., 189 F. Supp. 2d 183 (D. Vt. 2002); Vermont Mobile Homeowners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Lapierre, 131 F. Supp. 2d 553 (D. Vt. 2001); Herald Ass'n v. Dean, 816 A.2d 469 (Vt.2002); Sigler v. Town of Norwich, 807 A.2d 442 (Vt.2002); Needham v. Coordinated Apparel Gp., Inc., 811 A.2d 124 (Vt.2002); Vermont Society of Association Executives v. Milne, 172 Vt. 375 (2001); In re: Sealed Documents, 172 Vt. 152 (2001); State v. Koch, 169 Vt. 109 (1999); Ross v. Times Mirror, Inc., 164 Vt. 13 (1995); Beauchemin v. Blodgett Corp., 163 Vt. 175 (1995); State of Vermont v. Gundlah, ex rel. Susan Smalleer, 160 Vt. 193 (1993); Downs v. Downs, 159 Vt. 467 (1993); State v. Schaefer, Herald Association, et al. Interviewers, 157 Vt. 339 (1991); Mobbs v. Central Vermont Public Railway, Inc., 155 Vt. 210 (1990). Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation; Media Law; Antitrust. Email: Robert B. Hemley | | William G. Post, Jr. (Member) born New York, New York, May 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, Vermont. Education: Colby College (A.B., 1967); New York University (J.D., 1973). Author: "How to Benefit from the New Tax Laws," Little Brown & Company, 1981. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, 1995-2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Trust Law; Probate Law; Trust Administration; Charitable Planning; Taxation of Individuals and Businesses. Email: William G. Post, Jr. | | Craig Weatherly (Member) born New York, New York, June 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, Vermont. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1969); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Managing Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Note, "Subsidiary Conduct as a Basis for Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over a Parent Corporation in Vermont," 3 Vermont Law Review 111, 1978. Law Clerk to Hon. Albert W. Coffrin, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont, 1979-1980. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations; American Judicature Society. Reported Cases: MacFarlane v. Canadian Pacific Ry., 278 F.3d 54 (3d Cir. 2002); Lupien v. Citizens Utilities Co., 159 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 1998); Boston and Maine Corp. v. Canadian National Railway, Inc., 152 F.3d 319 (2d Cir. 1997); Britton v. United States, 697 F2d 288 (2d Cir. 1982); Heathcote Associates v. Chittenden Trust Co., 958 F. Supp. 182 (D. Vt. 1997); McKenny v. John V. Carr & Son, Inc., 922 F. Supp. 967 (D. Vt. 1996); Folino v. Hampden Color and Chemical Co., 832 F. Supp. 757 (D. Vt. 1993); Britton v. United States, 532 F. Supp. 275 (D. Vt. 1981); Omega Optical, Inc. v. Chroma Technology Corp., 174 Vt. 10 (2002); Peters v. Mindell, 159 Vt. 424 (1992); In re Verburg, 159 Vt. 161 (1992); Jack C. Keir, Inc. v. Robinson & Keir Partnership, 151 Vt. 358 (1989); Hospitality Inns v. South Burlington R.I., 149 Vt. 653 (1988); Champlain Oil Co. v. Trombley, 144 Vt. 291 (1984). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Craig Weatherly | | John R. Ponsetto (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, District of Columbia; 1971, Vermont. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1961); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1964). Assistant Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia, 1965-1970. Assistant Attorney General, Vermont, 1970-1973. Assistant Secretary, Agency of Environmental Conservation, Vermont, 1973-1980. Commissioner, Department of Water Resources, Vermont, 1980-1985. Legal Counsel to the Governor of Vermont, 1984. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Hazardous Waste Law. Email: John R. Ponsetto | | Peter S. Erly (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 1987, Vermont. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, Vermont Task Force on Financial Services Development, 1995-1998. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont (Chair, Business Associations Committee, 1993-1998; Co-Chair, Vermont Limited Liability Company Act Subcommittee, 1992-1996) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law. Email: Peter S. Erly | | Robert F. O'Neill (Member) born New York, New York, November 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1979, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, Vermont; 1987, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Claims Court. Education: State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (B.A., 1971); Boston University (M.U.A., 1974); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1977). Assistant U.S. Attorney: District of Columbia, 1978-1984; Vermont, 1984-1987. Appointed to Vermont Professional Conduct Board, 1993. In-House Counsel and Vice President, Organizational Development and Human Resources, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP). Founder, Green Mountain Energy Company. Former President, Mid-Atlantic Power Supply Association. Founding Member, Alliance for Retail Choice. Chair, Policy Committee, National Energy Marketers Association. Member, Board of Directors, Electric Power Supply Association. Member, Leadership Forum, Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets. Member: Bar Association of District of Columbia; Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re: Housecraft Industries USA, Inc., 310 F.3d 64 (2d Cir. 2002); United States v. Commercial Union Insurance Companies, 812 F.2d 164 (2d Cir. 1987); Fellheimer v. Middlebury College, 869 F. Supp.238 (F.By. 1994); In re: APC Construction, Inc., 132 B.R. 690 (D.Vt. 1991); Jipac, N.V. V. Silas, 800 A.2d 1092 (Vt. 2002); Bixler v. Bullard. 172 Vt. 53 (2001); Chittenden Solid Waste Dist. v. Hinesburg Sand & Gravel, Co., 169 Vt. 153 (1999); In re: Chittenden Solid Waste Dist., 163 Vt. 185 (1995); Moran v. Wesco, Inc., 164 Vt. 648 (1995); Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. Handy Family Enterprises and Taft Corners Associates, Inc., 163 Vt. 476 (1995); Mabee v. Mabee, 159 Vt. 282 (1992); Thomas v. Farrell, 153 Vt. 12 (1989); Philbin v. Town of St. George, 156 Vt. 640 (1991). Practice Areas: Civil and Federal Criminal Litigation. Email: Robert F. O'Neill | | Margaret L. Montgomery (Member) born Newburgh, New York, March 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1990, Vermont. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1974; M.A., with distinction, 1976); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1984). Member, 1981-1983 and Editor-in-Chief, 1983-1984, Journal of International Law and Canada-U.S. Law Journal. Adjunct Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, Saint Michael's College, 1990-1997. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont, New York State and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Banking; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Banking; Secured Transactions. Email: Margaret L. Montgomery | | Heather Briggs (Member) born Bronxville, New York, September 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1983, Georgia; 1987, Vermont; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd, 11th and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., 1975); University of Akron (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1982). Articles Editor, Akron Law Review, 1977-1978. Co-Author: "Secondary Handbilling: The Need For A New Response," Briggs and Mack, Akron Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1984; "Federal Fair Housing Laws: A Practical Guide," Mack and Briggs, Habitat, November, 1984. Field Attorney, 1979-1982, Region 3, Federal Labor Relations Authority. Member: Vermont and American (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Discrimination Law; Wrongful Termination Defense. Email: Heather Briggs | | Robert H. Rushford (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1984); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., summa cum laude, 1988); Yale University (LL.M., 1991). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Author: Under a Cloak of Olive Drab, 47 University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1988. Law Clerk to the Honorable A. Coffrin, U.S. District Court Judge (Vt, 1988-1989). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use Law. Email: Robert H. Rushford | | Andrew D. Manitsky (Member) born New York, New York, August 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2000, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., Philosophy, with high honors, 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., 1992). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section); Vermont Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections); Vermont Trial Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, Intellectual Property Section; Vice Chair, Internet Law Committee, 1997-2000); National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Advocate). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Technology Law; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Andrew D. Manitsky | | Michelle N. Farkas (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, January 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 1999, Vermont. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1993, Phi Beta Kappa); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Editor, Third World Law Journal at Boston College Law School, 1994-1996. Member: Vermont, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Corporate Law. Email: Michelle N. Farkas | | William A. Mason, IV (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, July 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Maine and Vermont; 1997, Massachusetts. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1991); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Production Editor, Maine Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert W. Clifford and Carolyn D. Glassman, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1996-1997. Member: Maine, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities. Email: William A. Mason, IV | | Matthew B. Byrne (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, Vermont and U.S District Court, District of Vermont; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Matthew B. Byrne | | Karen K. O'Neill (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1985, Vermont. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1973); George Washington University (J.D., 1977). Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia, 1978-1982. In-house Counsel and later Vice-President of organizational development and human resources at Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP). Vice-President of regulatory affairs and new markets for Green Mountain Energy Company. Former President, Mid-Atlantic Power Supply Association. Founding Member, Alliance for Retail Choice. Policy Committee Chair, National Energy Marketers Association. Elected Member, Board of Directors, Electric Power Supply Association. Member, Leadership Forum of the Center for the Advancement of Energy Market. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American (Mediator, Association for Conflict Resolution, Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Relations; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Energy; Utility Regulation. Email: Karen K. O'Neill | | —————————— | | Heather Rider Hammond (Associate) born Salinas, California, May 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Vermont. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Vermont Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Head Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: Heather Rider Hammond | | Megan J. Shafritz (Associate) born New York, New York, July 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2002, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to the Honorable Roderick R. McKelvie, U.S. District Court, Delaware, 1994-1995. Member: New York State, Vermont and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Megan J. Shafritz | | Ross A. Feldmann (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts and Vermont; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1999); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Lawyering Honors Fellow, 2002-2003. Recipient: Fraser Prize; CALI Excellence for the Future Award; Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award. Articles Editor, Cornell Law Review. Publications: Book Review, Constituting America, 32 Vt. Law J. 46 (Fall 2006); John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Ross Feldmann, "Education and Interrogation: Comparing Brown and Miranda, 90 Cornell L. Rev. 326 (2005). Member: Vermont (Board Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Contract Litigation; Family Law. Email: Ross A. Feldmann | | OF COUNSEL | | Charles T. Shea (Of Counsel) born Montpelier, Vermont, February 18, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Vermont and District of Columbia. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1952); Georgetown University (J.D., 1955); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1961). Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1956-1961. Vermont Commissioner of Taxes, 1961-1965. Chairman, State Employees Labor Relations Board, 1969-1972. Member, Advisory Group to Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1985-1986. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Procedures; Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities; Commercial Law; Buying and Selling Businesses; Estate Planning. Email: Charles T. Shea | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Norman Williams (Special Counsel) born Shirley, Massachusetts, July 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Vermont. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Williams v. Vermont, 472 U.S. 14 (1985); Barringer v. Griffes, 1 F. 3d 1331 (2d Cir. 1993); Savoie v. Merchants Bank, 84 F.3d 52 (2d Cir. 1996), 166 F.3d 456 (2d Cir. 1999); Bixler v. Bullard, 769 A.2d 690 (Vt. 2001); Soutiere v. Betz Dearborn, 189 F.Supp.2d 183 (D.Vt. 2002). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Bankruptcy; Securities. Email: Norman Williams | | Timothy M. Eustace (Special Counsel) born New York, N.Y., November 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Vermont; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., Political Science, 1992); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Chittenden County and Vermont (Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Timothy M. Eustace |
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