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| | Address | | 71 Allen Street, Suite 401, P.O. Box 578 | | Rutland, Vermont 05702-0578 | | (Rutland Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey & Goss, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative and Land Use Law, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Creditor's Rights, Civil Litigation, Complex and Toxic Tort Litigation, Construction Litigation, Corporate Partnership and LLC Law, Condominium Law, Electric Power, Energy Regulation, Partnership Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Insurance Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Professional Liability Defense, Municipal Law, Municipal Bonds, Products Liability, Legal Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Public Service Law, Real Estate, Acquisitions, Taxation, Utilities, Workouts, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1984 | | Firm Size: 17 | Representative Clients:
Access Energy, LLC; Alpine Pipeline Company; Amerisure, Cos.; Arbella Mutual Insurance Co.; AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.; Brinker International/Chili's Restaurants; Capmark Finance, Inc.; Chase Enterprise; Central Vermont Public Service Corporation; Chittenden Bank; Clifford TVC; Coldwell Banker Watson Realty; First American Title Insurance Company; First Light Technologies, Inc.; Hannaford Brothers, Inc.; Hawk Inn & Mountain Resort; Highridge Condominium Association; Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.(The); John A. Russell Corporation, General Contractors; J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc.; Key Bank; Ledgewood Condominium Owners Association; Lloyds of London; Marble Valley Regional Transit District; Merchants Bank; Omya Inc.; Otis Elevator; Primax Properties/Tractor Supply Company; Rutland County Board of Realtors; Rutland County Solid Waste District; Rutland Economic Development Corporation; Safeco Insurance Cos.; Seasons on Mount Snow Owners Association; Safety Insurance Company; Terrace Assisted Living Communities; Topridge at Killington Condominium Development; Town of Pittsford; Tropical Aquaculture Products, Inc.; Tube City IMS: Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Vanguard Car Rental, Inc.; Vermont Quarries Corp.; Wilk Paving; Zurich Insurance Co.; Liberty Surplus Insurance Co.; Amerlink, Ltd. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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MasterCard | | A. Jay Kenlan (Member) born Macon, Georgia, September 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts; 1972, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Norwich University (B.S., 1966); University of Maine and University of North Carolina (J.D., 1969). Co-Author (with Andrew Hazelton and James Leary), "Vermont Law," Chapter 46, Brownfields- A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (Todd S. Davis and Kevin D. Margolis, 1997-rev. 2001, published by the American Bar Association Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law). Moderator, Town of Wallingford, 1986—. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Division, 1981—) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Transactions: American Skiing Company (Acquisition, permitting, development, financing and sale of Sugarbush, Haystack, Mount Snow, Killington and Pico Peak Ski Areas); American Tower Corporation (Permitting of telecommunications towers in Windsor and Charlotte, Vermont); Castleton College; First American Title Insurance Company; Hawk Resorts International, LP; Kaplan Development Group, LLC (Acquisition of the Village at Fillmore Pond residential care home); Terrace Communities (Development and financing of residential care facilities in Vermont); Southwestern Vermont Health Care Corp. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Business Organizations Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions; Development Finance Law. Email: A. Jay Kenlan | | Edward V. Schwiebert (Member) born Jamaica, New York, September 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1976, Vermont; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1967) Phi Beta Kappa; Columbia University (J.D., 1970; M.B.A., 1971). Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Public Service Law; Business Organizations; Commercial Transactions. Email: Edward V. Schwiebert | | John A. Facey, III (Member) born Springfield, Massachusetts, June 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1972); Suffolk University (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi. Moderator. Town of Pittsford, 1977-1979. Rutland City Planning Commission, 1993—; Chair, 1995—. Trustee, College of St. Joseph, Rutland, Vermont, 2005—. Member: Rutland County, Vermont (Member, Subcommittee on Title Standards), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; New England Land Title Association. Reported Cases: Kalakowski v. Russell, 401 A2d 906 (Vt. 1979); Vermont Wild Land Foundation v. Pittsford, 508 A2d 706 (Vt. 1986). Transactions: Permitting and Development of Marble Valley Regional Transit District- Multi Modal Transit Center (1997-1999); Permitting and Financing Expansion of Alpine Pipeline Company (1999); Permitting and Acquisition of Vermont College by Union Institute (2001); Permitting and Development of Winterberry Condominium Phase II Expansion (2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Finance Law; Condominium Law; Mass Transit Law. Email: John A. Facey, III | | John C. Newman (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, May 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1982, admitted to practice in France (as Conseil Juridique et Fiscal); 1995, Vermont. Education: Ohio University (B.A., with honors, 1971); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975; LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Author: "French Tax and Business Law Guide," Sweet & Maxwell, Editions Francis Lefebvre, Loose leaf service updated monthly, 1984—; "Etats-Unis," Editions Francis Lefebvre, 7th and previous editions, October, 2001; "International Series Francis Lefebvre, France," 4th and previous editions, February, 2005. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Domestic Taxation; International Taxation; International Law; Religious Immigration. Email: John C. Newman | | James P. W. Goss (Member) born New York, N. Y., September 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1984, Vermont; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Author: "Hear No Evil See No Evil: In re: Spencer and the Twilight of Judicial Scrutiny in Vermont," 14 Vt. L. Rev. 2, 1990; "What Law Applies? The Vermont Supreme Court and the Vesting Question," Vt. Dept. Housing Newsletter, Sept. 1990. Board Member, Rutland Economic Development Corporation, 1998—. Member: Cleveland (Member: Steering Committee, 1983; Cleveland Practice and Procedure Clinic, Real Estate and Bankruptcy Sections), Rutland County, Vermont (Co-Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1989-1990; Member, Environmental Law Committee, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Commercial Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Patten Corporation Northeast, 152 Vt. 644 (1989); State v. Delaney, 157 Vt. 247 (1991); In re: Nehemiah Associates, 166 Vt. 593 (1997); In Re: Route 103 Quarry, 2008 VT 88. Transactions: The Home Depot, permitting of Rutland facility (1999-2001); Clifford of Vermont, Inc., merger with TVC, Inc. (2000); Acquisition of Cable and Harness Fabricators, Inc. (1999); U.S. Quarried Slate Products Inc., multiple acquisitions, commercial financings (1991-2003); Myrick Mason LLC, acquisition of Haystack Resorts (1998); Penn Valley Associates, acquisitions / permitting of Black Mountain Vistas Subdivision (1998); Rutland Economic Development Corporation, permitting of AIP II Industrial Park (1998); The Conservation Fund, Multiple Acquisitions / conservation casements (1997—); Red Clover Inn, Salt Ash Inn, acquisition and licensing (2001); Ott Rutland, LLC/Walgreens Pharmacies permitting of Rutland, Vermont store (2004); Tractor Supply Co., permitting of Rutland Town Store; Derby, Vermont Store; and Swanton Vermont Store (2005-2008); J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc., multiple quarry permitting (1988-2008). Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Construction Litigation; Foreclosures. Email: James P. W. Goss | | Rodney E. McPhee (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, November 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Castleton State College (B.A., with great distinction, 1987); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Development Notes Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1990. Member: Rutland County and Vermont Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Wilcox v. Village of Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment, 159 Vt. 193 (1992); In re: Hignite, 176 Vt. 562 (2003); In Re: Hignite, 2003 VT 111; Concord Gen. Mut. Ins. Co. v. DeLong, 177 Vt. 652 (2004). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Land Use; Personal Injury Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Litigation; Zoning Law; Condominium Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Rodney E. McPhee | | Shannon A. Bertrand (Member) born Middlebury, Vermont, July 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Vermont; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1988); Syracuse University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Justinian Honor Society. Senior Notes & Comments Editor, Syracuse Law Review. Member: Rutland County and Vermont (Member: Board of Managers, 2000-2003; and Board of Young Lawyers Section, 1997-2003; Practice and Procedure Committee, 2000—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Shannon A. Bertrand | | Hans G. Huessy (Member) born Burlington, Vermont, December 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1995, Vermont; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1982); Vermont Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991; M.S.L., summa cum laude, Environmental, 1991). Member, Vermont Law School Law Review. Winner, National Environmental Moot Court Competition, 1991. Member, Select Board, 1999-2001; Planning Commission, 1997-1999, Wallingford, Vermont. Director, Vermont Electric Power Producers, Inc., 1996-2000. General Counsel, The Home Service Store, Inc., 2000-2002. Senior Corporate Counsel, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, 1994-2000. Member: American, Vermont and Rutland County (Member, Construction Law Forum) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Construction Law; Energy Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Hans G. Huessy | | —————————— | | Michelle A. Kenny (Associate) born Rutland, Vermont, May 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Castleton State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Rutland County and Vermont Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Foreclosure Litigation; Civil Litigation; General Practice; Landlord and Tenant Law; Construction Litigation. Email: Michelle A. Kenny | | David R. Cooper (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, February 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, Massachusetts; 2004, Vermont. Education: Pomona College (B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 1994); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1999). Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Business Organizations; Commercial Transactions; Litigation. Email: David R. Cooper | | Heather Z. Cooper (Associate) born Kankakee, Illinois, April 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, Massachusetts; 2006, Vermont. Education: University of Houston (B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Former Law Clerk: Justice David Richards, Texas Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas, 1998-1999; Honorable Colleen A. Brown, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Vermont, 2004-2006. Member: Rutland County, Vermont and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Labor and Employment; Debt Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Products Liability. Email: Heather Z. Cooper | | Sidney L. Hamilton (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, July 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2007, Vermont. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1999); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2005). Former Law Clerk, Fletcher Allen Health Care and Medicare Advocacy Project at Vermont Legal Aid. Member: Rutland County and Vermont Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Elder Law; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Sidney L. Hamilton | | Matthew D. Getty (Associate) born Burlington, Vermont, November 16, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Vermont. Education: Colby College (B.A., Government, magna cum laude, 2004); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, William and Mary Law Review. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Organization; Commercial Transactions; Immigration Law; Estate Planning. | | Christopher W. Blanchard (Associate) born Rutland, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts. (Not admitted in Vermont). Education: Woodbury College (B.A., Legal Studies, 2001); New England School of Law (J.D., 2005). Intern with City of Boston Law Department. Contract Attorney, Boston. Practice Areas: Land Use; Commercial Law; Real Estate. | | OF COUNSEL | | Ron R. Morgan (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 2002, Vermont; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Houston (J.D., 1985). Member, Order of the Barons. Chief Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor, Federal Tax Procedure, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992-1995. Co-Founder, Kansas City Tax Clinic (low income), 1999. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Tax Planning; Tax Controversies. Email: Ron R. Morgan | | Paula J. McCann (Of Counsel) born Portland, Maine, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 2000, Colorado; 2002, Vermont. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1982); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Vermont and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Health Law. Email: Paula J. McCann |
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