I have practiced law in Vermont since 1978 and have been based in Rutland since 1986. My focus is in civil litigation doing personal injury cases and professional negligence cases of all types with an emphasis on major injuries and wrongful death cases. I also have considerable expertise in construction law, having been a contractor, representing both contractors and businesses dealing with construction issues. I also have many business clients that I have developed through litigation and provide business advice and risk management advice to them as well as handle major contract negotiations for them.

Prior to starting my own firm in 2000, I was the president of Keyser, Crowley & Meub in Rutland and prior to that the president of Kelley, Meub, Powers, & English with offices in Middlebury and Rutland.

I have been an active member of the civic community in Rutland. I was a board member of the Crossroad Arts Council, and the founding President of the Friends of the Rutland Free Library. I have been a member of the Rutland City School Board, as well as a Republican candidate for governor and Congress. I have served on the Vestry and served as Senior Warden of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Rutland.

I earned my law degree, with high honors, from Vermont Law School in 1978, and graduated from Lehigh University in 1968. Between 1968 and starting law school, I operated a farm near Middlebury, running about 100 head of beef cattle and 40 head of dairy cows. During this time, I served as President of the Vermont Beef Producers. While farming, I also worked as a carpenter, a mason's helper, and a contractor.

I am married, have one son, and one granddaughter.

Areas of Practice:

Construction Law

Personal Injury

Automobile Accidents

Pedestrian Accidents

Truck Accidents

Motorcycle Accidents

Slip and Fall

Products Liability

Wrongful Death

Dram Shop

Medical Malpractice

Accountant Malpractice

Legal Malpractice

Construction Law

Commercial Litigation

Estate Planning

Family Law

School Law

Employment Law

Appeals

Real Estate Law

Permitting

Litigation Percentage:

75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Vermont, 1978

U.S. District Court, 1979

U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Education:

Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont
Honors:?Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:

Termination of Parental Rights, Vermont Law Review, 1977

Evaluating Medical Malpractice NBI, Medical Malpractice in Vermont, 1988

Hospital Liability NBI, Medical Malpractice in Vermont, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Vermont Bar Association, Chair 1984 - 1986

Federal Affairs Committee

Vermont Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Board,
      1986 - Present

Vermont Association of Trial Lawyers

American Association for Justice

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