Orwell Lawyers

Born and raised in the tiny Vermont town of Rochester, Attorney Chadwick graduated from Keene State College in 2007 with a bachelor's in Social Science. After graduation Attorney Chadwick went on to clerk for the law firm of Thomas Costello in Brattleboro, where he focused his studies on criminal and civil rights law under the Vermont Legal Clerkship program that allows aspiring attorneys to study under experienced attorneys for four years to earn their license to practice law.

In 2013, Attorney Chadwick started Chadwick Law LLC, a sole practice general litigation law firm, located in Brattleboro. Two years...

I make it easy for injured people to get paid and move on after an accident.

No one wants to find themselves on an injury lawyer’s website.

You never imagined it would be you or someone you love who needs an injury lawyer. But everything changed in that instant and now you’re stressed and confused about what to do next.

• Was the kid behind you texting and driving when she rear-ended your family at a stop light?

• Was an impatient driver passing on a busy stretch of Route 7, when he collided with your car head on?

• Were you...

Benjamin H. Deppman represents a wide variety of clients providing services to individuals and business entities in the fields of business entity selection and organization, commercial litigation, construction law, foreclosure, commercial and residential real estate transactions, trust and estate planning and administration, probate matters, and personal injury litigation.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Deppman worked as an associated at Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd., until joining the firm of Deppman & Foley, P.C., in 1995. He was appointed partner in 2000. Benj serves on the board of directors for the following: Town Hall Theater, Inc.; Porter...

Offering compassionate and confidential legal assistance for individuals and businesses seeking to file for bankruptcy protections. With a practice limited to bankruptcy, and over 15 years experience in Vermont, Attorney Walls has a proven record of effectively navigating through the bankruptcy process. Stop foreclosures, harassing creditor calls, and reduce or eliminate credit card, medical and other unsecured debt.

Robb's strong connection to Vermont is at the heart of his success as a lawyer.  Born in Middlebury and raised in Pittsford, Robb graduated from Otter Valley Union High School.  Robb left Vermont to attend college at Clark University in Worcester, MA.  During his time away from Vermont Robb also traveled and spent three years working for City Year Boston. In 2006 Robb returned to Vermont to work at Job Corps in Vergennes and apply to law school.  Robb graduated from Vermont Law School in 2009 and has been practicing law in Vermont ever since. 

Robb's law career began at the Vermont Defender General.  For six years...

Practicing in the areas of Real Estate, Probate, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Adoptions and Corporations & Small Business since 1996.

Our firm represents people, not businesses or institutions. We focus on personal injury litigation and employment law. We represent people who have been injured due to the fault of others and employees in disputes with their employers or former employers.

Why? We want to make our living doing work that is worthwhile. Early in my career, I represented all sides in many kinds of disputes. But I simply didn’t find it satisfying to represent insurance companies and big businesses. It is true that businesses must pay attention to the bottom line. But many companies don’t seem to care about anything else....

Tristan Christopher Larson is a trial attorney who focuses on insurance claims and lawsuits for personal injuries, medical malpractice, and family law. He has represented injured Vermonters since 2007.

"Helping people navigate our complex legal system is a great privilege. I am proud to stand beside my clients, whether they are dealing with serious injuries or facing difficult permitting problems. I provide them with outstanding legal representation."

Tristan grew up on a dairy farm in Rutland County before heading to Michigan for undergraduate school. After college, he returned to Vermont to spend a year working in real estate appraisal. He...

Frank Talbott has been involved in workers' compensation litigation for more than 30 years, representing employees, employers, insurance companies, and acting as a contract hearing officer for the Department of Labor in workers' compensation matters. He is a Vermont Attorney with a long history of work-place accident and injury litigation, having been involved in hundreds of cases involving all sides. His practice is currently focused exclusively on representing injured employees. Frank Talbott was also an acting contract hearing officer for the Department of Labor in workers’ compensation matters for six...

Mike has many years of experience as a partner at one of the Upper Valley’s personal injury law firms and is passionate about helping injured persons get the compensation they deserve. Mike is uniquely caring and personally supportive of his clients while at the same time diligent, aggressive and knowledgeable in fighting the insurance companies in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Being licensed to practice in both Vermont and New Hampshire affords Mike tremendous flexibility when handling complex personal injury cases that have jurisdictional overlay between the states, which happens quite often as...

I'm a trial lawyer. I'm admitted to the Vermont Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the New York Bar, and U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. I'm a member of the American Association for Justice, the Vermont Association for Justice, the Vermont Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the NYSBA, the NYSTLA, and the DC Bar Association. My practice focuses on plaintiff's personal injury.

Brandon Sample is an attorney, author, and criminal justice reform activist.

Specific areas of Brandon’s federal criminal practice include: pre-trial and trial, sentence mitigation strategies, federal appeals, 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions and 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petitions, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions, clemency requests, and compassionate release petitions.

When you are faced with the federal criminal justice system, it is essential to have an experienced and dedicated attorney with a proven track record of success. Whether you are under federal investigation, have been indicted, or are wanting to appeal your sentence, Brandon Sample PLC is here to help. Call us today...

Justin Sluka is a Vermont workers’ compensation lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience representing employees, employers, and insurance companies. Having now represented injured workers for several years, Justin brings a well-rounded background and perspective to workers’ compensation law. Justin sees all the angles and brings a wealth of experience to the table, enabling him to litigate as needed and obtain excellent results for injured workers.

Kevin is an experienced litigator in the practice areas of complex commercial litigation, class actions, medical malpractice defense, consumer fraud litigation, breach of contract litigation, professional regulation, probate and trust disputes, and land use and zoning. He is both a trial and appellate litigator, and he has participated in numerous jury trials and bench trials. Kevin practice is focused primarily on civil litigation, serving both business and individuals. He practices in both state and federal court, as well as before various State agencies and boards. Kevin regularly represents licensed professionals both in civil lawsuits and regulatory proceedings. ...

I have been with the firm for 23 years, and I am a partner. I specialize in helping people with their workers’ compensation and personal injury claims because it is personally rewarding for me when I am able to help an injured person get the benefits that they deserve, and I am able to hold an insurance company accountable. 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 don’t give up! It is obvious that I enjoy what...

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 you are injured. One important legal issue I helped clarify was the right to vocational rehabilitation for injured...

The Affolter Gannon law firm is uniquely suited to fight for the rights of victims injured in accidents because Mike Gannon and Dick Affolter used to be among Vermont's premiere insurance defense lawyers. The AG team were the attorneys insurance companies called when claims were asserted against them. In fact, Mike and Dick received awards from insurance companies and were asked to instruct their adjusters how to handle legal issues. A little more than ten years ago, AG made the decision to "switch teams" and to represent injured claimants who are being treated unfairly by insurance companies. We...

Aggressive Criminal Defense and Plaintiff's Personal Injury.

I have been practicing law for more than 40 years, and I am a founding partner in the firm. I have chosen to specialize in helping people with personal injuries because I care. I represent injured workers in their workers’ compensation claims and people who have been injured due to the negligence of others. One case that was particularly meaningful for me was when I represented a man who had been a laborer all of his life. He was essentially at the end of his career and he fell and injured his back. He had no high school diploma...

I became an attorney so I could help ordinary people fight for the things they are entitled to. 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 LLP, I focus on helping people win workers’ compensation and personal injury claims. I work closely with my clients and our paralegals to present the strongest case possible. I am very detail-oriented and learn the specifics of each case by really listening to my clients and what they need. Although the legal process...

I am a Vermont attorney practicing civil litigation. I strongly support my clients, helping them to understand the process, the choices, and the range of probable outcomes they face. As a classical musician, I have an ability to look at problems creatively, with a high level of attention to detail. I bring those skills to bear in every case, at a cost-effective rate.

Kalter, Kalter & Mabey are top Vermont workers’ compensation attorneys, dedicated to representing workers who have been injured at work.

Todd has been an avid outdoorsman from an early age. Since graduating from Vermont Law School, he has focused solely on representing injured workers. He and his wife, Karen, established Kalter & Kalter in 1997. He has been named a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2004 and also named in the workers’ compensation practice area of New England Super Lawyers. When not representing injured workers, he can be found...

Neil Groberg, Attorney at Law, provides mediation, arbitration, facilitation, teaching, training, and independent harassment investigations in Vermont, throughout the Northeast and beyond! Employers and employees, businesses, aggrieved individuals and others rely on Neil and the almost 40 years of experience he brings to the table.

He also teaches Health Care Law for Champlain College's B.S. and Masters of Health Care Administration online programs. This enhances his knowledge base and ability to mediate issues in this complex area.
He has also taught college courses related to Business Law and Employment Law.

Neil graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and...

Glenn Jarrett is a founder of Jarrett | Hoyt, located in South Burlington, Vermont. The firm limits its practice to estate planning, elder law, special needs, guardianship and Medicaid planning, as well as probate and trust administration. Glenn is admitted to practice in Vermont and is a member of the Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations. Glenn is one of only two Vermont attorneys Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He presents continuing education seminars on a variety of subjects for attorneys and financial professionals. Organizations he has presented...

Kalter, Kalter & Mabey are top Vermont workers’ compensation attorneys, dedicated to representing workers who have been injured at work.

Karen is a native Vermonter who has spent most of her life living in the Rutland area. After graduating from Vermont Law School, cum laude, she worked as a defense attorney with a particular interest in professional malpractice. Since founding Kalter & Kalter with Todd, she “crossed the v” and has represented injured and disabled persons, in workers’ compensation, social security disability and personal injury.

I have been representing Vermonters in workers compensation claims since 2000. I graduated from Lehigh University in 1993 and Northeastern University School of Law in 1998. After law school, I clerked with a federal judge in Vermont. I also do estate planning, real estate, and advise condo/homeowner associations, small businesses, and independent schools. I live in Brandon, Vermont with two children.

A native of Dummerston, Vermont, Will is a graduate of Yale University (history) and received his law degree in 1992 from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He began his law career as a litigator, as one of only two associates working with the nationally recognized trial lawyer, Randi McGinn, in Albuquerque, NM. His trial lawyer practice focused on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, employment discrimination and insurance bad faith litigation. For eight additional years, Will operated his own firm and expanded his specialties to include business transactions, business formation, commercial litigation, and providing lawsuit defense services for his...

Jeff was born and raised in Burlington, Vermont and formed Dickson Law Office, PLLC, in January 2014. Jeff used to represent insurance companies, so he knows how they operate when you've been injured. Jeff's goal is to ensure his clients feel confident they're being represented by someone who cares about their needs, keeps them informed, and works hard to recover what they're entitled to.

My practice focuses on the needs of injured and disabled people. I work to get them the compensation and benefits that they need and deserve so that they can live better lives. This focus takes me into a number of areas of the law including torts, contracts, and public entitlements. My practice encompasses personal injury, workers' compensation, social security disability, supplemental security income, and long-term disability. Geographically, I represent people making personal injury, workers' compensation, and long-term disability claims throughout Vermont. My Social Security disability practice extents throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, and northeastern New York. If you are injured or...

C. Jordan Handy is a litigation attorney practicing in all areas of criminal law, including: DUI, criminal defense, personal injury and landlord-tenant cases. He aggressively fights for the rights of his clients, carefully analyzing all pieces of evidence in every case.

Fred V. Peet founded The Law Offices of Fred V. Peet in 1995. Over time, the firm grew to 7 real estate attorneys and changed its name to the Peet Law Group in 2021. Fred was born the oldest of four children and raised on the Peet family dairy farm in Cornwall and Middlebury, Vermont. He attended Middlebury Union High School. He graduated the University of Vermont, Cum Laude, in 1990 and received his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School in 1993. During law school, he clerked for the law firm of Conley and Foote in Middlebury, Vermont, and...

David I. Schoen has dedicated his working life to helping those who have been injured or have become ill. This means treating each individual with the respect that they deserve, relieving them of the stress resulting from the burdens of processing their claims and guiding them through the maze of obstacles standing in their way of making a full physical, mental and financial recovery.

Brian J. Stark & Stark Law, PLLC | Experienced and responsive Vermont real estate & estate planning law practice.

I am a problem-solver by nature. I believe the essence of being a lawyer is helping people respond to life’s challenges. My primary practice area is in elder law, but I work with people on many different issues, most involving the complex relationships between people and property (real, personal, and intellectual [trademarks, copyright]). Outside of work, I'm an aspiring polymath, which recently has prompted me to seek a degree in Electrical Engineering.

If you're planning for your legacy, applying for Medicaid, or in a dispute with a neighbor or family, Otter Creek Law can help.

Native Vermonter. Graduate of MSJ, UVM & William and Mary School of law. Visit vermontcounsel.com for more information about Mr. Anderson's credentials and expertise.

Kalter, Kalter & Mabey are top Vermont workers’ compensation attorneys, dedicated to representing workers who have been injured at work.

Bob began his career as a defense attorney in Massachusetts after graduating, cum laude, from law school in Boston. After three years, he moved to Vermont where he married his wife, a native Vermonter, and joined a mid-sized firm specializing in workers’ compensation and personal injury defense.