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Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. is pleased to announce that Arline P. Duffy has become a shareholder and director of the firm.  Duffy, whose practice focuses on transactional and corporate matters, as well as estate planning and regulatory compliance, has been with the firm since 2009. Prior to returning to Vermont, Duffy was an attorney in […]

Veteran federal and state prosecutor Craig Nolan, 47, of Waterbury, has departed the United States Attorney’s Office for the Burlington law firm Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. He joined the firm on April 6, 2015 as a shareholder and director, focusing on complex civil litigation, white collar and serious felony criminal defense, and internal investigations. […]

Senator Patrick Leahy announced today that he will recommend that President Obama nominate Sheehey attorney Eric Miller to fill the post of United States Attorney for the District of Vermont. Miller has practiced at Sheehey since 1999, and he is consistently recognized by national publications as one of Vermont’s top litigators. Miller has extensive federal […]

The firm is pleased to announce that attorney Ian Carleton was recently appointed to the roster of acting judges in Chittenden and Orleans Counties.  As an acting judge, Mr. Carleton will preside over hearings in small claims court, adjudicating the rights of parties who have disputes valued at less than $5,000.  Mr. Carleton is a […]

Sheehey attorney Jim Spink recently completed an intensive two-day training with the American Arbitration Association, becoming Vermont’s newest member of the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Panel.  Jim regularly mediates and arbitrates civil disputes all over the state.  To schedule a mediation or arbitration, please check Jim’s up-to-date calendar for available dates.

The firm is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys were named this month by Super Lawyers magazine as among the top New England attorneys in 2014. Attorneys Eric Miller and Jeffrey Behm were recognized as leaders in business litigation. Attorney Michael Furlong was recognized for his work in business and corporate law. Attorney Jim […]

Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. is pleased to announce that Owen J. McClain has joined the firm as an associate attorney.  Owen will practice primarily in the firm’s energy group, alongside attorneys Peter Zamore and Debra Bouffard. Prior to joining the firm, Owen attended Vermont Law School, and clerked for Vermont’s trial courts in Chittenden […]

Carie Tarte, RP®, has been invited to join the Vermont Joint Commission on the Future of Legal Services.  The Commission has been tasked by Chief Justice Paul Reiber of the Vermont Supreme Court to study the question of how to ensure that all Vermonters have access to quality, affordable legal representation.  It was created in […]

Attorney Ian Carleton has filed state and federal civil rights actions on behalf of John Grega, who was wrongfully convicted in 1995 of allegedly murdering his wife and sentenced to a prison term of life without parole. On May 14, 2012, post-conviction DNA testing results (also obtained by Attorney Carleton) revealed the presence of DNA […]

Earlier this summer Attorney Ian Carleton was invited to serve as a panelist in a CLE offered by the National Business Institute entitled “Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Lawyer Needs To Know.”   Mr. Carleton lectured on Ethics, Witnesses, Expert Reports and Scientific Evidence.

Attorneys Jeffrey Behm and Debra Bouffard have successfully defended a grant of summary judgment obtained on behalf of their client, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (“BCBSVT”) in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier in the case, the trial court dismissed a breach of contract claim brought by BCBSVT’s former Chief Executive Officer […]

Attorneys Jeffrey Behm and Eric Miller recently secured a landmark decision in the Supreme Court in Demag v. Better Power Equipment, Inc., successfully arguing that the Court should abandon Vermont’s common law distinction between business invitees and licensees in premises liability cases. Rodney Demag was seriously injured when he fell into an open manhole in […]

The law firm of Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C. is pleased to announce that David Austin, a former partner of the firm, has rejoined the firm and is now of counsel to the firm.  Since last with the firm, Mr. Austin served for 12 years as the President of Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc., a national restaurant […]

James Spink, Of Counsel to the firm and a full time mediator/litigator, will present a program entitled:  “Are You Ready to Respond When Conflict Happens?” at the June meeting of the Vermont Human Resources Association on June 18th at the Sheraton Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont.  The two hour presentation to HR professionals will address […]

Carie Tarte has become a Registered Paralegal (RP® ) after passing the Paralegal Advanced Competency Examination (“PACE”) offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.  She is the 8th paralegal in the State to achieve this designation. The Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam is a demanding national certification examination that tests legal principles, ethics, and their […]

On January 31, Attorneys Duffy and Miller filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the Vermont Supreme Court on behalf of the Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Services in support of the Appellee, HowardCenter. The issue on appeal by the South Burlington School District is whether an interior renovation permit was improperly granted for work […]

The Section 248 Petition was filed by Attorney Zamore with the Vermont Public Service Board on January 13.  The Project consists of a new GMP switching station, approximately 2 miles of new and 4.5 miles of reconductored GMP transmission lines, a new VELCO 115/34.5kV transformer and a capacitor bank.  The Project is needed to address […]

Attorneys Eric Miller and Jeffrey Behm were recently retained by the plaintiff in a products liability case to protect a $43 million verdict against post-trial attacks by the defendant, an automobile component part manufacturer.  Late last year, they won the first round of post-trial proceedings when the trial court turned back the Defendant’s motion for a […]

The rate filing implements a Board requirement, imposed in connection with GMP’s merger with CVPS, that GMP undergo a comprehensive review of its costs.  The filing includes testimony and exhibits of ten witnesses and addresses all aspects of GMP’s costs.  It is expected that the Board will suspend implementation of the rate decrease and investigate […]

Sheehey Furlong & Behm PC is pleased to announce that Kevin A. Lumpkin has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the litigation department. Prior to joining Sheehey Furlong & Behm, Kevin attended Vanderbilt University Law School and clerked for Vermont Superior Courts in Bennington, Burlington, and Middlebury.  Kevin is admitted in Vermont and […]