 | Hoff Curtis | | | | | 100 Main Street
Burlington, Vermont 05402-1124 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Civil and Criminal Litigation. Family Law. Labor Relations and Employment Law. Corporate, Commercial, Administrative, Civil Rights, Immigration and Tort Law. | | | | Year Established: 1989 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Hoff, Curtis, Pacht, Cassidy, Frame, Somers & Katims, P.C., is a leading Vermont law firm with a regional practice concentrated in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. The ten lawyer firm combines the specialized knowledge and experience common to large firms with the personalized attention usually associated with small and individual practices. Former Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff and former Vermont Defender General David W. Curtis were founders. Together the firm's lawyers have over 100 years of combined professional experience. With offices in Burlington, Vermont and Portland, Maine the firm represents a wide variety of individuals, corporations, insurance companies and institutions throughout New England. | | | | Firm Size: 9 | | | | Clients: | | COUNSEL FOR: America's Gardening Resources, Inc.; Barry Callebaut USA, LLC; City of Old Town (Maine); Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.; Maine Ag, LLC; Maple Leaf Farm Associates, Inc.; National Indemnity Company; Northern Transportation, LLC; Quality Egg of New England, LLC; Selenium-Tellurium Development Association, Inc.; United Professions of Vermont; Vermont Federation of Teachers; Vermont Subcontractors Association. | | | | David W. Curtis (1938-1999). | | | | Julie A. Frame (Member) born Missoula, Montana, December 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Vermont; U.S. District Court, District of Vermont. Education: Vassar College; Georgetown University (B.A., 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member: Vermont and American (Member, Family Section) Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: In re: Adoption of B.L. V.B., 628 A.2d 1271, 160 Vt. 368 (1993); Titchenal v. Dexter, 693 A.2d 682, 166 Vt. 373 (1997); Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation and Peter Rasmussen v. Vermont State Colleges, 151 Vt. 457, 561 A.2d 417 (1989). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation. | | | | John L. Pacht (Member) born Roslyn, New York, July 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1987, Vermont; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Antioch College (B.A., 1976); Hofstra Law School (J.D., with distinctions, 1979). Recipient, Federal Practice Award. Managing Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Hon. Frederick B. Lacey, U.S. District Court, Newark, New Jersey, 1980-1981. Author: "Free Press - Fair Trial Dilemma: New Dimensions in a Continuing Struggle," 6 Hofstra L.Rev. 1013 (1978). Associate, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, 1978-1980. Federal Defender, Legal Aid Society, Eastern District of New York, 1981-1986. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (President; Chair, Task Force Committee; Member, Federal Issues Committee); Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Family Law. | | | | Thomas H. Somers (Member) born Portland, Maine, December 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1993, Vermont; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Catholic University (B.A., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Note Editor, Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, Catholic University, 1986-1987. Author: "In re Conroy: Extending the Right to Die," 2 Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy 35 (1986); "COBRA: An Incremental Approach to National Health Insurance," 5 Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy 141 (1989). Contributing Author: "The Fair Labor Standards Act," 1999; "Cathcart and Dichter, 1994 Employment at Will, State by State Survey," N.E.L.I. Editor, Maine Employment Law Letter, 1995-1996. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maine State, Vermont and American (Member: Labor Law Section; Employee Benefits Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public and Private Sector Labor and Employment Law; Litigation. | | | | Robert W. Katims (Member) born Hackensack, New Jersey, May 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Vermont; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1983); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1988). Research Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: "State v. Catsam: A Clarification of Evidentiary Standards in Vermont Child Sexual Abuse Cases," 12 Vt. L. Rev. 485 (1987); "Living Without Principles: State v. Brunelle and the Vermont Supreme Court," 13 Vt. L. Rev. 347 (1988). Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Juvenile Law. | | | | Richard T. Cassidy (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, July 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1975); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1978). Co-Recipient, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont's Third Annual Jonathan B. Chase Award, 1990. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert W. Larrow, 1978-1979. Chief Law Clerk, Vermont Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Author: "Civil Rights in Vermont," Vermont State Government and Administration Since 1965 (M. Sherman, ed., 1999). Associate Examiner, 1991-1993, Examiner, 1993-2004, Chair, 1995-2004, Vermont Board of Bar Examiners. Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1994—; Member, Drafting Committee on Model Punitive Damages Act, 1994-1996; Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Uniform Arbitration Act, 1996-2000; Member, Drafting Committee On Uniform Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act, 2001-2002. Chair, Drafting Committee on Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications in Criminal Sentencing. Chair, Vermont Solid Waste and Air Quality Variance Board, 1993-2005. Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2004—. Member: Chittenden County, Vermont and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1999-2005; Board of Governors, 2005—) Bar Associations; Vermont Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Vermont Employment Lawyers Association; American Counsel Association (Director, 2004—). Reported Cases: Kaplan v. City of Burlington, 891 F.2d 1026 (2d Cir. 1989) cert. denied, 496 U.S. 926 (1990); Chabad-Lubavitch of Vermont v. City of Burlington, 936 F.2d 109 (2d Cir. 1991) cert. denied, 505 U.S. 1218 (1992); Ballard v. University of Vermont, 693 A.2d 713, 118 Ed. Law Rep. 419 (Vt. 1997); Brueckner v. Norwich University, 169 Vt. 118, 730 A.2nd 1086 (1999), Provost v. FletcherAllen Health Care, Inc. 2005 VT 115, 890 A.2nd 97 (2005). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Litigation. | | | | Michael T. Russell (Member) born Denver, Colorado, January 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Vermont. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1986); University of Denver (J.D., 1997). Member: Vermont Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Law. | | | | Nancy J. Waples (Member) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1999, Vermont. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1982); St. John's University (J.D., 1987). Member: Hinesburg Vermont Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1993-1999; State of Vermont Environmental Board, 1999-2004. Member: Vermont Bar Association; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (President, 2006); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Charleston v. Leonardo 891 F.2d 277 (2 Cir. 1989); Perez v. Jones, 935 F.2d 280 (2d Cir.1991); People v. Mitchell 77 NY 2d 624 (1991); U.S. v. Laflam, 369 F.ed 153 (2d Cir. 2004). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Land Use; Environmental Law. | | | | Gregory A. Weimer (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, June 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Vermont and U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1991, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1993, New Hampshire. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1984); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Research Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1987-1988. Law Clerk to the Vermont District and Superior Courts, 1988-1989. Author: "UM/UIM Coverage Issues," The Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest, Vol. 26, No. 1, March 2000; "Expert Evidence: What You Don't Know About Daubert Can Hurt You," The Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest, Vol. 24, No. 2, June 1998. Co-Author: "The 'Sibling State' Approach to the Vermont Constitution," 13 Vt. L. Rev. 357 (1988). Member: Vermont (Member: Vermont Supreme Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee; Chairman, Practice & Procedure Committee; Insurance Law Committee); Maine State, New Hampshire and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Vermont Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | | | OF COUNSEL | | | | Philip H. Hoff (Of Counsel) born Turners Falls, Massachusetts, June 29, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951, Vermont. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1948); Cornell University (LL.B., 1951). Governor, State of Vermont, 1962-1969. Trustee, Williams College, 1965-1970. Fellow, Harvard University, 1971-1972. Member and former Chairperson, Vermont Advisory Committee of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1982—. Trustee, 1983-1998; President, 1990-1995, Vermont Law School. |
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