Bennington County Civil Rights Lawyers

Dan McManus is an experienced litigator helping people and businesses throughout southern Vermont with a wide range of legal matters. Dan defends individuals facing criminal charges, from minor misdemeanors to the most serious of felonies. Dan also assists individuals who have been injured by the negligent acts of others. Dan assists both employers and employees in work place matters, including discrimination and wrongful termination claims.

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...

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...

Serving clients of the firm for more than 30 years - throughout Vermont in litigation related to employment discrimination, wrongful dismissal, whistleblower claims and medical negligence. Formerly served in Washington DC in the federal legislative and executive branches. Graduated from American University in Washington, DC, and Vermont Law School.

Since graduating from Vermont Law School in 2012, I have tried many cases before juries and have won a great majority of those trials. Even more often, I convinced the trial court to dismiss cases without the need for a trial. Whether charged with a crime, injured in an accident, looking to start a business, or buying a home, you need a lawyer you can count on. With me as your attorney, you can be certain you have an effective courtroom lawyer on your side, ready to fight for you.

Attorney Welsh began her litigation practice in 1989 with Philadelphia's largest firm, defending clients in a wide range of complex matters, and in the years since, she has practiced with a litigation boutique firm in Philadelphia, with a small plaintiffs' personal injury and workers' comp practice in Woodstock, Vermont, worked briefly as a Deputy State's Attorney and defended low income adults and juveniles as conflict counsel for the Vermont Defender General. Kelly Welsh is also a teacher, and spent over a decade teaching World History, US History, Psychology and English at Thetford Academy. In addition, Kelly is a mom...

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.