Who We Are
The Vermont Bar Foundation is the leading private funding source for dozens of programs designed to increase access to justice for low-income Vermonters.
We got our start in 1982, when the Vermont Bar Association created a non-profit fund-raising organization to help fulfill the promise of equal access to justice. Since then, we have raised and distributed more than $15,000,000 to organizations ranging from legal aid providers to law school clinics and domestic violence prevention programs. It’s all part of our efforts to ensure that all Vermonters understand and have meaningful access to the justice system.
Board of Directors & Staff
The Vermont Bar Foundation is governed by and conducted under the direction of a 13-member volunteer Board of Directors who are committed to promoting equal access to justice for all.
Officers
President
Jesse D. Bugbee, Esq.
Kissane Associates
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President-Elect
Lila Shapero, Esq.
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Treasurer
Christopher D’Elia
Vermont Bankers Association
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Secretary
Hon. Karen R. Carroll
Vermont Supreme Court
Directors
Amber L. Barber, Esq.
Barber & Waxman
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Gavin Boyles, Esq.
VT Dept of Financial Regulation
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James F. Carroll, Esq.
English, Carroll, & Boe P.C
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John L. Marchica, Jr., Esq.
Marchica Law Office, LLC
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Trey Martin, Esq.
Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC
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Elizabeth Novotny, Esq.
Mosaic Learning Center
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Harry C. Parker, Esq.
Bauer Gravel Farnham
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Daniel P. Richardson, Esq.
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
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S. Mark Sciarrotta, Esq.
VELCO
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Sarah E. Wilson, Esq.
Jason P. Morrissey, Atty at Law
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Staff
Deborah Bailey, Executive Director
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Committees
The Foundation extends special thanks to the following individuals who contribute their time to the Vermont Bar Foundation.
- Finance
- Governance & Personnel
- Grants
- IOLTA
- Loan Repayment Assistance
- Nominating
- Promotion
- Revenue Enhancement
Finance
Christopher D’Elia, Chair
Vermont Bankers Association
Jesse Bugbee, Esq.
Kissane Associates
Lila Shapero, Esq.
Burlington
Governance & Personnel
Daniel P. Richardson, Esq., Chair
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
Gavin Boyles, Esq.
VT Dept of Financial Regulation
James F. Carroll, Esq.
Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C
Hon. Karen R. Carroll
Vermont Supreme Court
Grants
Amber L. Barber, Esq., Chair
Barber & Waxman
Matthew D. Anderson, Esq.
Pratt Vreeland Kennelly Martin & White, Ltd.
Trey Martin, Esq.
Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC
Kane Smart, Esq.
VT Agency of Natural Resources
Karen Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
IOLTA
Beth A. Danon, Esq., Chair
Kohn Rath Danon & Lynch, LLP
Afi Ahmadi, Esq.
Dinse Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.
Debra Bouffard, Esq.
Sheehey Furlong & Behm, P.C.
Chris D’Elia
Vermont Bankers Association
Jennifer Emens-Butler, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
L. Raymond Massucco, Esq.
Massucco Law Offices, P.C.
Harry C. Parker, Esq.
Bauer Gravel Farnham
Loan Repayment Assistance
Judith F. Dickson, Esq., Chair
Burlington
Lila Shapero, Esq.
Burlington
Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
Matthew F. Valerio, Esq.
Vermont Defender General’s Office
Nominating
Chittenden District
Leigh Keyser Phillips, Esq., Chair
Leigh Keyser Phillips, Atty at Law
Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
Eastern District
L. Raymond Massucco, Esq.
Massucco Law Office, P.C.
Northern District
David C. Carter, Esq.
David C. Carter, P.C.
Washington District
Bernard D. Lambek, Esq.
Zalinger, Cameron & Lambek, P.C.
Western District
Karl Neuse, Esq.
Neuse, Duprey & Putnam, P.C.
Promotion
Lila Shapero, Esq., Chair
Burlington
Jesse D. Bugbee, Esq.
Kissane Associates
Therese Corsones, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
John L. Marchica, Jr., Esq.
Marchica Law Office, LLC
Sarah E. Wilson, Esq.
Jason P. Morrissey, Attyat Law
Revenue Enhancement
S. Mark Sciarrotta, Esq., Chair
VELCO
Jennifer R. Emens-Butler, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
Keith M. Jones, Esq.
National Life Group
Raymond L. Massucco, Esq.
Massucco Law Offices, P.C.
Daniel P. Richardson, Esq.
Tarrant, Gillies & Richardson
Elizabeth Novotny, Esq.
Mosaic Learning Center
