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
Daniel P. Richardson, Esq.
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
email
President-Elect
Jesse D. Bugbee, Esq.
Kissane Associates
email
Treasurer
Christopher D’Elia
Vermont Bankers Association
email
Secretary
Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
email
Directors
Amber L. Barber, Esq.
Barber & Waxman
email
James F. Carroll, Esq.
English, Carroll, & Boe P.C
email
Hon. Karen R. Carroll
Vermont Supreme Court
Therese M. Corsones, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
email
Jennifer Emens-Butler, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
email
John L. Marchica, Jr., Esq.
Marchica Law Office, LLC
email
Lon T. McClintock, Esq.
McClintock Law Office, PC
email
S. Mark Sciarrotta, Esq.
VELCO
email
Lila Shapero, Esq.
email
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
Daniel Richardson, Esq.
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC.
Governance & Personnel
Daniel P. Richardson, Esq., Chair
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
James F. Carroll, Esq.
Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C
Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
Lila Shapero, Esq.
Burlington
Grants
Amy Berger, Chair
Shelburne
Amber L. Barber, Esq.
Barber & Waxman
Jesse Bugbee, Esq.
Kissane Associates
Lon T. McClintock, Esq.
McClintock Law Office, PC
Charles Merriman, Esq.
Merriman Smart, PLC
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.
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
Ryan Kane, Esq.
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
John L. Marchica, Jr., Esq.
Marchica Law Office, LLC
Lon McClintock, Esq.
McClintock Law Office, PC
Daniel P. Richardson, Esq.
Tarrant Gillies & Richardson
Revenue Enhancement
S. Mark Sciarrotta, Esq., Chair
VELCO
Thomas F. Garrett, Esq.
Legal Services Law Line of VT
Raymond L. Massucco, Esq.
Massucco Law Offices, P.C.
Robert M. Paolini, Esq.
Vermont Bar Association
Mary C. Welford, Esq.
Welford & Sawyer, P.C.
