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| Formation | September 1878 |
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| Type | Legal Society |
| Headquarters | Montpelier, VT |
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| Website | http://www.vtbar.org |
The Vermont Bar Association (VBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of Vermont.
Founded in September 1878 in Montpelier, the Vermont Bar Association remains the only professional organization for lawyers, judges, paralegals and law students in Vermont. [1]
The first President of the Vermont Bar Association was Edward J. Phelps. Past Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association include prominent judges, political leaders, military leaders and diplomats. The Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association have included: [2] [3] [4]
Montpelier is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Washington County. The site of Vermont's state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,074. However, the daytime population grows to about 21,000, due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts is located in the municipality. It was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France.
John Garibaldi Sargent was an American lawyer and government official. He served as United States Attorney General during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
Samuel Everett Pingree was a lawyer, a U.S. politician of the Republican Party, and an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor.
William Wallace Stickney was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, he served as the 48th governor of Vermont from October 4, 1900, to October 3, 1902.
Side judge, or assistant judge, is a judicial position unique to the U.S. state of Vermont. There are two side judges in each of Vermont's 14 counties. Like lay judges, side judges are usually not legal professionals.
Clarke Cushing Fitts was a Vermont attorney and businessman who served as the state’s first Attorney General following the reestablishment of the office in 1904.
Jay Ward Carver was a Vermont lawyer who served as state Attorney General.
Olin Merrill Jeffords was a Vermont attorney and judge who served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. He was the father of Senator Jim Jeffords.
Willard W. Miles was a Vermont attorney and judge. He was most notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1905 to 1906, and again from 1917 to 1923.
Clifton G. Parker was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General for three terms.
Frank Elliott Barber Jr. was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General from 1953 to 1955.
Fred A. Howland was a Vermont attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He served as Secretary of State of Vermont and president of the National Life Insurance Company.
Green Mount Cemetery is a burial ground in Montpelier, Vermont. Located at 250 State Street, the 35-acre facility was established in 1854. It is operated by the City of Montpelier, and managed by the city's part time cemetery commission and a small full-time staff.
Charles Tetzlaff is an American attorney from Vermont. He is best known for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1993 to 2001.
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