Alison J. Bell

Partner

Alison’s litigation practice encompasses a broad range of commercial areas — including contract, corporate governance, unfair competition, trademark, real estate, construction and banking matters — with a primary focus on employment law. She represents both employers and employees in all types of litigation, including discrimination claims, harassment claims, and overtime claims. She also works with employers to protect against litigation, including the preparation of employee policies, sexual harassment training, drafting of employment agreements, compliance with overtime, family and medical leave, and disability regulations, and advising on discipline and terminations. She has represented numerous restaurants, hotels, inns, and other hospitality industry clients.

Alison also acts as an arbitrator, mediator, evaluator, and special master by appointment from state and federal courts and by election of private parties.

Following graduation from law school, Alison practiced at Choate Hall & Stewart in Boston. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America® as a leading attorney in employment law, for both individuals and management, and in employment litigation and ERISA litigation. She was named Vermont’s “Lawyer of the Year” in Labor & Employment Litigation by Best Lawyers, and has been recognized as a leading employment attorney in New England Super Lawyers. She serves on the Federal Court Advisory Committee for the District of Vermont, and as a director and president of Housing Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation that owns and operates more than $50 million worth of low-income housing throughout Vermont.

Alison lives in Stowe, where she grew up, with her husband and three children. She coaches youth nordic skiing, alpine skiing, and ice hockey, is active in those sports herself, and enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, building rock walls, and being with her children.