William B. Miller, Jr.

Partner

Bill represents clients in litigation and commercial transactions. Among his areas of special interest in litigation are construction and professional malpractice. Bill has represented many families of elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities pursuing claims of substandard care, including instances in which residents were fatally injured when they were improperly permitted to wander from a nursing facility, and cases in which residents suffered severe injuries resulting from preventable falls, medication errors, or pressure sores. He has lectured on these issues at continuing education seminars and is a member of numerous organizations advocating enhanced care for the elderly. Bill also regularly trains non-profit organizations, such as mental health agencies, on risk management. He represents LP-gas companies throughout New England and New York in personal injury cases, and regularly represents people injured in gas-related incidents, including fires, explosions and asphyxiations.

Bill’s commercial transactions practice includes representing buyers and sellers of businesses throughout Vermont. He provides counsel to manufacturers, construction companies, restaurants, and health care professionals. He has published on Vermont lien laws and other construction law topics, and is the Vermont contributing editor for www.lienlawonline.com.

Bill practiced with a large law firm in his native Philadelphia before joining Langrock Sperry & Wool in 1980. He is recognized as a leading business litigator in Best Lawyers in America®, and by bestofus.com. He was named Vermont’s “Lawyer of the Year” for 2012 by Best Lawyers in the area of construction litigation.

Bill enjoys hiking, kayaking, and snowshoeing. He has been active in the local public schools, and has served on the local school board. He serves on the board of Addison County Home Health & Hospice. Bill and his wife Gail, a paralegal with the firm, own and operate Harmony Acres, a small horse farm in Middlebury. They have five children.

Education

Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976); Amherst College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973)

Bar Admissions

Admitted to state and federal courts in Vermont and Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Tax Court

Memberships

Vermont and American Bar Associations; Vermont Association for Justice; American Law Institute