Our lawyers have experience and expertise in all aspects of real estate and land use law, and
are supported by a highly qualified staff. Whether an individual buying a first
home, a business seeking substantial financing, or a developer of a large commercial project
navigating complicated permitting proceedings, we help our clients achieve their goals.
Our real estate and land use practice includes the following areas of concentration:
- Transactions and Title Work
- We represent individuals and businesses in the purchasing,
financing, leasing, and selling of all kinds of real estate from single-family residences
to multi-state commercial transactions. We are approved attorneys for First American Title
Insurance Company, Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, and other title insurance companies.
- Financing
- We provide advice to numerous banks and other financing institutions on all issues
related to real estate financing.
- Development
- We assist developers in the establishment and management of their operating
entities and the acquisition, financing, permitting, management and sale of a wide variety of
commercial, residential, condominium, office, and telecommunications projects.
- Permitting
- We can assist in obtaining all necessary state and local land use permits for any
real estate project. We regularly represent land owners, developers, municipalities, and neighbors
in land use matters before local planning and zoning boards, Act 250 commissions, the Environmental
Court, and the Vermont Supreme Court.
- Leasing
- We represent both landlords and tenants in negotiating and preparing a wide range of
leases, including retail, office, commercial, and residential properties.
- Condominiums and Communities
- We can prepare the documentation to create condominiums and common
ownership communities. We represent numerous homeowner associations.
- Foreclosures and Workouts
- We represent lenders and borrowers in the foreclosure, management,
and resale of distressed properties.
- Condemnation
- We represent landowners and municipalities in a variety of condemnation projects,
including appeals of necessity and damage awards.
- Conservation
- We have worked frequently with land owners, land trusts, and conservation
organizations to transfer development rights and create conservation easements.
- Property Law Litigation
- We regularly represent individuals and businesses, including title
insurance companies, in all types of property law cases, including title defects, boundary disputes,
easement issues, adverse possession claims, and public and private road issues.
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- Environmental Litigation
- We have significant experience in all aspects of pollution and
environmental law, including environmental due diligence, permitting, compliance, clean-up,
liability, and redevelopment issues under CERCLA and other state and federal environmental laws,
insurance coverage for pollution claims, and common law nuisance claims. We represent clients
before state and federal environmental agencies, as well as in state and federal courts.
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- National and International
- Our membership in Meritas, a global network of independent,
mid-sized law firms, allows us to provide our clients, quickly and efficiently, with
experienced guidance on doing business throughout the country and around the world.
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