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Tracy M. Conlon is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and concentrates her practice in the areas of business law, debt collection, employment law, landlord-tenant disputes, contract disputes and consumer claims. Attorney Conlon is admitted to appear before the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and regulary appears in small claims, district, superior and housing courts throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Conlon is a member of the Middlesex, Essex, and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Attorney Conlon is a former paramedic and received her Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School and her undergraduate degree from Bentley University.

My experience navigating Vermont’s complex regulatory environment assists the Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C., in providing a broad range of services to its local government, institutional and educational clients. I am well-versed in addressing real estate, environmental, and zoning and land use permitting issues and in litigating commercial, land development and real estate disputes in Vermont’s state and federal courts. I also serve the Firm’s public clients by managing complex financial, real estate and environmental permitting transactions, including low-income and senior housing projects funded with community development block grants; flood hazard mitigation property acquisitions; “brownfield” and contaminated property redevelopment; road, stormwater and other infrastructure improvement projects; agricultural, forest and open space conservation ventures; and recreational trail and land trust acquisitions.. Prior to joining Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C., I was associated with another Burlington law firm, where I counseled private clients in environmental, zoning and land use permitting and in commercial litigation. Before moving to private practice, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable Merideth Wright and the Honorable Thomas S. Durkin at the Vermont Environmental Court.. I received my J.D., cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2004, where I was a Note Editor for the Vermont Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Advisory Board. In 2001, I received his bachelor’s degree in American History from Northwestern University.. I am a member of the Vermont Planners Association Executive Committee, as well as the American Bar Association, the Vermont Bar Association and the Chittenden County Bar Association. From 2012 to 2014, I served as the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division District 1 Representative, representing the young lawyers divisions of both the Vermont and Maine Bar Associations.

Mr. Pothitakis is a Board Member of the Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. from 2005 to the present. Mr. Pothitakis was a member of the Board of Governors of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Pothitakis was a Board Member of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Iowa State Bar Association from 2000 through 2002. He was a member of the Workers' Compensation Core Group of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association from 1999 through 2001. Mr. Pothitakis has been a long-standing member of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Mark A. Sylvester is a trial lawyer specializing in complex civil litigation including personal injury, wrongful death, aviation law, motor vehicle accidents, cruise ship accidents, premise liability, and product liability. Mr. Sylvester has been consistently recognized as one of the top lawyers in Florida by numerous periodicals, including the South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Trend magazine.. As a licensed pilot, Mr. Sylvester brings a unique expertise to cases involving aviation crashes and aviation law.  He has extensive experience and background in all manner and types of personal injury and wrongful death cases.. Mr. Sylvester was elected to the Board of Directors for the Dade County Bar Association in 2004, and appointed in 2005 to the Board of Directors for Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., an organization that provides free legal services to the low income community in areas of housing, employment, government benefits, special education, and community economic development. In July of 2007, Mr. Sylvester was elected Chair of the American Justice Association’s Federal Tort Claim and Military Advocacy Section. He previously held the position of chair-elect in 2006, and secretary of the section in 2005.. Mr. Sylvester is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law where he was a member of the University of Miami Business Law Review. He was co-founder of the University of Miami School of Law’s Aviation Law Society and served as the organizations first vice-president and thereafter president.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Middlebury College (Vermont) where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the NCAA Men’s Varsity Basketball Team, 1991-1994.

Litigation attorney since 1991, opened own law office in 1994.  Current focus is probate and family law including basic estate planning and administration, pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, adoption, paternity, child support, modifications and contempts, probating estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and drafting basic estate documents such as wills, health care proxies and powers of attorney.

Jeff is a Burlington, Vermont workers’ compensation lawyer and personal injury lawyer. He helps Vermonters navigate the complex world of workers’ compensation and personal injury claims. In many cases, the first time a client meets with Jeff is the first time they’ve ever needed an attorney. People hire Jeff because they’ve become frustrated, overwhelmed, or confused trying to deal with an insurance company or attorney by themselves.. Jeff’s goal is to make sure his clients feel comfortable throughout the legal process. He does that by keeping them informed at every step and by making sure he’s available to answer questions and solve problems as they arise. Jeff used to work for some of the very same insurance companies he now works against. That means Jeff understands how insurance companies operate when you make a Vermont workers’ compensation or personal injury claim. Read more about Jeff Dickson.

I'm an attorney specializing in elder law, estate planning, commercial leasing, contracts, negotiation, and business structures. I've handled issues large and small, from a multi-million dollar division of a complex family real estate portfolio to simple wills. I've represented tenants and landlords in lease negotiations, drafted operating agreements for start-up small businesses, and saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars through long-term care planning. I'm an accomplished problem solver and critical thinker; I can learn to do anything quickly and do it well. My focus is caring for my clients' ultimate needs, which can be hidden behind misunderstandings, justified emotions, and lack of access to the law. I make sure my clients are partners with me on their issues, so that they can fully understand the issues and be confident in the solutions. Outside of the office I love novels, creative writing, climbing, snow sports, hiking, trees, teaching, and my family (especially my dog Oak).

I am a dedicated advocate who serves clients by listening and working closely to develop legal strategies that address each client's unique needs.. While living in Hong Kong for the last two years, I worked in a transactional environment where I developed business acumen and contracting skills.  I bring a global perspective from this experience where I worked for an international financial technology firm. Upon relocating to the United States, I joined Solutions Law Group LLC in pursuit of my passion to practice law by working to assist clients in a diverse practice.

Heather has worked in the legal field since 1990, beginning as a paralegal and ultimately becoming an attorney through the Washington State Bar Association’s Rule 6 Law Clerk program in 2007. The law clerk program, which provides an alternative to the traditional law school route, combines a theoretical, scholastic, and clinical experience. She now leads the Burlington, Bellingham, and Wenatchee offices of GLP Attorneys and practices in Skagit, Whatcom, Island, Chelan, Douglas, San Juan, and Okanogan Counties. Heather leads the firm’s Trucking Injury practice group, and is also a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.. Heather is fluent in Spanish, having majored in the language at the University of Washington. She now provides representation to all GLP Attorneys’ Spanish-speaking clients across the state.. She is passionate about representing her clients, which has resulted in winning favorable verdicts for them in trial. She enjoys understanding her clients’ stories and conveying them in her representation and advocacy.

Alan Sylvester has been representing personal injury claimants since 1964, and is a founding partner in the law firm of Sylvester and Maley.. A fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1982, Alan has been recognized by his peers as one of the top personal injury trial lawyers in Vermont for 40 years.. Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Alan:. He is one of only 1,396 lawyers in the United States that has been continually listed in Best Lawyers in America since its first publication in 1983.. Additionally, Alan has been selected as a New England Super Lawyer each year since 2007, whenNew England Super Lawyers magazine, listed him as one of the Top 100 lawyers in New England following a multi-step nomination process, which included peer and independent evaluations. Among the factors considered were verdicts, settlements, experience, honors and awards. Alan was one of only 3 Vermont attorneys listed, and the only one who has spent the last 4 decades concentrating his practice on representing injured victims.. He has served as president of the Vermont Trial Lawyer's Association, and as a member of itsboard of governors. He has represented several clients in cases of national significance. Alan has extensive experience in handling complex, serious personal injury cases. He has been successful in recovering by jury verdict and settlement sums ranging between $ 1 million and $5,400, for his clients on 24 occasions.