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I am an attorney in an established general practice law firm in Brattleboro, Vermont.  My practice includes a range of services including employment law, workers' compensation, civil litigation, real estate, family law, and probate.  My employment practice includes advising both employers and workers on questions of compliance with state and federal employment laws and regulations, fair employment practices, and severance negotiations.  In my family law practice, I have represented Vermonters through all stages of divorce, post-divorce disputes, custody and child support issues.  My workers' compensation practice includes representing both employers and their insurance carriers in workers’ compensation claims before the Vermont Department of Labor, and I am considering expanding that practice into Massachusetts.  Over the years, I've also worked with general business litigation, education law, labor negotiations, and administrative law in areas ranging from employment discrimination to the UCMJ to various environmental and defense-related regulations enforced by the United States Coast Guard.. Before I was an attorney, I worked in corporate environments in San Francisco, California for over a decade, managing internal communications, change management and leadership development projects at Bank of America, Genentech, and Grace Episcopal Cathedral, among others.

Named one of Vermont’s “Top 40 under 40” lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers, Mike Munson has a reputation for excellence, having co-authored and collaborated on multiple U.S. Supreme Court cases, and argued before the Vermont Supreme Court. Munson has a diverse range of practice areas, including criminal defense, family law, personal injury, bankruptcy and estate planning, among others. He is a member of the Vermont Association for Justice and the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Munson was a Deputy State’s Attorney, and was past President of the Bennington County Bar Association. An active member of the Bennington community, Munson is a member of the Board for the Bennington Free Library and the Bennington Project Independence.

****Currently Accepting New Cases****. I live with my husband and daughter in Essex Junction along with Rosie and Malaki the cats, Oreo and Titan the dogs and Spike the bearded dragon. When I'm not in the office I love being outside in the garden, visiting local parks, or just walking. When I can't be outside I enjoy listening to music, playing the violin, baking, crafting, and playing a select few video games.. Please schedule a consult through our website, by calling the office or see what works with your schedule and set one up using calendly.

Adina Helena Rosenfeld is an attorney admitted to practice in California, she has wide-ranging experience in the area of family law. Her practice focuses on complex child custody disputes, including move-away cases, domestic violence, parental alienation, child visitation and divorce matters. Ms. Rosenfeld works to keep the best interest of the children in mind and ensures that her clients are informed at every stage of the process. She is dedicated to professional excellence reassuring her clients by developing a comprehensive plan of action. She is settlement oriented; however, she is equally adept at litigation. Clients appreciate her attention to detail, as she gives sound reasonable advice, laying out the realities of various choices.. Ms. Rosenfeld speaks fluent German as well as conversational Polish, Hebrew, and Italian, allowing her to communicate with clients from a wide variety of backgrounds. She has had an interest in world-wide legal traditions and has published a law review article on the comparative rules of international evidence. This interest, along with her European background, has given her a deeper understanding of the Hague Convention and the civil aspects of child abduction.. Prior to joining Feinberg & Waller, Ms. Rosenfeld clerked with Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, a nonprofit family law center, through a Loyola Law School fellowship. She conducted intake of clients, drafted family law and adoption pleadings, participated in client consultations, and assisted attorneys with discovery, motions, and trial preparations.. Since the beginning of her involvement in the legal field, Ms. Rosenfeld has advocated consistently and effectively for the rights of those in need. While in law school, she was involved in organizations such as the Women's Lawyer's Association and the Jewish Law Students Association and acted as a legal extern for Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent, assisting California prison inmates who requested legal assistance. Ms. Rosenfeld has had community volunteer affiliations with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Sova Food Pantry. Her dedication to assisting those in need, both through her legal services and her volunteer activities, consistently motivates her to help families resolve conflicts as quickly and effectively as possible.. Ms. Rosenfeld earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Southern California (USC). Ms. Rosenfeld was part of the History Department's Honor's Program and completed an Honor's Thesis prior to graduating from USC. She earned her law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.. Ms. Rosenfeld is a member of the California Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association - Family Law section, the Los Angeles County Bar Association - Family Law section, the German American Business Association, and the Women's Lawyer's Association of Los Angeles.

Born on the East Coast, I moved to California when I was nine. I studied at UC Davis where I double majored in Political Science, and Communications, graduating in three years. After entering the workforce, I couldn't ignore my interest in law. I eventually started a night program at the Ventura College of Law. I was subsequently admitted to the California State Bar and have been in practice ever since.. My professional accomplishments include, but are not limited to the following: (1) successful settlement of over three hundred open cases; (2) co-founder KFT Legal Aid Clinic; (3) board member of the Ventura County Bar Association since 2020; (4) president of the Ventura County Barristers 2020; (5) treasurer of the Ventura County Barristers 2018 & 2019; (6) board member of the Ventura County Barristers since 2017.. After graduating from law school I went backpacking through Europe. It was there, in Rome, that I met my wife. We now live happily in Santa Barbara, CA. In my spare time I enjoy tennis, hiking, snowboarding, kayaking, and playing musical instruments.

Mary Ellen Waller is a director, shareholder, and the general counsel of Feinberg & Waller, A Professional Corporation. Although Ms. Waller is not available for individual client retention, her focus is on the management of Feinberg & Waller, a law firm practicing exclusively in divorce and family law with offices located in Calabasas and Beverly Hills, California. Ms. Waller has helped lead the firm to become one of Southern California's premier family law firms, serving clients in all aspects of family law, including highly complex family law litigation. Clients receive increased value and benefit from her role, they are not charged for the expertise that she brings to the family law profession and the firm.. Ms. Waller provides decisive support to Feinberg & Waller in numerous areas including finance, information technology, human resources, media and information services, marketing, public policy advocacy, general services, real property operations, development of strategic consultancies, as well as corporate governance and business policy. She develops business and legal strategy along with detailed analysis, which accompanies strategic planning and implementation.. Ms. Waller ensures that the firm's focus is on the efficiency of service delivery and accountability. She has had a lifelong focus on rules and fairness. The principle of human dignity and that we have an obligation to respect the decisions made by other people concerning their own lives is at the foundation of her practice. Ms. Waller bases her decision-making process on ethics and integrity with a vision that focuses on providing a hospitable, high quality law firm, always with a mindset of improvement of the processes to better serve clients.. Feinberg & Waller's practice area, family law, is one of the most all-encompassing and complex areas of the law since the cases touch upon so many different aspects of the law. Ms. Waller consistently pursues continuing education in the field of family law and researches unique legal issues impacting the firm. She holds a degree in Criminal Justice, which gives her a better understanding of some of the nuanced issues that can arise in family law matters. Ms. Waller has accumulated in-depth perspectives in areas of law and business related to circumstances facing many divorcing spouses. She has extensive experience in understanding the range of differing needs of each individual client and in developing creative solutions to sensitive and complex challenges during difficult times.. Ms. Waller is the supervising editor of Feinberg & Waller's family law blog. Her insights on family law issues and her advocacy for equal fundamental individual civil rights for minorities have been published in numerous media outlets. Her perspectives have been published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal and the San Francisco Daily Journal, both award-wining publications covering legal affairs in California. Ms. Waller has a sophisticated knowledge of the full spectrum of digital topics from social media and mobile marketing, to online metrics. The digital revolution, synchronization, and communication distribution continue to be areas of interest, exploration, and creative development for Ms. Waller. Her legal and communication backgrounds have translated to the ability to skillfully use communications to advocate on public policy issues.. The firm works towards a mission of continual education dissemination in the family law field, public policy advocacy for streamlining the procedural process governing dissolutions, heightened awareness for the Family Law Bar to always practice with the best interest of the children in mind, and equal civil rights for all regardless of culture, race, sex, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation. Feinberg & Waller's community outreach efforts include the production of a digital referral database of family law resources for low-income families in Los Angeles and Ventura County, and a free online video library of family law topics. The law firm is also recognized for mentorship of law students.. Ms. Waller began her legal career as a law clerk for the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York. Throughout her career she has continued to be involved in numerous regulatory agency issues in a broad range of industries and real property transactions. Ms. Waller has also overseen and executed large-scale remodels and construction of several commercial and residential real estate properties including the current offices of Feinberg & Waller, which she designed for the comfort of the firms' discerning clientele.. Ms. Waller evaluates matter progress within the firm and facilitates tactical legal initiatives. She has extensive courtroom experience as a litigation attorney in both New York and California. She has litigated hundreds of matters before courts throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and the five boroughs of New York City. As a trial lawyer she litigated all types of civil actions, battling to protect and advance the interest of her clients through trial or settlement. In addition, she has business experience in venture capital, debtor-creditor asset recovery, asset liquidation, vendor-vendee transactional contracts, and employer-employee issues.. Ms. Waller is an active member of several community organizations including the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities, National Charity League, Inc., Pierce Community College, The Cowboy Lawyers Association, Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group, and the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University. She has served on numerous committees and has received several community service awards.. Ms. Waller was educated in New York State. She holds an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Nassau Community College where she received an academic award for scholarship in Criminal Justice. Her undergraduate Bachelor's degree is in Communications, with a specialty in Journalism, from Hofstra University where she also received an academic merit scholarship award. Ms. Waller received her law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. Ms. Waller is admitted to practice law in both New York and California.

I have been, primarily, employed in Family & Juvenile Law since I was admitted to the CA State Bar in December, 1983.  I take a great deal of pride in helping clients to minimize the damage to the children during a divorce, and helping parties resolve their divorce amicably.  With a background in mental health and social work, my entire career has been about making the world a better place for the children.