SRH Law PLLC is pleased to announce that Melinda Devoid-Siel, RP has successfully completed the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam® (PACE®) sponsored by the National Federal of Paralegal Associations and is now entitled to use of the Registered Paralegal® (RP®) professional credential.  Melinda is the 15th paralegal in Vermont to earn this designation.  Nationwide there are around 550 RPs.

PACE® is a voluntary professional credentialing program involving successful completion of a comprehensive examination covering Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Contracts; Corporate/Commercial Law; Family Law; Intellectual Property; Office Administration; Probate; Professional and Ethical Responsibility; and research, writing, and critical thinking skills.  The credential recognizes those with a comprehensive education in paralegal studies and years of practical experience. 

Melinda has been with SRH Law PLLC since 2017 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies and an Advanced Paralegal certificate from Bay Path University, formerly Bay Path College, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.  She is the Vice-President, Membership Chair, and Bylaws Chair of the Vermont Paralegal Organization and a Paralegal Member of the Vermont Bar Association.

SRH Law was founded by lawyers with a commitment to improve the world around us, and that commitment remains at the core of our practice today.  Over the years we’ve built a national reputation for skillfully handling a wide variety of legal matters.  Our practice focuses primarily on environmental, energy, marketing, civil litigation, nonprofit, and business law, and we also provide legal services in a range of other related practice areas.

As a testament to our commitment to balancing profit and purpose, we are a Certified B Corporation®—having achieved rigorous standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.  This accomplishment displays that the mission which our firm was founded on, to make our community and world a better place, has continued to develop and grow.

Dunkiel Saunders is delighted to announce the grand opening of its second office, located in Montpelier, Vermont. Our Montpelier office will primarily house one of our core practice areas,  intellectual property law, which provides support to entrepreneurs, businesses, and technologists in northern and central Vermont, and provides global IP reach.  The firm’s energy and public utilities, civil litigation and strategic counsel and communications practice groups will also utilize the new office to more conveniently service clients with matters to be attended to in Montpelier.

On Tuesday, October 16, we hosted an open house and reception at the renovated carriage house located within a block of the statehouse at 151 State Street. Clients and colleagues were invited to explore the new space, and the event provided an opportunity to spotlight the exciting, innovative work of some of our talented entrepreneurial clients.  For example, the creators of the Cora Ball and Shefly Apparel were there to showcase their new products.

Dunkiel Saunders is a law firm focused on making a difference with our practice. We work with clients — including businesses, nonprofits, cooperatives, government entities, and individuals — who share our commitment to making a difference in their communities and the broader world.  Our practice focuses primarily on energy, community development, intellectual property, health care, nonprofit, and business law.

SRH Law is proud to announce that our Practice Manager/Paralegal Lucia White has been elected President of the Vermont Paralegal Organization (VPO), Vermont’s chapter of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA).

The VPO is a statewide, volunteer-based organization that is dedicated to continuing education and the promotion of the paralegal profession.  Lucia’s goals over the next two years as President will include expanding membership, furthering certification opportunities for current paralegals and paralegal students throughout the state, and guiding the VPO members advancing their skills, professionalism, and leadership in their very important role in the legal community.

She hopes to develop relationships in pro bono areas so the VPO can continue to help the community as well as their employers.  Please join us in congratulating Lucia and wishing her well during her term.