SRH Law is pleased to announce that Drew Kervick has joined the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2018.

Drew has practiced at the firm since 2014 and has nine years of experience providing top-quality, creative, solution-oriented legal counsel to clients in the fields of general business, commercial real estate, and health care. He shares the firm’s commitment to making a difference with his practice, and has played a significant role in the firm’s strategic growth in recent years.

“We are thrilled to welcome Drew into the partnership here at SRH Law” said Brian Dunkiel, a partner and co-founder of the firm. “Drew is an exceptional attorney who has developed real expertise in helping clients resolve challenging transactional, regulatory, real estate, financing, and governance issues. His commitment to providing high-quality, personal, and practical legal advice to businesses and non-profits fits perfectly with the firm’s philosophy and focus. We know Drew will continue to help clients excel in their business or mission in his new role as partner.”

Drew’s business practice spans a wide range of matters for both for-profit and non-profit clients including entity formation and corporate governance, business transactions and contracting, and debt- and equity-financing. Having developed a strong client base of socially responsible and other mission-driven companies, Drew has become an authority on topics including benefit corporations, low-profit limited liability companies, crowdfunding, and other tools that help companies further their triple bottom line.

In his commercial real estate practice, Drew focuses on affordable housing, historic rehabilitation, and tax credit financed projects, among other matters. Recently, Drew helped SRH Law client Chroma Technology secure new market tax credit financing for the expansion of the employee-owned company’s manufacturing facility in Bellows Falls. He has a particular passion for projects that revitalize Vermont’s town and village centers and that increase the State’s stock of safe, affordable homes for low-income Vermonters. Drew also provides real estate support for renewable energy projects.

In the health care field, Drew advises providers with respect to transactional matters and regulatory compliance, with the goal of improving Vermonters’ access to high-quality, affordable health care. Drew is a trusted advisor to hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and other purpose-driven providers who rely on him for sound, efficient legal advice to carry out their mission.

“I often refer to SRH Law as a private law firm with a huge heart,” said Drew. “Without exception, our attorneys, paralegals, and staff have come to this firm to do meaningful work, and are extremely dedicated to making a difference with their practice. I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of this team and I look forward to continuing the firm’s good work in my new role.”

Drew graduated from Boston College Law School summa cum laude in 2007 and clerked for Justice Dooley at the Vermont Supreme Court. He holds a master’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. He currently serves on the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility’s Public Policy Committee and is co-chair of the Vermont Bar Association’s Health Law Section. In 2015, Drew moved back to his hometown of Cornwall, where he lives in an old farmhouse with his wife and two (soon to be three) boys. Drew splits his work-week between the firm’s primary office in Burlington and his home office in Cornwall. Outside of work, Drew enjoys listening to Danish fiddle music, boiling sap, and indulging in pie of all varieties.

Click here to learn more about Drew Kervick and his practice.

Dunkiel Saunders is also pleased to announce the hiring of a new Paralegal, Melinda Siel.

Melinda joined SRH Law as a paralegal in November 2017. Originally from Connecticut, she recently moved to Vermont to begin a new and exciting chapter in her life. She graduated from Bay Path University in Massachusetts with a B.S. in Legal Studies in 2011. After graduation, she worked for seven years as an Administrative Clerk for the Connecticut Superior Courts.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to start a new chapter of my life with SRH Law’ growing community and to be doing work that makes a difference in the world”

Dunkiel Saunders is pleased to announce the expansion of its Renewable Energy & Clean Technologies, Environmental & Natural Resources, and Litigation law practice with the addition of a new attorney, Zoë Sajor. SRH Law is also pleased to announce the hiring of a new Office Coordinator, Jon van Luling, after the promotion of former Office Coordinator, Grace Grundhauser, to Paralegal.

Zoë Sajor

Zoë supports a wide range of the firm’s practice areas, including, civil litigation, renewable energy and clean technologies, environmental and natural resources, healthcare, and business and corporate transactions.

Zoë graduated from Boston University School of Law, where she contributed to an amicus brief in support of the Affordable Care Act, and interned with the non-profit organizations Health Law Advocates and Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.  After law school, Zoë practiced in New York City for a large multinational law firm, and in the Washington, DC metro area for a boutique firm.  She gained valuable experience in maritime and insurance arbitration and litigation and retail real estate transactions.  In 2017, Zoë returned home to the Lake Champlain region and joined the firm.

Jon van Luling

Jon joined SRH Law as the Office Coordinator in August 2017, after a long stint working with the University of Vermont’s Robert D. Larner Medical School as their Office Coordinator. Jon graduated with a degree in Theatre from St. Michael’s College and spent 10 years in Chicago as an improvisor and comedian, moving back to Vermont in 2012 to marry his college sweetheart.

While supporting the staff and attorneys within the firm, Jon spends his evenings making people laugh at Vermont Comedy Club and around the state performing with his improv troupe House Boat Improv. He also directs and acts in various productions during the year with various theater companies around Vermont. He is a fervent supporter of the arts, animal rights, and environmental concerns and lives with his wife, daughter, and their menagerie of animals who make life full and bright.

Two or more years of paralegal experience is required. Experience preferred in the following areas: Intellectual Property, Energy and Environmental permitting, or Civil Litigation. The ideal candidate will have the ability to prioritize and manage many tasks simultaneously, strong organizational skills, and strong proofreading skills.

The candidate should also be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and Adobe Acrobat, and should be comfortable learning new software. The Paralegal will support many attorneys in a growing and fast-paced law office. Competitive benefits and salary.

Interested persons please e-mail letter and resume to applications@srhlaw.com by September 30, 2017.

Experience in office administration is strongly preferred. Qualifications: ability to prioritize and manage many tasks simultaneously, strong proofing skills, familiarity with Microsoft Office, Adobe, and comfort with learning new software.

Specific responsibilities include: reception, property management in coordination with Managing Partner, scheduling, ensuring day-to-day office functioning, and support of attorneys and paralegals. Competitive benefits and salary.

Interested persons please e-mail letter and resume to applications@srhlaw.com by July 31, 2017.

SRH Law is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Miller has joined the firm as a partner. Miller is an effective, resourceful lawyer with extensive litigation, regulatory, organizational leadership, communications, and crisis management experience. She helps organizations and institutions succeed whether they seek to grow or transform their business, promote a new project, meet a legal or regulatory challenge, or advocate public policy solutions. She is skilled at navigating complex regulatory environments at the local, state, and federal levels. “I decided to join SRH Law because I know the firm is committed to making a difference for its clients and for our broader community, as I am, by solving difficult problems with creativity and integrity,” Miller explained. “Their expertise — on regulatory and environmental matters, nonprofit and corporate governance, intellectual property, and litigation — will strongly complement my own strategic and legal practice.” A successful litigator in private practice for many years, Liz joined the public sector in 2011. Liz served as Chief of Staff to former Governor Peter Shumlin and as Commissioner of the Vermont Public Service Department, where she led the state’s energy and telecommunications policy. More recently, she has maintained her own practice as a strategic consultant and lawyer to a variety of companies, nonprofits, and educational institutions. Liz will bring her practice to SRH Law, adding to the firm her broad expertise in energy and telecom law, administrative law, commercial transactions, corporate and nonprofit governance, and in crafting state public policy. “We are absolutely thrilled to have Liz join the firm,” said founding partner Brian Dunkiel. “We are confident that Liz’s strategic thinking and sharp legal know-how will be an asset to help clients navigate rapidly changing industries, to advance complex projects and missions, and to provide guidance through organizational and public policy transitions.” Prior to public service, Liz was founding member of Spink & Miller PLC, where her practice focused on complex commercial litigation, including product liability claims, environmental disputes, shareholder and business organization disputes, antitrust claims, and intellectual property litigation. She began her law practice at prestigious private firms in San Francisco and Burlington, following a judicial clerkship in Brattleboro, Vermont with the Hon. James L. Oakes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Miller chairs the Evidence Rules Committee for the Vermont Bar and serves as a volunteer board member for several local and regional nonprofit organizations. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and received her B.A. summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles. Click here to learn more about Elizabeth Miller and her practice.

SRH Law invites you to join us for the 6th annual Art + Soul celebration at our office on June 8, 2017 from 5:30-9:00 p.m.

EVENT BACKGROUND

Our law firm has been privileged to work with people all around Vermont who are engaged in creative and meaningful enterprises that make a real difference in our communities. Helping these inspiring individuals, nonprofits, and businesses succeed is what makes the practice of law so fulfilling for all of us at Dunkiel Saunders.

We created Art + Soul to celebrate their good work, raise money for great causes, and help people forge new connections in Vermont’s vibrant creative community. Each year, Art + Soul benefits a different local nonprofit and features local art inspired by, or connected to, the nonprofit’s mission. All art will be sold, and proceeds from art sales will be split between the artists and the nonprofit.

This year the event will benefit the USCRI Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and will feature artwork inspired by their mission.

ABOUT USCRI VERMONT REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program welcomes refugees and provides them the tools they need to achieve economic and social self-sufficiency to rebuild their lives in Vermont.

COME CELEBRATE!

The first five years of Art + Soul have been huge successes and we hope you will join us again this year on June 8th from 5:30-9:00 p.m. at our office at 91 College Street in Burlington. Come out to celebrate, make some new connections, and enjoy Burlington at its best during the Discover Jazz Festival.

The Vermont Paralegal Organization (VPO) will host the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA) 2016 Annual Convention and Policy Meeting in Burlington, Vermont this coming Fall. Dunkiel Saunders paralegals Gillian Bergeron and Lucia White are active on the VPO convention committee. In anticipation of the event, they have published a guide to Burlington for visiting NFPA members in the National Paralegal Reporter, NFPA’s publication. The article is available for download, with permission from NFPA, here.

Registration is now open for the event, which will take place October 20-23 at the Hilton on Battery Street.