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    • Trucking Accidents
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    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Chairlift Accidents
    • Animal Bites
    • Medical Malpractice
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Winburn Law

  • Home
  • Our Services
  • Practice Areas
    • Automobile Accidents
    • Trucking Accidents
    • Falls
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Chairlift Accidents
    • Animal Bites
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Birth Injuries
    • Defective Products
    • Snowmobile Accidents
    • Fires
    • Wrongful Death
    • Aviation Accidents
    • General Negligence
  • In The News
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Our Services
  • Practice Areas
    • Automobile Accidents
    • Trucking Accidents
    • Falls
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Chairlift Accidents
    • Animal Bites
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Birth Injuries
    • Defective Products
    • Snowmobile Accidents
    • Fires
    • Wrongful Death
    • Aviation Accidents
    • General Negligence
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by winburnlaw
Winburn Personal Injury LawJune 1, 20200 comments

Can I Hire an Attorney in Vermont Who Is A Specialist in Personal Injury Law?

Yes and No.  A Vermont attorney is not allowed to claim that they are a specialist in personal injury law or most other areas of law, but there are a few exceptions.  A lawyer can only be a specialist in civil trial advocacy if they meet certain requirements and become Board Certified.  Board Certification involves taking a test, submitting writing samples and proving actual time spent in Court.  This allows the public to become knowledgeable about who they are hiring.

The right to claim to be a legal specialist has had a long and complicated path.  The Supreme Court of Vermont, in response to Peel v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, 496 U.S. 91 (1990), adopted ABA Model Rule 7.4 governing Communication of Fields of Practice thereby permitting attorneys certified by an ABA accredited agency to disclose their specialty certification without burden of disclaimer language.

Comment on Rule 7.4 reads, in part, that paragraph (c) of the rule “provides for certification as a specialist in a field of law.  In Vermont, because there is no appropriate regulatory authority that has a procedure of approving organizations granting certification, the rule requires that the lawyer clearly state such lack of procedure.  If, however, the named organization has been accredited by the American Bar Association to certify lawyers as specialists in a particular field of law, the communication does not need contain such a statement (emphasis added).

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) has been recognized by both the ABA and the U.S. Supreme Court and this Board Certification process meets Vermont’s requirements.  Vermont’s adoption of the ABA model rule emphasizes the importance of the certified designation.            

There may be other Boards as time goes by and other exceptions.                                       

Pat Winburn has been Board Certified in civil trial advocacy by the NBTA for over 20 years. We handle cases all over the State of Vermont – in Bennington, Burlington, Brattleboro, Rutland, Woodstock, St. Albans, Montpelier, Manchester, Springfield, the Northeast Kingdom and anywhere else where there is jurisdiction in the State of Vermont.  If you have a personal injury problem feel free to contact us.    

If you believe you have an accident claim contact us for a free evaluation – if we take your case, we don’t get unless we get money for you!      

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