The Vermont Bar Association (VBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

History

Founded in September 1878 in Montpelier, the Vermont Bar Association remains the only professional organization for lawyers, judges, paralegals and law students in Vermont.

Presidents

The first President of the Vermont Bar Association was Edward J. Phelps. Past Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association include prominent judges, political leaders, military leaders and diplomats. The Presidents of the Vermont Bar Association have included: *1878

Edward John Phelps Edward John Phelps (July 11, 1822March 9, 1900) was a lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. He is notable for his service as Envoy to Court of St. James's from 1885 to 1889. In addition, Phelps was a founder of the American Bar Association, and se ...

*1879

Luke P. Poland Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 – July 2, 1887) was a United States senator and Representative from Vermont. Biography Poland was born in Westford son of Luther and Nancy Potter Poland. He attended the common schools and Jericho Academy ...

*1880 Walter C. Dunton *1881 Daniel Roberts *1882 James Barrett *1883 Benjamin F. Fifield *1884 Aldace F. Walker *1885

George N. Dale George N. Dale (February 19, 1834 – January 29, 1903) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1870 to 1872. He was the father of Porter Hinman Dale, who served as a member of the United S ...

*1886 Charles H. Heath *1887

Roswell Farnham Roswell Farnham (July 23, 1827January 5, 1903) was an American politician of the Republican Party, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a lawyer, and the 38th governor of Vermont. Biography Farnham was born in Boston, Mass ...

*1888 Philip K. Gleed *1889 Laforrest H. Thompson *1890 Henry R. Start *1891 Joel C. Baker *1892 Levant M. Read *1893 Charles M. Wilds *1894 William B. C. Stickney *1895 Charles A. Prouty *1896 Eleazer L. Waterman *1897 Charles P. Hogan *1898 Wendell P. Stafford *1899

Charles Hial Darling Charles Hial Darling (May 9, 1859 – October 31, 1944) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1901 to 1905. Biography Darling was born in Woodstock, Vermont on May 9, 1859. He was educated at Green Mountain Perkins Academy and ...

*1900

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...

*1901 John Young *1902 John H. Senter *1903 Wilder L. Burnap *1904 William W. Stickney *1905 H. Henry Powers *1906 Fred M. Butler *1907 Alexander Dunnett *1908 James K. Batchelder *1909 Chauncey G. Austin *1910

James Manning Tyler James Manning Tyler (April 27, 1835 – October 13, 1926) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Early life and education Tyler was born in Wilmington, Vermont, the son of ...

*1911 Rufus E. Brown *1912 Clarke C. Fitts *1913-1914 John W. Rowell *1915 Charles D. Watson *1916 John W. Gordon *1917 George B. Young *1918 Robert E. Healy *1919

John G. Sargent John Garibaldi Sargent (October 13, 1860March 5, 1939) was an American lawyer and government official. He served as United States Attorney General during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge. Biography John G. Sargent was born in Lu ...

*1920 Marvelle C. Webber *1921 John W. Redmond *1922 Edwin W. Lawrence *1923 Warren R. Austin *1924 Stanley C. Wilson *1925 J. Rolf Searles *1926 S. Hollister Jackson *1927 James K. Batchelder (acting) *1927 Walter S. Fenton *1928 George M. Hogan *1929 Homer L. Skeels *1930 Bert L. Stafford *1930 George L. Hunt *1931 Guy M. Page *1932 Walter H. Cleary *1933 Fred E. Gleason *1934 Collins M. Graves *1935 J. Ward Carver *1936 Charles F. Black *1937 Arthur L. Graves *1938 James Patrick Leamy *1939 Neil D. Clawson *1940 Sherman R. Moulton *1940 Horace H. Powers *1941 Joseph A. McNamara *1942 Deane C. Davis *1943 Frank E. Barber *1944 A. Pearley Feen *1945

Leonard F. Wing Leonard Fish Wing Sr. (November 12, 1893 – December 19, 1945), nicknamed "Red", was a Vermont political figure and a division commander in the United States Army during World War II. Early life Leonard Wing was born in Ira, Vermont on Novembe ...

*1945 Paul A. Chase *1946 Harold C. Sylvester *1947 Harold I. O’Brien *1948-1949 Osmer C. Fitts *1949-1950 Norton Barber *1951-1952 William H. Edmunds *1952-1953

F. Ray Keyser Sr. Frank Ray Keyser Sr. (September 29, 1898 – March 7, 2001) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Vermont. He was a lawyer in private practice and later a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. His son F. Ray Keyser Jr. served as S ...

*1954-1955 William H. Adams *1955-1956 R. Clarke Smith *1956-1957 Henry F. Black *1957-1958 Sterry R. Waterman *1959-1960 Clifton G. Parker *1960-1961 A. Luke Crispe *1962-1963 J. Boone Wilson *1963-1964 Christopher A. Webber *1966-1967

Louis G. Whitcomb Louis G. Whitcomb (July 30, 1903 - October 12, 1984) was an American attorney and political figure from Vermont. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was most notable for his service as United States Attorney for the United States ...

*1967-1968 Hilton A. Wick *1968-1969 J. Malcolm Williams *1969-1970 Robert K. Bing *1970-1971 John D. Carbine *1971-1972

James L. Oakes James Lowell Oakes (February 21, 1924 – October 13, 2007) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

*1972-1973 Ralph A. Foote *1973-1974 Peter P. Plante *1974-1975 John H. Downs *1975-1976 James S. Brock *1976-1977 Clarke A. Gravel *1977-1978 James T. Haugh *1978-1979 John M. Dinse *1979-1980 Chester S. Ketcham *1980-1981 Harvey B. Otterman Jr. *1981-1982 Wynn Underwood *1982-1983 Donald H. Hackel *1983-1984 Joseph E. Frank *1984-1985 Leonard F. Wing Jr. *1985-1986 John G. Kristensen *1986-1987 John B. Webber *1987-1988 Ellen Mercer Fallon *1988-1989 John A. Dooley *1989-1990 Douglas Richards *1990-1991 Edwin H. Amidon Jr. *1991-1992 Ellen Holmes Maloney *1992-1993 Michael B. Clapp *1993-1994 William J. Reedy *1994-1995 Jan S. Eastman *1995-1996 Peter W. Hall *1996-1997 Joan Loring Wing *1997-1998 Wendy Morgan *1998-1999 Emily S. Davis *1999-2000 Jon R. Eggleston *2000-2001 Dorothy Helling *2001-2002 Matthew Valerio *2002-2003 Donald Rendall Jr. *2003-2004 Anna Saxman *2004-2005 Thomas Zonay *2005-2006 James Gallagher *2006-2007 Samuel Hoar Jr. *2007-2008 S. Stacy Chapman III *2008-2009 Douglas L. Molde *2009-2010 Eileen M. Blackwood *2010-2011 Therese M. Corsones *2011-2012 James F. Carroll *2012-2013 Amber L. Barber *2013-2014 David R. Fenster *2014-2015 Daniel P. Richardson *2015-2016 Jennifer R. Emens-Butler *2016-2017 Michael E. Kennedy *2018-2019 Gary L. Franklin *2019-2020 Elizabeth F. Novotny *2020-2021 Elizabeth A. Kruska *2021-2022 Robert E. Fletcher

References

External links

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