Tarrant, Gillies & Shems

Tarrant, Gillies & Shems is a Lawyer in Montpelier, VT, located at 44 E State St. The firm represents individuals, municipalities, businesses, regulated utilities, non-profit organizations, and farms. Attorneys provide counsel, trial and appellate services at the State and Federal level, transactional services, and regulatory advocacy. Practice areas include environmental, energy, land-use and zoning, municipal, administrative, and appellate law, civil rights, general civil litigation, electric and telecommunications law, corporate, probate, landlord and tenant, and real estate law. The firm holds a rating of 4.70 based on customer reviews.

Founded in 1991, the firm employs attorneys with over 115 years of combined private and governmental experience. Gerald R. Tarrant, admitted to the Vermont bar in 1979 and the U.S. District Court in 1983, previously served as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service. His practice emphasizes electric and telecommunications law, environmental, Act 250, land-use and zoning, municipal, non-profit, corporate, probate, real estate, administrative law, and trial and appellate proceedings. Paul S. Gillies, admitted in 1978, spent 12 years as Deputy Secretary of State for Vermont before joining the firm in 1993. His practice involves municipal, zoning, property, appellate, and trial work, with a focus on old roads, boundary lines, and easements.

Ronald A. Shems, admitted in Vermont in 1985 and Maine in 2007, served as Chair of the Vermont Natural Resources Board and as a senior Assistant Attorney General at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. He received the Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General. His practice includes environmental, energy, land-use, municipal, administrative, appellate law, and civil rights. Michael J. Tarrant, admitted in 2018, focuses on municipal, zoning, landlord and tenant, probate, real estate, and general civil litigation. Nicholas A. E. Low, admitted in 2014, specializes in land use, environmental, municipal, administrative, and general civil litigation.

The firm is centrally located near the Capitol Complex, steps from the Washington Superior Court, Vermont Supreme Court, and the Public Utility Commission.

Tarrant, Gillies & Shems provides experienced legal representation to clients throughout Montpelier, VT.

The firm is situated on E State St in Montpelier, VT, about a tenth of a mile from Blanchard Park and the Montpelier Historic District.

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