Telephone: 802-864-5751
E-Mail: rberger@dinse.com
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Areas of Practice Concentration:
Complex Litigation
Description of Practice:
Mr. Berger is a Director of the firm and is considered one of Vermont's premier trial lawyers. He concentrates on the defense of complex civil litigation throughout Vermont and across New England.
Mr. Berger is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, of which he is past-President of the Vermont Chapter, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He regularly lectures and conducts seminars on trial topics and is co-author of Vermont Jury Instructions, published in 1993 by Butterworth Legal Publishers .
Education:
- University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME. (J.D. with Honors in Advocacy 1981)
- Selected to National Moot Court Team
- Northeast Regional Champions, named Best Oralist.
- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, (B.A.), Political Science, 1978
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Rutland High School 1974.
Prior Experience:
Mr. Berger joined the firm in 1982 following a judicial clerkship with Justices Robert W. Larrow and Louis P. Peck of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Professional Affiliations:
Chittenden, Vermont, and American Bar Associations, American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates (Chapter President 1998-1999), Defense Research Institute, Vermont State Chair, American College of Trial Lawyers (2007-2008). Admitted to practice in Vermont and Maine, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Other Activities:
Mr. Berger resides in Shelburne with his wife, Amy, their sons Matthew and Jordan, and their chocolate lab Ellie.
E-Mail: rberger@dinse.com
vCard: Download
Areas of Practice Concentration:Complex Litigation
Description of Practice:
Mr. Berger is a Director of the firm and is considered one of Vermont's premier trial lawyers. He concentrates on the defense of complex civil litigation throughout Vermont and across New England.
Mr. Berger is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, of which he is past-President of the Vermont Chapter, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He regularly lectures and conducts seminars on trial topics and is co-author of Vermont Jury Instructions, published in 1993 by Butterworth Legal Publishers .
Education:
- University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME. (J.D. with Honors in Advocacy 1981)
- Selected to National Moot Court Team
- Northeast Regional Champions, named Best Oralist.
- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, (B.A.), Political Science, 1978
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Rutland High School 1974.
Prior Experience:
Mr. Berger joined the firm in 1982 following a judicial clerkship with Justices Robert W. Larrow and Louis P. Peck of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Professional Affiliations:
Chittenden, Vermont, and American Bar Associations, American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates (Chapter President 1998-1999), Defense Research Institute, Vermont State Chair, American College of Trial Lawyers (2007-2008). Admitted to practice in Vermont and Maine, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
Other Activities:
Mr. Berger resides in Shelburne with his wife, Amy, their sons Matthew and Jordan, and their chocolate lab Ellie.