Unsworth & Barra, PLC has a large and diversified trial practice
with extensive experience in personal injury, automobile, construction, commercial,
premises liability, products liability, environmental, municipal liability,
dram shop, insurance coverage and bad faith claims. Our lawyers have represented
clients in all Vermont State and Federal Courts on both the trial and appellate
levels. We have been counsel of record in several significant Vermont Supreme
Court and Second Circuit decisions involving issues of trial practice, tort
liability, environmental law and insurance coverage.
Our firm has an extensive trusts and estates practice, including wills, trusts,
probate and trust administration. We also work with families to minimize nursing
home expenses through Medicaid and Medicare planning.
Our firm represents many large landlords and businesses and has expertise in
landlord/tenant and premises liability law.
Unsworth & Barra, PLC is counsel for several Vermont municipalities
and has extensive experience in a wide range of issues confronting Vermont's
cities and towns, including zoning, land use and civil rights.
Our commercial practice is large and varied. We represent banks and other
lenders in a variety of regulatory and transactional matters. We also represent
businesses and individuals regarding the cost effective startup and set-up of
business entities, general business operations and the purchase and sale of
businesses and assets.
We have broad experience in real estate, development, planning and zoning and
environmental matters. A division of the firm, ABX Title, provides title
abstracting and title searches, prepares closing documents for lenders and performs
closings, all at competitive rates. The title company serves the entire State
of Vermont and northern New Hampshire.
Our attorneys have extensive insurance defense experience. We have defended
hundreds of insureds against tort claims and have also represented insurers
against first-party coverage claims.
There is generally no charge for an initial consultation.
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