Vermont Lawyers
Vermont has about 648,000 residents and 2,198 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 295 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Vermont and working near your city; we track 27 cities and towns across the state's 14 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Vermont
Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.
Burlington
South Burlington
Rutland
Essex Junction
Barre
Winooski
Montpelier
St. Albans
Practice areas in Vermont
The eight practice areas the first Vermont listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Vermont
Family law lawyers in Vermont
Criminal defense lawyers in Vermont
Immigration lawyers in Vermont
Estate planning lawyers in Vermont
Bankruptcy lawyers in Vermont
Employment lawyers in Vermont
Real estate lawyers in Vermont
Courts in Vermont
Most civil and criminal matters in Vermont start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Vermont are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Burlington and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in Vermont
Two official sources sit behind every Vermont listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- Vermont Judiciary Attorney Services is where Vermont attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Vermont Judiciary publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Vermont cases.
Lawyers in states near Vermont
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.