Vermont Administrative, Court, and Government Directory

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Below is a directory of the Vermont administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.

Capital: Montpelier
625,741 (2010 Census)
State Information: (802) 828-1110
State Website: http://www.vermont.gov
  Administrative Office of the Courts
Office of the Court Administrator
111 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
Mailing Address: 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
(802) 828-3278; Fax: (802) 828-3457
Website: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org
State Court Administrator: Patricia Gabel
  Attorney Discipline
Professional Responsibility Program
Vermont Supreme Court
111 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-0703
Mailing Address: 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609
(802) 828-3204; Fax: (802) 828-3457
Website: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org

Office of Disciplinary Counsel/Office of Bar Counsel
32 Cherry St., Suite 213 Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 859-3000
Bar Counsel: Michael Kennedy
Disciplinary Counsel: Beth DeBemardi
Deputy Disciplinary Counsel: Kimberly Rubin
Program Administrator: Deb Laferriere
  Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
(802) 828-3171; Fax: (802) 828-2154
Email: aginfo@atg.state.vt.us
Website: http://www.atg.state.vt.us
Atty. General: William H. Sorrell (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
  Banking Department
Banking Division
Department of Financial Regulation
89 Main St. Montpelier, VT 05620-3101
(802) 828-3307; Fax: (802) 828-1477
Website: https://dfr.vermont.gov/
Commissioner: Susan L. Donegan
Deputy Commissioner, Banking: Thomas J. Candon
  Bar Admissions
Vermont Board of Bar Examiners
111 State St., Suite 9B Montpelier, VT 05602-2719
(802) 828-3281; Fax: (802) 828-6550
Email: jud-attylicensing@state.vt.us
Website: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/lc/bbe.aspx
20 hours CLE required per two years with at least 2 hours in ethics.

Admission on motion with five of the last ten years in practice; fewer years in practice for a Reciprocal Jurisdiction.
  Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
35-37 Court St., RO. Box 100 Montpelier, VT 05601-0100
(802) 223-2020; Fax: (802) 223-1573
Website: http://www.vtbar.org
Exec. Dir.: Robert M. Paolini
Email: bpaolini@vtbar.org
Non-Integrated Bar Annual Meeting - September, 2015
  Chief Medical Examiner
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Baird 1, 111 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 863-7320; Fax: (802) 863-7265
Email: vdhco@state.vt.us
Chief Medical Examiner: Dr. Steven Shapiro
  Client Protection Fund
Client Security Fund Vermont Bar Association
35-37 Court St. Montpelier, VT 05602
Mailing Address: RO. Box 100 Montpelier, VT 05601-0100
(802) 223-2020; Fax: (802) 223-1573
Website: http://www.vtbar.org
Exec. Dir.: Robert M. Paolini
Email: bpaolini@vtbar.org
  Commerce Department
Agency of Commerce and Community Development
National Life Bldg. North, Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-0501
(802) 828-3211; Fax: (802) 828-3383
Website: http://www.dca.state.vt.us
Secretary: Lawrence Miller
General Counsel: John W. Kessler
  Corporations Officers
Corporations/UCC Office
Business Registry Division
128 State St. Montpelier, VT 05633-1104 (802) 828-2386
UCC Branch: (802) 828-5495; Fax: (802) 828-2853
Website: http://corps.sec.state.vt.us
Dir., Corporations: Ali Sarafzade (802) 828-2371
Email: ali.sarafzade@sec.state.vt.us
Administrator, UCC Branch: Michelle Atwood Bean (802) 828-5495
Email: michelle.bean@sec.state.vt.us
  Criminal History Board
Criminal Information Center Department of Public Safety
103 S. Main St. Waterbury, VT 05671-2101
(802) 244-8727; Fax: (802) 241-5552
Website: http://vcic.vermont.gov
  Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
Pavilion Office Bldg., 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-0101
(802) 828-3333; Fax: (802) 828-3339
Website: https://governor.vermont.gov/
Governor: Peter Shumlin (Democrat)
Next election Nov. 2014
  Highest State Court
Supreme Court
111 State St. Montpelier, VT 05602
Mailing Address: 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-0801
(802) 828-3278; Fax: (802) 828-3457
Website: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org
Chief Justice: Paul L. Reiber
Clerk of the Supreme Court: Patricia Gabel
  Insurance Department
Division of Insurance
Dept. of Financial Regulation
89 Main St. Montpelier, VT 05620-3101
(802) 828-3301; Fax: (802) 828-3306
Website: http://www.dfr.vermont.gov/insurance
Deputy Commissioner: Crosby L. Sherman
Chief Insurance Examiner; Kaj Samson
  Motor Vehicle Office
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
120 State St. Montpelier, VT 05603-0001
(802) 828-2000; Fax: (802) 828-2098
Driver Records: (802) 828-2050
Email: commissionersoffice@state.vt.us
Website: http://www.dmv.vermont.gov
Fee for obtaining abstract: 3 year record, $13.00; complete record, $16.00
Fee for accident report: Certified individual report, $10.00; Certified police report, $15.00
  Police
Vermont State Police
Department of Public Safety
103 S. Main St., Waterbury, VT 05671-2101 (802) 241-5000
Website: http://vsp.vermont.gov
Director: Col. Thomas L'Esperance
  Probate, Recording and Notary Certificate Offices
Estate & Wills: District Probate Courts Deeds and Mortgages: Town or City Clerks Offices Notary Certificates:
Secretary of State, State Archives and Records Administration
1078 U.S. Rt. 2 - Middlesex Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
(802) 828-3287 ($2.00)
  Senators, U.S.
Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat)
437 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4242; Fax: (202) 224-3479
Website: http://www.leahy.senate.gov

Bernard Sanders (Independent)
332 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 214-5141; Fax: (202) 228-0776
Website: http://www.sanders.senate.gov
  Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State
128 State St. Montpelier, VT 05633-1101
(802) 828-2363; Fax: (802) 828-2496
Website: http://www.sec.state.vt.us
Secretary of State: Jim Condos (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
  Tax Department
Department of Taxes
133 State St. Montpelier, VT 05633
(802) 828-2505; Fax: (802) 828-2701
Income Taxes: (802) 828-2865
Income Tax Fax: (802) 828-2720
Business Taxes: (802) 828-5723
Business Taxes Fax: (802) 828-5787
Email: vttaxdept@tax.state.vt.us
Website: https://tax.vermont.gov/
Commissioner: Mary N. Peterson
  Victim Compensation Program
Vermont Center for Crime Victims' Services
58 S. Main St., Suite 1 Waterbury, VT 05676-1599
(802) 241-1250; Fax: (802) 241-1253
Email: info@ccvs.state.vt.us
Website: http://www.ccvs.state.vt.us
Vt. Stat. Ann. Title 13, Chap. 167 §§5363 to 5359 &5361 (2003 Supp.)
  Vital Statistics
State Archives and Records Administration
Vital Records Section
1078 U.S. Route 2 - Middlesex Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
(802) 828-3700; Fax: (802) 828-3710
Voice Mail: (802) 828-3286
Website: http://vermont-archives.org
Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces from 1760-2008
Certified copy - $10.00
  Vital Records
Department of Health
108 Cherry St. P.O. Box 70 Burlington, VT 105402-9962
(802) 863-7275; Fax: (802) 651-1787
Email: vitalrecords@state.vt.us
Website: https://www.healthvermont.gov/local/burlington

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces from the past 5 years only. Records older than 5 years, please contact Vermont State Archives & Records Administration (VSARA) at 802-828-3286. Certified copy - $10.00; Verification or record search - no charge.