Legal Services & Lawyers

Richard, one of the founders of Hoff Curtis, has more than 30 years experience with the practice of law in Vermont. He firmly believes that the best representation and advice comes from the most objective perspective that a legal professional can attain. Richard has represented all sides in many kinds of disputes: plaintiffs and defendants, employers and employees, injured parties and insurance companies. He believes that the breadth of his experience benefits all of his clients.

I often hear from friends that they would love to have a lawyer review a contract for them, or advise them on some issue, but they can’t afford it. I often retort that they may not be able to afford not to hire an attorney. I am not being flip when I say this, because it is my experience that many of those people end up calling me after they’ve already suffered the consequences of their decision to forgo legal representation. However, this does little to address the underlying problem. That is, that many cannot afford the typical fees charged by attorneys.

One of the reasons for this is because, until recently, the rules of professional responsibility have commanded that attorneys take over their client’s case or matter once representation has commenced. Changes to the rules governing legal practice now allow attorneys to assess a client’s ability to handle their own affairs and to work as a sort of guide through the legal process. This new way of practicing law can significantly lower the costs associated with legal representation. I for one, am excited about the implications of these changes, as they truly represent a revolution in legal practice by ushering in the era of Law For the Rest of Us.

Neil Groberg offers mediation, arbitration, training and facilitation available throughout the Northeast. Firm established in 1998. Founder Neil Groberg has over thirty years' experience as an employment attorney in for profit, government and non-profit institutional settings

A native of Dummerston, Vermont, Will is a graduate of Yale University (history) and received his law degree in 1992 from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He began his law career as a litigator, as one of only two associates working with the nationally recognized trial lawyer, Randi McGinn, in Albuquerque, NM. His trial lawyer practice focused on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, employment discrimination and insurance bad faith litigation. For eight additional years, Will operated his own firm and expanded his specialties to include business transactions, business formation, commercial litigation, and providing lawsuit defense services for his business clients. Will's litigation experience includes bench and jury trials in state and federal courts, as well as extensive appellate work. Will is a frequently invited lecturer in the area of litigation graphics and technology for groups such as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Illinois Cook County Public Defender's Office Capital Crimes Division and the Office of Defender Services for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Will returned to Vermont with his family and joined Ward & Babb in February of 2006. His practice continues to focus on civil litigation and business transactions. In his free time, Will loves to snowboard and read, expanding on his passion for Vermont history that began when he wrote his Yale senior thesis on Ira Allen's revolutionary war negotiations with British General Frederick Haldimand.
Will is licensed in Vermont and New Mexico.

Glenn Jarrett is the principal of Jarrett Law Office, PLC, located in South Burlington, Vermont. The firm limits its practice to estate planning, elder law, special needs, guardianship and Medicaid planning, as well as probate and trust administration. In addition to being an attorney, Glenn is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER⢠practitioner. Glenn is admitted to practice in Vermont and New York. He is a member of the Chittenden County, Vermont and New York Bar Associations. He frequently presents estate planning seminars to the public and has presented continuing education seminars on a variety of subjects for attorneys and financial professionals. Glenn has appeared numerous times on television interview shows to speak about estate planning and elder law topics. Organizations he has presented for include the New England Regional ACTEC meeting, the Alzheimer's Association of Vermont, the Asperger's Association of Northern New England, the State of Vermont Retirement System, the University of Vermont, the Vermont Bar Association and the Vermont Association for Justice.

Glenn is the Past President of the Vermont chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, a multi-disciplinary organization of licensed professionals. He also serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Vermont Chapter of NAELA, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, as a long-time member and former chair of the Burlington Development Review Board and as a member of VERG, the Vermont Elder Resource Group. He is a board member of the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging. He is also a member of WealthCounsel, LLC, the largest collaborative network of estate planning attorneys in the nation.

Glenn graduated from Middlebury College with honors in Political Science and from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he was a senior editor of Law and Policy in International Business, the international law review of the Law Center. After graduation, he served as law clerk to Hon. Albert W. Coffrin, United States District Judge for the District of Vermont. He has practiced in both the public and private sectors, including nine years as a Vermont Assistant Attorney General. He lives in Burlington with his family.