Gravel & Shea PC, a Burlington, Vermont-based law firm with clients across the U.S., welcomes Leslie A. Cadwell and Jeanne C. Blackmore as shareholders effective January 1, 2013.
Jeanne joined the firm in 2009, focusing her practice on tax and estate planning, probate and trust administration, general business taxation, and supporting renewable energy development. Jeanne’s tax practice serves clients in Vermont and nationally. Jeanne spent more than ten years in Ernst & Young’s National Office tax practice and she holds an LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law. She and her husband, Chaz Blackmore, reside in Colchester, Vermont with their two children.
“Jeanne has been a tremendous asset to the firm by offering clients unparalleled expertise in tax matters. She is an outstanding strategist and effective counselor for individual, family and institutional clients alike,” said Peter Erly, a member of Gravel & Shea’s management committee.
Leslie joined Gravel & Shea as Special Counsel in February 2011 to provide clients with highly specialized knowledge in the fields of energy, public utility law, telecommunications and government affairs. She joined the firm after more than fifteen years of experience as an attorney advising leaders in both the public and private sectors. Leslie served as Vice President and General Counsel for Vermont Electric Power Company, Senior Staff Attorney for the Vermont Supreme Court, and Special Counsel and Director for Telecommunications for the Vermont Department of Public Service. Currently, Leslie and her husband, Ron Rupp, reside in Castleton, Vermont.
“I am excited to continue working with my colleagues at Gravel & Shea in my new capacity as a shareholder. Our firm is a leader in providing sophisticated, high-quality legal services and value to a range of clients throughout Vermont. I’m so pleased to be a part of the team,” Leslie said.
Gravel & Shea was founded in 1955 and today provides clients with effective legal services in key disciplines such as business and real estate transactions, land use and environmental regulation, tax, estate planning, civil litigation, employment law, and family law. The firm’s attorneys have top credentials and include former judicial clerks, Assistant U.S. Attorneys and practitioners who worked at law firms in major U.S. cities.