Erin C. Sigrist has joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. She will serve as a government relations specialist in the Montpelier office, working in the firm’s Government and Public Affairs Group.
“We are pleased to welcome Erin to our Government and Public Affairs Group,” said group co-chair Joseph Choquette. “Erin brings recent experience in public affairs and public relations work and an excellent understanding of the legislative process. She is also held in high regard within the State House. Outside of the legislative session, we intend to put her writing and editing skills to use as we continue to build our public affairs practice.”
Most recently, Sigrist was an account executive at Capital Connections, LLC, a Montpelier lobbying, advocacy and public relations firm, where she was responsible for coordinating all facets of public relations – including letters to the editor, opinion editorials, informational handouts and social media – managing client communication, researching relevant legislation and advocating on behalf of clients in front of the legislature.
She previously held positions as a sales and marketing assistant at the Seneca County (N.Y.) Chamber of Commerce, generating the organization’s promotional materials and assisting in the planning, coordination and execution of programs and events, and as an account executive at DAC Group in Rochester, N.Y., a marketing and public relations firm where she served as a liaison between all departments within the company, its clients and publishers.
Sigrist received her bachelor’s degree from Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y., where she majored in business with a concentration in marketing. In addition to her legislative experience, Sigrist has skills in desktop publishing, graphic design, media relations, publications, advertising and social media. She is an active Rotarian in Montpelier, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes as well as the Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension. She currently resides in Northfield.
Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC is a full-service law firm with more than 60 attorneys and six offices in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. DRM provides legal services to local, national and international clients in practice areas that include bankruptcy and business restructuring, corporate and commercial law, captive insurance, energy, health law, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and land use, environmental law, tax law, telecommunications, family law, and trusts and estates. The firm represents clients in legislative, regulatory and public affairs through the Government and Public Affairs group. DRM is the law firm member for Vermont of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.