Six partners at Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP have been named in the 2009 edition of New England Super Lawyers. The Super Lawyers include: Mitch Pearl (named in the field of Civil Rights/First Amendment law), Lisa Shelkrot (Criminal Defense), Christopher Davis (Family Law), David Conard (Real Estate) and Beth Robinson (Workers Compensation). Eric Knudsen was named a Rising Star in the area of real estate law. Each year, no more than 5 percent of Vermont attorneys are named Super Lawyers, and just 2.5 percent become Rising Stars.

For more than a decade, SymQuest Group, Inc., headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont, (with additional offices located in Rutland, Vermont; Keene and West Lebanon, New Hampshire; Plattsburgh, New York; Portland and Bangor, Maine) has upheld its reputation as an affordable and accessible network infrastructure and document solutions technology services company; working extensively with small businesses, as well as larger enterprises. SymQuest Group, Inc.

Roy Minton and David Irwin of Network Performance Inc. (NPI), of South Burlington, Vermont, a Network Services and Security Provider, achieved their ShoreTel Systems Engineer Certification after a week- long class and passing an exam. Roy and David are now ShoreTel Certified Installers. A prerequisite of this certification is six months experience installing ShoreTel Systems. NPI is a ShoreTel partner and reseller.

Noreen Lenilko, a long-time resident of Sunderland, has returned to the area as Interim Senior Case Manager for the Upward Bound Program at Southern Vermont College. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of managing the students in the Upward Bound program, including academic counseling, career development and assessment, college preparatory, and post-counseling for alumni from the program.

Andrew Felsted, D.O. has joined the Emergency Department staff at Central Vermont Medical Center. He was most recently affiliated with Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.

“We are pleased that Dr. Felsted has joined CVMC’s staff. He’s an excellent addition to our outstanding team of physicians and nurses who provide quality care for the community,” said Mark Depman, M.D. Medical Director of the Emergency Department.

Community National Bank President Stephen Marsh is pleased to announce that Justin Bourgeois has joined Community National Bank’s Commercial Lending Team. Justin has been working in the commercial lending field for eleven years and is a graduate of Champlain College’s four year business program. He has also attended the Northern New England School of Banking, as well as many Risk Management Association (RMA) trainings and seminars. Justin was born and raised in Swanton and currently lives in Middlesex with his wife Anita and their children Benjamin and Alexandria.

At a time of year when individuals and corporations are facing tax-planning deadlines, Roger Schoenbeck, CPA, opens his accounting and tax practice in the Stowe area. A licensed CPA with over 30 years of practical corporate and accounting experience, Schoenbeck offers a wide array of services including individual and small business tax planning and preparation, counseling and analytic operational reviews, financial planning, and accounting services throughout Lamoille and Washington county.

Southern Vermont College has named Carmen J. Lawrence, J.D. to its board of trustees. Lawrence, based in New York City, is the co-head of the securities enforcement and regulation practice and a litigation partner with the international law firm, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson.