Paul Frank + Collins is pleased to announce that David M. Pocius of Burlington and Peter J. McDougall of South Burlington have become shareholders and directors of the firm.
Attorney McDougall is a member of the Captive, Business Services, and Insurance law teams at Paul Frank + Collins. His practice involves advising clients in the captive insurance industry regarding regulatory compliance, entity structure and corporate governance. Mr. McDougall also assists clients on general business matters and on issues involving various aspects of the financial services industry. He received an LL.M. from the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Services Law at Boston University, his J.D. from Vermont Law School and his B.S. degree from the University of Vermont. He is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and Vermont. As an active member of the community, McDougall is currently the president of the Champlain Community Services Board of Directors which he has served on since 2007, as well as a member the of the Government Affairs Committee of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Attorney Pocius’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation and medical malpractice defense. He is also a member of the property and development and employment law teams. Mr. Pocius received his J.D. from Vermont Law School and his B.S. degree in Biology from Emory University. Before coming to PF+C, Mr. Pocius was a Judicial Law Clerk with the State of Vermont. He is an experienced litigator with trial experience stretching from state and federal courts in Vermont and New York to Colorado and the Northern District of Illinois. He is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Vermont; the federal courts of Vermont, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York, and Connecticut; and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Pocius is also active in the community and presently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Linking Learning to Life, as well as a member of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Advisory Board.
President S. Crocker Bennett said of Pocius and McDougall, “Over the years they have been with us both Dave and Pete have shown themselves to be fine lawyers, accommodating and helpful associates and strong team players. We will be a better firm with Dave and Pete serving as Directors.”
Formed in 1968, Paul Frank + Collins is a 25 lawyer firm with 50 employees based in Burlington, Vermont. The firm’s attorneys provide a wide range of legal services to commercial, institutional and individual clients throughout Vermont, the United States and Canada.