Attorneys Christian Chorba and Rebecca Dourmashkin have joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. They began practice in the firm’s litigation group in Burlington in early January.
Chorba comes to DRM as of counsel after having practiced as a litigation attorney at a Burlington law firm for five years. He has broad experience in land use, zoning, environmental regulation, torts and employment matters. Chorba serves as president of the board of directors for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, Vermont’s camp for children who have or have had cancer.
Dourmashkin joins DRM as an associate attorney after having served for several years as a legislative staff member to former US Senator Patrick Leahy on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She will focus her practice at DRM on all aspects of general litigation, including commercial litigation and white-collar crime as well as government enforcement.
“We are very pleased to welcome Christian and Rebecca to DRM,” said Robert Luce, chair of the firm’s litigation group. “Christian is a respected and skilled litigator who brings a an important skillset to our team. Rebecca is a rising star in the field, and we’re excited for her to grow her practice at DRM.”