Office of Legislative Counsel

The Vermont Office of Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan office that provides legal and editorial support and services to the Vermont General Assembly.  The Office is divided into two units:  Legal and Drafting Operations.  The Legal unit is composed of attorneys who provide legislative legal services, including drafting bills and amendments and conducting legal and policy research and analysis for members, committees, and other staff offices of the General Assembly.  The Drafting Operations unit includes editors and drafting technicians who edit and process bills, amendments, and other documents.  The Office is also responsible for preparing and revising the official Vermont Statutes Annotated after the conclusion of each legislative session

• Director

  • 
    Brynn Hare
    Director and Chief Counsel
    Brynn.Hare@vtleg.gov

• Legal

  • 
    Michael O'Grady
    Deputy Chief Counsel
    Michael.OGrady@vtleg.gov
  • 
    Jen Carbee
    Deputy Chief Counsel
    Jennifer.Carbee@vtleg.gov
  • Tucker Anderson
    Legislative Counsel
    Tucker.Anderson@vtleg.gov
  • Michael Chernick
    Legislative Counsel
    Michael.Chernick@vtleg.gov
  • Michele Childs
    Legislative Counsel
    Michele.Childs@vtleg.gov
  • Hillary Chutter-Ames
    Legislative Counsel
    Hillary.Chutter-Ames@vtleg.gov
  • Ellen Czajkowski
    Legislative Counsel
    Ellen.Czajkowski@vtleg.gov
  • Timothy Devlin
    Legislative Counsel
    Tim.Devlin@vtleg.gov
  • Maggie Ferron
    In-House Counsel
    Maggie.Ferron@vtleg.gov
  • Erik FitzPatrick
    Legislative Counsel
    Erik.FitzPatrick@vtleg.gov
  • Jon Gray
    Legislative Counsel
    Jon.Gray@vtleg.gov
  • Kirby Keeton
    Legislative Counsel
    Kirby.Keeton@vtleg.gov
  • Damien Leonard
    Legislative Counsel
    Damien.Leonard@vtleg.gov
  • Katie McLinn
    Legislative Counsel
    Katie.McLinn@vtleg.gov
  • Maria Royle
    Legislative Counsel
    Maria.Royle@vtleg.gov
  • Rik Sehgal
    Legislative Counsel
    Rik.Sehgal@vtleg.gov
  • Bradley Showman
    Legislative Counsel
    Bradley.Showman@vtleg.gov
  • Beth St. James
    Legislative Counsel
    Elizabeth.StJames@vtleg.gov
  • Cameron Wood
    Legislative Counsel
    Cameron.Wood@vtleg.gov
  • Sophie Zdatny
    Legislative Counsel
    Sophie.Zdatny@vtleg.gov

• Drafting Operations

  • Caitlyn Usticke
    Supervisor of Drafting Operations
    Caitlyn.Usticke@vtleg.gov
  • Noah Ampe
    Legislative Drafting Coordinator
    Noah.Ampe@vtleg.gov
  • Liz Faracini
    Legislative Editor
    Liz.Faracini@vtleg.gov
  • Emma Goodwin
    Legislative Drafting Coordinator
    Emma.Goodwin@vtleg.gov
  • Ariel McKee
    Senior Legislative Editor
    Ariel.McKee@vtleg.gov
  • Keith Morrill
    Legislative Editor
    Keith.Morrill@vtleg.gov
  • Jill Pralle
    Resolutions Editor and Coordinator
    Jill.Pralle@vtleg.gov

• Committee Services

  • Megan Cannella
    Supervisor of Committee Services
    Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov
  • Lindsey Schreier
    Legislative Counsel Support Specialist
    Lindsey.Schreier@vtleg.gov

  • Committee Assistants - House Committees

    • Patricia Ruddy
      Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry
      Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov
    • Jonathan Pickarski
      Commerce and Economic Development
      Jonathan.Pickarski@vtleg.gov
    • Tate Mullin
      Corrections and Institutions
      Tate.Mullin@vtleg.gov
    • Matt Sorensen
      Education
      Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov
    • Alex Michalka
      Energy and Digital Infrastructure
      Alex.Michalka@vtleg.gov
    • Megan Cannella
      Environment
      Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov
    • Miriam Eligberg
      General & Housing
      Miriam.Eligberg@vtleg.gov
    • Nick Adams
      Government Operations & Military Affairs
      Nick.Adams@vtleg.gov
    • Tasha Kleppner
      Health Care
      Tasha.Kleppner@vtleg.gov
    • Lori Morse
      Human Services
      Lori.Morse@vtleg.gov
    • Nate Biscotti
      Judiciary
      Nate.Biscotti@vtleg.gov
    • Gabriella Clark
      Transportation
      Gabriella.Clark@vtleg.gov

  • Committee Assistants - Senate Committees

    • Linda Leehman
      Agriculture
      Linda.Leehman@vtleg.gov
    • Ciara Mead
      Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs
      Ciara.Mead@vtleg.gov
    • Daphne Kinney-Landis
      Education
      Daphne.Kinney-Landis@vtleg.gov
    • Charlotte Strasser
      Finance
      Charlotte.Strasser@vtleg.gov
    • Lynne Jakubauskas
      Government Operations
      Lynne.Jakubauskas@vtleg.gov
    • Calysta Koppenhaver
      Health and Welfare
      Calysta.Koppenhaver@vtleg.gov
    • Megan Cannella
      Institutions
      Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov
    • Emery Mattheis
      Judiciary
      Emery.Mattheis@vtleg.gov
    • Jude Newman
      Natural Resources and Energy
      Judith.Newman@vtleg.gov
    • Megan Cannella
      Transportation
      Megan.Cannella@vtleg.gov