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@vlteg.gov
  • Michele Childs
    Legislative Counsel
    Michele.Childs@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