John J. Bergeron

Jack is a lifelong resident of Burlington, where he has practiced law since 1973. He started his career as a deputy, then chief deputy state’s attorney in Chittenden County, before going into private practice. Jack is an experienced litigator, providing a full range of civil litigation services to his clients throughout Vermont, in the areas of personal injury, domestic relations, contract law, education and business law. In the area of personal injury, Jack has successfully resolved hundreds of claims with verdicts or settlements ranging from as little as ten thousand to in excess of a million dollars. While Jack’s primary focus is in the area of trial work, he also serves as a mediator and/or arbitrator for other attorneys and their clients, as well as counsel to a number of business and non-business clients. Jack has been recognized by his peers as a Preeminent Attorney in Martindale-Hubbell. He and his wife Cathy have three adult children, and can usually be found boating on the lake or hiking in the mountains on the weekends.

Primary Areas of Practice

• Complex Civil Litigation and Injury Law
• Domestic Relations
• General Business

Education

• Catholic University of America (J.D.)
• St. Michael’s College (B.A.)

Bar Admissions and Affiliations

• Board of Trustees, St. Michael’s College
• Vermont State and Federal Courts for the District of Vermont
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• Chittenden County and Vermont Bar Associations
• Vermont for Justice Association
• American Association for Justice