Daniel P. Richardson
Dan joined Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson in 2005 after two years as the primary law clerk at Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington where he worked on the busiest civil trial docket in Vermont. Dan became a partner in the firm on 1/1/09. Dan continues to focus on civil litigation at Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson, where his representation includes municipal clients, individuals, and businesses. Dan’s practice focuses on the following areas:
- Municipal law
- Zoning and land use
- Probate and guardianship
- Administrative law
- Real estate litigation
- Commercial law
- Product liability
- Civil litigation
Education
Vermont Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003)
Editor-in-Chief Vermont Law Review
American Jurisprudence Award in Dispute Resolution
Advanced Torts (Products Liability), National Security Law, Legislation,
Sales, & International Human Rights.
Moot Court Advisory Board 2002–03
Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., Philosophy, English Literature, and
Writing, summa cum laude, 1996) Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
Vermont (2003)
Publications
Note, The Lost Child of Products Liability: New Thoughts About
Advertising and the Learned Intermediary Doctrine 27 Vt. L. Rev. 1017
(2003).
Book Review, Legal Style Indexed: The Redbook: A Manual on Legal
Style, Vt. Bar J. (Summer 2004).
Book Review, Doomed Enterprises: The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox,
Vt. Bar J. (Fall 2004).
Book Review, Democrats at the Crossroads of History Two Books Explore
the Fate of the Party, Vt. Bar J. (Summer 2006).
Book Review, Through a Spreadsheet, Darkly: Economic Analysis and the
Law, Vt. Bar J. (Forthcoming).
Memberships
Vermont Bar Association
Chair, Young Lawyer’s Division (2008)
Board of Bar Managers (2007–10)
Plain English Jury Instruction Committee
Community Involvement
Development Review Board, City of Montpelier
Cemetery Commission, City of Montpelier
Background
Law Clerk, Hon. Matthew I. Katz, Chittenden Superior Court (2003–04)
Law Clerk, Hon. Richard W. Norton, Chittenden Superior Court (2004–05)
Personal Interests
Dan is an avid swimmer and jazz collector. He has a strong interest in historic preservation and landscaping. Dan worked for several years as a gravedigger in Boston at Forest Hills Cemetery. He lives with his wife and daughter in Montpelier.