About Laura Wilson

Ms. Wilson learned the law the best way, by doing. After earning her undergraduate degree from Yale University, she went on to complete Vermont’s unique 4 year Law Office Clerkship. She began her clerkship with the Essex County State’s Attorney’s office and then worked as a law clerk for Sleigh & Williams, and Jarvis, McArthur & Williams, two of Vermont’s most renowned and respected criminal defense and civil litigation law firms.

Ms. Wilson is a trial attorney and litigator who focuses on criminal defense, general civil litigation, tenant-landlord law, family/juvenile law, employment discrimination and labor law, and represents several municipalities in the Northeast Kingdom in matters ranging from tax appeals to tax sales, to road dedication and acceptance. She is passionately committed to the idea that every person charged with a crime—no matter how serious—deserves an aggressive defense and believes equally passionately in the American civil justice system,(“torts”) particularly for ordinary citizens from all walks of life. During her clerkship and after admission to the Vermont bar, Ms. Wilson has become skilled in legal research and writing and developed a no-nonsense but compassionate approach to evaluating cases. Finally, she has experience in researching, drafting and arguing appeals to the Vermont Supreme Court and/or the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Wilson has lived and worked in the Northeast Kingdom since 2004. She has served as the President of the Caledonia County Bar Association and is the former Town Clerk-Treasurer of her home town (hence her interest in municipal law!). Ms. Wilson is admitted to practice in the state courts of Vermont as well as federal court for the District of Vermont. She speaks Spanish fluently.

Business Hours
Monday – Friday:
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday – Sunday: Closed