Mickenberg, Dunn, Lachs, Stewart & Smith PLC

James Dunn
Aileen Lachs
David Mickenberg
Neil Mickenberg
Whit Smith
Mollie Stewart

ATTORNEYS

Neil Mickenberg
Neil Mickenberg has been practicing law continuously since 1971. Neil’s practice includes a wide range of legal issues, including personal injury, family law, zoning disputes, residential and commercial real estate, construction disputes, special education, hunting and fishing rights for Native Americans and representation of a variety of non-profit organizations involved with health, mental health, affordable housing, Head Start and anti-poverty work. At the present time, the focus of Neil’s work is representation of non-profit organizations.

Neil spent his first five years of practice as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, where he concentrated on legal issues involving persons with mental disabilities. His work in this area has included class action litigation, client education on legal rights and legislative reform of state laws relating to persons with developmental disabilities. In 1976 Neil became the Managing Attorney of the Vermont Legal Aid’s Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Project. He drafted and successfully advocated for the passage of a number of pieces of legislation, including bills dealing with zoning for group homes, special education, and community mental health agencies, and much of the State’s guardianship law. Following his role as Managing Attorney for the DD Advocacy Project, Neil became the Deputy Director of Vermont Legal Aid.

Neil is a graduate of Cornell University, Fordham Law School and is admitted to the State and Federal Courts in Vermont and to the United States Supreme Court. He has published a number of law review notes and articles and co-edited the book, Native Rights in Canada.

neil@mickdunn.com
(802) 658-6951 Ext. 23