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The partners at Facey Goss & McPhee P.C. are happy to announce the appointment of Heather Z. Cooper, Esq. as the new bankruptcy judge in the District of Vermont.

Many lawyers, including shareholders and associates, have joined FG&M laterally from other firms. We like to think the movement is not lateral but is upward. If you are interested in joining FG&M please send a letter of application and resume in complete confidence.

Four Facey Goss & McPhee Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers List

We've recently received the happy news that we are the Rutland Herald's Best of the Best Reader's Choice Award 2021 Winner for law firms.

Facey Goss & McPhee P.C., a mid-sized Rutland, VT, law firm, is seeking a real estate paralegal to support our real estate group and business transactions practice areas.

Three Facey Goss & McPhee Attorneys Named to 2020 SuperLawyers List

Continuing Our Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms Tradition

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) is now an official SEIA Affiliate

Rutland Herald's Best of the Best Reader's Choice Award 2019

Green Lantern Development and Sugarbush Resort--another great partnership by a great client.

FG&M Environmental Litigation Team Obtains Dismissal of Activists' Lawsuit Against Mosquito Control District

There's a lot happening at the annual Vermont Bar Association meeting to be held this year on March 22nd at the Lake Morey Resort.

Five FG&M Attorneys Honored as Top Business Lawyers in Vermont

The VT Supreme Court overturning a Public Utility Commission decision may be a big win for developers.

More on the "Women in the Judiciary" event organized by the Women's Division of the Vermont Bar Assocation

The Women's Division of the Vermont Bar Association held a very well attended event this week. Read on.

The Vermont Public Utility Commission approved the sale of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant on December 6, 2018.

Firm client Green Lantern Solar has been named one of the top solar contractors in the United States by Solar Power World Magazine.

Partner Jack Facey was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.

Attorney Rodney McPhee has earned a Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold award two years running.

Making Christmas bright for those in need. . .

See the Fall Issue of the Vermont Bar Journal for an in-depth interview with Attorney Jim Goss about his lifelong passion for Asian martial arts.

Now that the Vermont Yankee Power Plant has been decommissioned, what to do with the land?

Facey Goss & McPhee client Green Lantern Capital's new Bennington solar project is moving forward.

UVM Extension Service and Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission's New "Guide to Farming-Friendly Solar"

On April 10, the Vermont Department of Public Service called on the Public Service Board to undertake a "workshop process to broadly review emerging trends in the utility sector and to evaluate existing forms of Vermont regulation in light of these trends."

Green Lantern Development, Facey Goss & McPhee's largest renewable energy client, had a very successful 2016.

Facey Goss & McPhee’s renewable energy clients continue to make strides toward meeting Vermont’s green energy goals with smart, well-sited projects.

Vermont Public Service Board Proposes Changes to Net Metering

Public Service Board OKs Pownal Net Metering Facility

On October 14, 2016, two attorneys from Facey Goss & McPhee presented at the annual meeting of the Vermont Bar Association, held at the beautiful Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont.

Racking Them Up: Yet Another Certificate of Public Good (#10!) for Solar Net Metering Facility

The State of Vermont is holding informational hearings at the end of August regarding a draft plan to restore water quality in Lake Champlain.

Article from VTDIGGER.ORG: "Rutland, Feds Get More Time to Agree on How to Heal Brook" by Adam Federman

Another Certificate of Public Good (#9!) for Solar Net Metering Facility

The battle continues. More timely articles on public opposition to the Public Service Board's net metering revisions.

Facey Goss & McPhee's Energy and Utility Law Group on July 15th secured another Certificate of Public Good from the Public Service Board for a 500 kW solar net metering facility.

New Net Metering Rule Riling State's Environmental Groups

Attorney David Cooper was a presenter at a recent NBI continuing education seminar.

The 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America has once again recognized Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey & Goss Attorneys

Attorney and Partner James P. W. Goss has had a particularly busy past few years, with excellent results. Here is a brief history of some of his wins and accomplishments. Imagine what he could do for your business.

Attorney David R. Cooper successfully represented Zaremba Program Development, LLC, in defending and obtaining both a state land use (Act 250) permit and a local conditional use permit for a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General Store in Chester, Vermont.

Attorneys Blanchard and McPhee successfully defended Taft Hill Tree Farm and owners Eric and Patricia Scott from a title action brought by adjacent landowners.

On June 6, 2014, the VT Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club in an appeal by neighbors who have been trying to shut down the 60+-year-old club located in Shaftsbury, VT.