S. Crocker Bennett, II, Director

Litigation

CBennett@PFClaw.com

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Mr. Bennett has tried many personal injury and product liability cases to verdict in most of the Vermont trial courts, both state and federal.  Although the majority of his work presently consists of representing hospitals, physician practice groups and individual health care providers in medical malpractice cases, he has represented plaintiffs in significant personal injury cases.  For example, Mr. Bennett received the then largest verdict in the history of Orleans County for a utility lineman  who had been electrically injured.  Mr. Bennett also represents licensed professionals before state licensing boards.

Mr. Bennett grew up in New Hampshire, attended the University of Vermont, and had a short career as a television newsman before attending graduate school.  He and his wife and a daughter live in rural Chittenden County where he enjoys preparing his own stove wood, building stone walls and working on antique clocks and autos.

EDUCATION:
University of Vermont, B.A. (cum laude), Phi Beta Kappa, 1972
Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 1978

BAR ADMISSIONS:
State of Vermont,1979
U.S. District Court, State of Vermont, 1979

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Vermont Bar Association
Chittenden County Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Member State Nominating Committee 

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
America’s Leading Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America, 10+ Years
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
New England Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Vermont Health Foundation, Board of Directors, 1996-2004
Vermont Historical Society, Board of Directors 2007-present
   Development Committee 2007 - Present; Chair, October 2008 - Present
   Executive Committee Member, 2008 - Present

PUBLICATIONS:

• “Restrictive Covenants in Land Planning: The Case of Joslin v. Pine River Development Corporation”, New Hampshire Bar Journal, 19:4, 1978

• “Confidentiality of Medical Records: The Rules and the Exceptions”, Vermont State Medical Society Reporter, June 1989, page 7 (Part I); July, 1989, page 6 (Part II)

• Co-author, “The Treatment of Minors, and Parental Consent”, Vermont State Medical Society Reporter, March 1991, page 3 (Part I), April/May, 1991, page 3 (Part II)

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
Nordic Skiing, Bicycling, History and Performance Automobiles