Joseph E. Frank, Of Counsel

General Law
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Mr. Frank is a co-founder of Paul Frank + Collins, who remains of counsel to the firm practicing part-time. He works primarily on commercial disputes with an emphasis on property valuation issues and public utility matters.

Mr. Frank was Special Counsel to the Vermont State Highway Board for thirteen years and to the Vermont Public Service Board for four years.

EDUCATION:
Harvard College, A.B., 1956
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1959

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Ernest W. Gibson, 1960
Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Vermont, 1961

BAR ADMISSIONS:
State of Vermont, 1960
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont, 1960
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1961
U.S. Supreme Court, 1965

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association (President, 1983-1984)
Chittenden County Bar Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Vermont State Highway Board, Special Counsel, 1962-1975
Vermont Public Service Board, Special Counsel, 1965-1969
Member, Board of City Aldermen, City of Burlington, 1971-1973
Member, Professional Conduct Board, 1976-1980
Member, Vermont Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure
  since 1977; Chairman, 1983-1989
Served on boards of several non-profits including the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
  and the Vermont Chapter of Nature Conservancy
President of The Green Mountain Club, Inc., 1977-1979