Burlington, VT – January, 2026: Paul Frank + Collins P.C. announces that attorneys Andrew J. Rome and Kathy Z. Zhou have been elected as Shareholders and Directors of the firm.
Attorney Rome has worked in the firm’s Insurance Services practice since 2018 where he focuses primarily on advising domestic and London market insurers on complex legal and insurance related matters. He graduated from Vermont Law School in 2017 and then served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Justice Beth Robinson of the Vermont Supreme Court before joining PF+C. Nolan Burkhouse, the Insurance Services team leader commented, “Andrew’s elevation to shareholder and director is well-earned due to his hard work and excellence, and is a great investment in our firm’s future. In addition to his work at PF+C, he contributes his expertise to public service which reflects the firm’s values.”
Attorney Zhou has worked in the firm’s Business + Transactions, Commercial Finance, Municipal Law + Public Finance, and Taxation practices since 2019. She focuses primarily on advising business clients, banks, property developers, municipalities, and investors in a variety of areas including business law, contract law, and public finance. She graduated from William & Mary Law School in 2018. Prior to joining PF+C, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk with the Vermont Superior Court in Rutland County.
Shane McCormack of the PF+C Business + Transactions team noted, “Kathy’s experience, thoroughness, technical skills and responsiveness are widely acknowledged by clients and colleagues alike. In addition to her work on behalf of clients, she is actively involved in the Vermont Bar Association, serving as Chair-Elect of the Young Lawyers’ Division, and regularly provides pro bono and low bono representation to local non-profits.”
Paul Frank + Collins is a Burlington-based multi-practice firm celebrating nearly 60 years of service to our clients and the community. PF+C’s 30 lawyers represent clients in Vermont, nationally, and around the world, including businesses of all sizes, entrepreneurs, start-ups and non-profits entities. Our attorneys’ practice areas include employment and labor, energy and environmental, business and tax, business immigration, captive and insurance services, both domestically and for the London and Bermuda markets, commercial finance, litigation, property and development, and patents and trademarks. PF+C attorneys bring a depth of knowledge and committed focus to each client’s challenge and offer the unique combination of worldly insight and local know-how to solve problems. At PF+C: locally rooted and globally minded.