Michael J. Harris, Esq.

Michael J. Harris is a Middlebury College graduate (B.A., cum laude, 1980), who received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). He worked from August 1986-1987 as a law clerk for the Honorable Albert W. Coffrin III, the former chief Judge for the Federal District Court for the District of Vermont. Mike has represented clients before state and federal courts and administrative bodies in a variety of subject areas including employment law, personal injury claims, construction law, business litigation, collections, real estate, product liability, employment termination, and consumer law claims. Mike is admitted to the bars of Vermont and Wisconsin and before the United States District Court (District of Vermont), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, and is a member of the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association and Vermont Employment Lawyers Association.

Reported cases in which Mike was involved for one of the parties include:

Federal cases:

Grant v. Hazellett Strip Casting Corp., 880 F.2d 1564 (2d Cir. 1989) (ADEA claim)
Leger v. Dessureault, 733 F.Supp. 786 (D. Vt. 1990) (service of process dispute)
Grieve v. General American Life Insurance Co., 58 F.Supp.2d 319 (D. Vt. 1999) (structured settlement agreement dispute)

Vermont Supreme Court:

Booska v. Hubbard Insurance Agency, 160 Vt. 305 (1993)(negligent procurement claim against insurance agent)
Lucas v. Hahn, 162 Vt. 456 (1994) (public records act)
Denton v. Chittenden Bank, 163 Vt. 62 (1994) (employment matter)
Murray v. St,. Michael’s College, 164 Vt. 205 (1995)(workers compensation
retaliation claim)
Morrisseau v. Fayette, 164 Vt. 358 (1995) (claim against estate - real estate)
Limoge v. People’s Trust Co., 168 Vt. 265 (1998)(negligent misrepresentation claim against realtor)
Sarvis v. Vermont State College, 172 Vt. 76 (2001)(employment contract)
Howard v. Usiak, 172 Vt. 227 (2001) (architect malpractice claim)
Guibord v. Scholtz, 2006 Vt. 22 (claimed prescriptive easement dispute)