Brock & Brock pllc
Contact
| Telephone | 802-223-4971 |
|---|---|
| Address | PO Box 1093 Montpelier, Vermont 05601-1093 |
| Thomas Brock | thomas@brockandbrocklaw.com |
| Business Hours | 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday |
Practice Areas
Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
Estate planning means legal planning for end-of-life.
As part of our estate planning, we routinely draft wills, trusts, advance
directives for health care and property powers of attorney.
We can discuss how to avoid the probate process, if that is one of your goals.
We have experience working with blended families to ensure that your assets
pass in the way you intend.
Estate Administration/Assisting Executors
Estate administration means handling an estate that is going through
probate.
We have extensive experience assisting executors and family
members through the steps of the probate process.
Credit Unions
We serve as general counsel to the Association of Vermont Credit Unions. The Association of Vermont Credit Unions is a trade organization representing credit unions in Vermont. We have also represented the National Credit Union Administration Board/Liquidating Agent. We routinely provide advice to Vermont credit unions on issues ranging from contracts to regulatory and corporate governance.
Business and Commercial Law
We provide a full range of legal services to corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships. We have experience assisting with setting up and managing Vermont business entities.
Municipal Law
We advise municipalities in Vermont and individuals on a variety of subjects from highways to administrative rules and procedure.
About the Firm
Brock & Brock PLLC is a professional limited liability company for the practice of law founded by attorneys Richard Linton Brock and Thomas Dawson Brock in Montpelier, Vermont, in 2012.
History
Richard Linton Brock and Thomas Dawson Brock are the second and third generations of the Brock family to practice law in Montpelier. The firm is a successor to firms that have been in Montpelier since 1974. Richard Brock retired from the practice of law in 2022.
Thomas Dawson Brock
Thomas Dawson Brock began working in Montpelier in 2008 and completed a clerkship while studying for the New York State Bar Exam. Before coming to Vermont he worked at the New York State Attorney General’s office where he provided litigation support in the case of People v. Grasso. Tom Brock has also worked as a Research Associate at the International Environmental Law Research Center in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was sent as a representative to the World Intellectual Property Organization. While in Geneva, Mr. Brock helped monitor developments at the United Nations Human Rights Commission on behalf of Medical Care Development International.
Thomas Brock has experience in Vermont law relevant to wills and estate planning, estate administration and assisting executors, credit union law, small business law, and municipal law.
Mr. Brock enjoys communicating complex issues in a way that is understandable.
Mr. Brock earned an MA in law with Commendation from The University of Sheffield in England in 2004, an LLM in International Humanitarian Law with good mention from the University of Geneva in Switzerland in 2006, and a Foreign Trained Lawyer’s Certificate from Brooklyn Law School in 2008.
Thomas Brock is a member of the Vermont Bar Association and is admitted to practice law in Vermont. Mr. Brock is also admitted to practice law in New York.
Mr. Brock has a joint master’s degree in English and Italian from St. Andrews University in Scotland.
Richard Linton Brock (retired 2022)
Richard Linton Brock practiced law in the central Vermont area from 1971 to 2022. Mr. Brock co-founded the firm that became Cheney, Brock & Saudek, P.C., which operated in Montpelier from 1974 to 2012. He later co-founded the firm Brock & Brock PLLC in 2012. His main practice areas were wills and estate planning, real estate, business operations, credit unions, and municipal law.
Mr. Brock served as municipal attorney for Montpelier and Elmore, was elected to two terms on the Montpelier City Council, and served on the Montpelier Planning Commission and other municipal boards. He taught law related subjects for the Vermont Bar Association, the Vermont Association of Realtors, Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation, and the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. He was an Adjunct Professor at Woodbury College. He served on the Vermont Professional Conduct Board from 1982 through 1991. He is the author of Introductory Practice of Residential Real Estate Law — A Cookbook published by the Vermont Bar Association in 1996.
Mr. Brock received his B.A. degree, with Honors, from the University of North Carolina in 1968 and was granted a J.D. by Columbia University in 1971.