Ed Adrian

Ed brings with him 25 years of practicing law in Vermont, having worked for both private and public sector clients, in the areas of civil, administrative and criminal litigation. Ed is a core member of the the Firm's municipal general counseling team. Ed helps licensed professionals navigate difficult legal and ethical issues. Ed provides counsel to Vermonters who find themselves having to make difficult decisions in difficult situations.

Ed comes to the firm having served as a State Prosecuting Attorney with the Vermont Secretary of State's, Office of Professional Regulation for ten years, the last five as the Chief Prosecuting Attorney. In this capacity, Ed litigated over a thousand cases before various professional Boards including Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and all of the mental health professions.

Ed's experience includes practice before the Vermont Environmental, Superior, Supreme and U.S. District Court in a variety of areas, including land use and zoning law and general civil litigation. Ed is experienced in school personnel issues, requests for public accommodation, and claims of harassment and discrimination. He has litigated these unique issues in the Vermont court system, and before special administrative bodies such as the Vermont Human Rights Commission.

Ed's service to the legal profession runs deep: between 1999 and 2005, he held every possible leadership position in the Vermont Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division. Ed has also served on the Vermont Bar Association's Board of Bar Managers and was the Chair of the VBA's Government Non-Profit Division from 2005-2007. Ed was the District Representative for Maine and Vermont to the American Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division from 2004-2006.

Ed brings with him substantial hands-on policy experience serving local government. In 2007 Ed was elected to serve on the Burlington City Council. During his tenure on the Council, Ed chaired the City Council's Public Safety, Charter Change and Community and Economic Development Committees. He also served on the Parks, Arts and Culture, and Human Resources and Institutions Committees until his departure in 2012.

In 2018 Ed was appointed by Governor Phil Scott to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women and in 2020 Ed was again pointed by Governor Phil Scott to serve on the Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board.