Alfonso Villegas

Alfonso Villegas is a litigation attorney at Gravel & Shea. He joined the firm in 2023.  His practice focuses on all aspects of litigation in state and federal court.

Prior to joining the firm, he served as a trial attorney for over five and half years in the Washington County State’s Attorney Office. He prosecuted felony level drug offenses, including trafficking, distribution, and death resulting cases, as well as felony level DUI cases. He has independently tried felony jury cases, successfully defended suppression motions, and argued before the Vermont Supreme Court. Also, he has taught legal education courses on Criminal Law, Treatment Court, and Implicit Bias for the Vermont Bar Association.

Villegas graduated from Dartmouth College in 2012 and Vermont Law and Graduate School in 2017. He is on the Board of Managers for the Vermont Bar Association. He is licensed in Vermont, the Vermont Federal District and New Hampshire.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Vermont Law and Graduate School, J.D. 2017
  •  Dartmouth College, B.A. 2012

Bar Admissions

  • New Hampshire (2017)
  •  Vermont (2018)
  • Federal Bar, Vermont (2023)

Memberships & Affiliations

  •  Vermont Bar Association, (2020 – Present)
    • Board of Managers
    • Workforce Development Committee
    • Diversity Section Chair
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • Chittenden County Bar Association
  • Dartmouth Lawyers Association