Brooks G. McArthur

Attorney McArthur is one of Vermont’s most experienced and skilled litigators. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Federal and State criminal defense and plaintiff’s civil litigation, DUI cases, personal injury, medical malpractice, traumatic brain injuries, nursing home injuries and wrongful death cases, family law and appellate litigation.  Attorney McArthur has been lead counsel in many high profile and complex criminal and civil matters in recent Vermont history, including the largest white-collar federal fraud case in state history.

Attorney McArthur’s Federal and State criminal defense practice includes defending clients in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York which encompasses Plattsburgh, Albany, Utica and Syracuse, and courts throughout the State of Vermont for matters ranging from complex white collar crime, drug offenses, assaults, stalking, immigration offenses, DUI and DWI, and other felony and misdemeanor offenses. Attorney McArthur has significant trial experience in Federal and State court and handles Federal and State appeals cases in both the Vermont Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Attorney McArthur zealously and aggressively represents clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others in his personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accident, premise liability, and complex civil litigation practice. Attorney McArthur has a distinguished track record of obtaining favorable settlements for his clients as compensation for their medical bills and other out of pocket expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, temporary and permanent disabilities, and psychological and emotional distress.

Attorney McArthur also represents individuals in family law cases such as divorce, parental rights and responsibilities, child support, alimony, relief from abuse hearings, Children in Need of Care or Supervision (CHINS) cases, and juvenile delinquency matters.

Attorney McArthur was a Chief Deputy State’s Attorney in the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office and prior to that a Deputy State’s Attorney in the Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office. Attorney McArthur grew up in South Burlington, Vermont and is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. 1996) and American University Washington College of Law (J.D. 2002). Attorney McArthur is a native Vermonter and graduated from South Burlington High School.

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Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law, J.D. 2002
    • Managing Editor, WCL Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, 2001- 2002
    • Dean’s Book Award, highest grade in #2 nationally ranked Clinical Studies Program
  • University of Vermont, B.A. 1996, with honors

Bar Admissions

  • Vermont, (2003)
  • United States District Court for the District of Vermont, (2003)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, (2011)
  • Supreme Court of the United States, (2012)
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, (2013)
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (2023)
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, (2023)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
  • Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Vermont Association for Justice
  • American Association for Justice
  • Appointed by Second Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert A. Katzman to the Merit Selection Panel for the appointment of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, (2018)
  • Appointed by Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to the Merit Selection Panel for the Reappointment of Magistrate Judge Favro, (2021)

Community Commitment

  • Former Member, Burlington Development Review Board
  • Member, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Burlington, VT
  • Member, Board of Directors, Burlington Country Club
  • Former Development Committee Member, Pomerleau Greater Burlington YMCA
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Hope Works (formerly Women Helping Battered Women)
  • Former Coach, Burlington Youth Football
  • Former Coach, Greater Burlington Girls Soccer League