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Robert H. Rushford

Bob Rushford was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1988. After serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Albert W. Coffrin, U.S. District Court Judge, District of Vermont, from 1988-1989, he practiced in a general practice firm which had a strong concentration in land use development and real estate law. He joined Gravel & Shea in 1996 and became a partner in 2000.

At Gravel & Shea, Bob’s practice focuses on land use development and real estate, providing a full range of real estate services including title work, commercial property purchases, sales and leasing, subdivision and planned unit project development and permitting, and residential purchases and sales.

Practice Areas

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Education

  • Yale University, LL.M. 1991
  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D. 1988, summa cum laude
    • Order of the Coif
    • David Stahl Memorial Award
    • Note Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review
  • University of Vermont, B.A. 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Vermont (1988)
  • U.S. District Court, District of Vermont (1988)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations

Honors

  • Named 2025 Burlington Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America©
  • Named 2018 Burlington Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America©
  • Named 2011 Burlington Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America©
  • Listed in New England Super Lawyers since 2016
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2007
  • Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003

Publications by Robert H. Rushford

Under a Cloak of Olive Drab, 47 University of Pittsburgh Law Review (1988)

Awards and recognitions

Award to Robert H. Rushford for Lawyer of the Year 2018 in Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers