Jacob B. Perkinson

Jacob B. Perkinson is a partner in the firm and previously worked as an associate with the Law Offices of Dennis J. Johnson, beginning in August 1995. Mr. Perkinson graduated magna cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1995, receiving American Jurisprudence Awards for obtaining the highest grade in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporations, Estates, International Law, Commercial Law, and Lawyering. Mr. Perkinson also served as a member and editor of the Vermont Law Review from 1993 to 1995.

In 1994, Mr. Perkinson served in the SEC's Honors Program, while working in the Enforcement Division and participating in a number of investigations, including joint investigations with the Department of Justice. Mr. Perkinson's work with the SEC involved investigations of registration statement violations, fraudulent filings, and various other violations of the federal securities laws.

Mr. Perkinson is involved in all aspects of the firm's practice and is admitted to practice in the State of Maine, the State of Vermont, the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Vermont, Colorado and the Southern District of New York, the Courts of Appeals for the First and Eighth Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Vermont Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, Mr. Perkinson is active in his community, serving as a member of the Burlington Fire Commission and the Community Restorative Justice Panel and volunteering pro bono services to the Vermont Volunteer Lawyers Project and other non-profit organizations.