Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, LLP

Attorney Jennifer Breen

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2004
• New York, 2007
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2012
• Vermont, 2022

Education:

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 2004
• Union College
  
  • BA/BS - 2001
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Psychology
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Berkshire County Bar Association, Member, 2016 to Present
• Berkshire County Women's Bar Association, Member, 2008 to Present
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Member

Attorney Kyle Gray Christensen

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2014
• Vermont, 2022

Education:

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 2014
• The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
  
  • B.A. - 2009
  • Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies
• The Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
  
  • M.A., Master of Arts - 2011
  • Major: Philosophy & Religious Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Berkshire Bar Association, Member

Attorney Marnie A. Clough

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2009
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2009

Education:

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D.
• State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
  
  • B.A. - 2004
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Criminal Justice
  • Major: Psychology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2009 to Present
• Boston Bar Association, 2009 to 2011
• American Bar Association, 2009 to 2011
• Berkshire Bar Association, 2012 to Present

Attorney Janice J. Cook

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1973
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

Education:

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1973
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1970

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Berkshire Bar Association
• Berkshire County Estate Planning Council
• Massachusetts Bar Association

Attorney Chris S. Dodig

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1990
• New York, 1990
• Vermont, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1996

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1990
• Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1987
  • Major: Psychology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice, Member, 1998 to Present
• Vermont Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1998 to Present
• Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 1998 to Present
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 09/2017 to Present
• Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Life Fellow, Present

Attorney Gregory P. Howard

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2011
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2012
• Vermont, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 2016

Education:

• Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts
• J.D. - 2011
• University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
• B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 2008
• Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2011 to Present
• Berkshire Bar Association, 2011 to Present
• Bennington Bar Association , 2012 to Present

Attorney Buffy Duringer Lord

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2005
• Louisiana, 2003
• Vermont, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2006
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2003
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2003
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2015
• U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 2016

Education:

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
  
  • J.D. - 2003
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, 2000 to Present
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2005 to Present
• Berkshire Bar Association, 2005 to Present
• Massachusetts Teachers Association, 2007 to 2012
• Louisiana State Bar Association, 2003 to Present

Attorney James R. Loughman

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Vermont, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
• Vermont, 2014

Education:

• University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  
  • J.D. - 1991
• Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
  
  • B.A. - 1988
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 1992
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member, 2002
• Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member, 2002
• Berkshire County (MA) Bar Association, Member, 1992
• Berkshire County Estate Planning Counsel , Member, 2005

Attorney Stephen F. Narey

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1999
• Vermont, 2005

Education:

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 1999
  • Honors: summa cum laude
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
  
  • B.B.A. - 1988
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Finance

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Berkshire Bar Association, Member, 2003 to Present
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Present
• Business Law Section and Trust and Estate Section, Member, Present

Attorney J. Norman O'Connor

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

Attorney Stephen N. Pagnotta

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1983
• Vermont, 2015

Education:

• Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 1981
• Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
  
  • B.A. - 1977
  • Major: Religion, French

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Massachusetts Bar Association, 1981
• Real Estate Bar Association, 1990
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002
• Berkshire Bar Association, 1981
• Vermont Bar Association, 2015 to Present

Attorney Sarah M. Standiford

Bar Admissions:

• Massachusetts, 2023

Education:

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 2023
• Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
  
  • 2020
  • Major: Liberal Studies

Attorney Elisabeth C. Goodman

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1984

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
  
  • J.D.
  • Law Review: American University Law Review, 1982 - 1983
• Rutgers College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1979
  
  • B.A
  • Major: Political Science and History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association
• Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association
• Massachusetts Moderators Association