Brenda J. Luciano

Brenda J. Luciano is Of Counsel at Stackpole & French Law Offices and works in business and corporate law, environmental law, and estate planning. She joined the firm in 2025 and helps clients with business formation, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, business terminations, buyouts, and succession planning. Her broader background also includes real estate and civil litigation, giving her experience with legal issues that can overlap with business operations and ownership decisions.

Brenda earned a B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from the University of Vermont. She later received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School. Her academic background in business and law supports a practice that combines legal analysis with an understanding of organizational structure, commercial relationships, and long-term planning. This training is particularly relevant to contracts, corporate transactions, environmental compliance questions, and succession or estate planning matters.

Brenda’s prior public-sector experience includes serving as an Assistant General Counsel and Attorney-Advisor for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, where she worked in civil enforcement. She also served as an Assistant General Counsel in Financial Regulation for the State of Vermont. In private practice, she has handled business and corporate law, environmental law, real estate, and civil litigation, bringing regulatory and transactional perspectives to client matters.

Brenda J. Luciano is licensed to practice in Vermont and is admitted before the US District Court for the District of Vermont. She is a member of the Vermont Bar Association and American Bar Association. Her combination of business education, regulatory work, private practice experience, and corporate counseling allows her to assist individuals and organizations with transactions, compliance questions, planning needs, and changes in ownership or business structure.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Stackpole & French Law Offices
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Magna Cum Laude)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude)

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