Brian Tillman

Brian Tillman is an attorney at Darby Kolter & Roberts, LLP in Waterbury, Vermont. His current practice focuses on real estate transactions, property matters and disputes, banking and finance, and other general civil matters. He returned to Vermont and joined the firm in 2021. His work connects advice on property and financial transactions with experience handling contested cases and the issues that can arise between parties.

Tillman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994 and Vermont Law School in 1998. He also attended the Western Trial Advocacy Institute in Laramie, Wyoming in 2002. His academic and advocacy training supports analysis of legal issues and courtroom presentation. That background is relevant when a property or civil matter requires both review of the underlying documents and consideration of potential disputes.

Tillman was admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1999 and initially practiced criminal and real estate law in Chittenden and Franklin Counties. As a contract public defender in Franklin County, he gained substantial trial experience. After admission in Texas in 2004, he practiced in Austin, entered solo practice in 2006, and co-founded Tillman Braniff, PLLC in 2009 before returning to Vermont.

Brian Tillman is licensed in Texas and Vermont. His earlier criminal defense work provides litigation experience alongside his present real estate and civil practice. Clients addressing a transaction or property disagreement benefit from understanding both the agreement under consideration and the issues that might become contested. His practice brings those perspectives together when helping clients assess legal questions and determine how to move a matter forward.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Darby Kolter & Roberts, LLP
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Texas
• Vermont

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