Bridget O. Brett

Bridget O. Brett is an Associate at Sheehey Furlong & Behm in Burlington, Vermont. Her practice includes Litigation and Land Use and Development. She joined the firm as an associate attorney in October 2025 after working there as a summer associate in 2024. Her background combines legal writing, clinical work, and academic training relevant to evaluating disputes and the legal questions associated with land use.

Bridget earned a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 2025, graduating cum laude as a Trustee Scholar. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies, Public Policy, and Education from Bucknell University in 2021, graduating summa cum laude. Her academic background spans literary studies, public policy, education, and law. She brings that preparation to a practice involving litigation and land use, alongside the clinical and editorial experience she gained at Suffolk.

Bridget served as a Massachusetts Rule 3:03 Student Practitioner in the Suffolk University Health Law Clinic during law school. She also worked as a teaching assistant under the Associate Director of Legal Practice Skills and as a Comments Editor for the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Those roles involved clinical practice, legal skills instruction, and scholarly editing before she entered practice as an associate.

Bridget O. Brett is admitted to practice in Vermont. Her Trustee Scholarship recognized academic achievement, and her clinic and journal experience add practical preparation to her litigation and land use work. These practice areas call for careful reading of legal authorities and clear presentation of facts and arguments. Her education and early professional experience provide a foundation for contributing to that work within the firm’s team.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C.
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bucknell University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Literary Studies, Public Policy, and Education

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