Gary F. Karnedy

Gary F. Karnedy is a Shareholder / Vice President at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC in Burlington, Vermont. His practice includes commercial, regulatory, and administrative litigation, along with employment and labor law. He advises clients on personnel issues and defends employment claims. His approach includes working with regulators to address complex business concerns, while representing clients in court and before state and federal agencies when proceedings become necessary.

Gary earned a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.S., cum laude, from the University of Vermont. He also received a Certificate in Labor Relations – Advanced Collective Bargaining Studies from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. That combination connects legal education with focused labor relations training. Workplace counseling requires understanding organizational decisions alongside the statutory and contractual requirements that govern them.

Gary’s representation includes matters before the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and federal and state labor departments. He served on the Vermont Labor Relations Board from 2009 through 2017, including three years as chair. Earlier, he was associate counsel to a U.S. House subcommittee addressing education and civil rights. His experience spans advocacy, regulation, and the institutional setting of employment law.

Gary F. Karnedy is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and served as Vermont State Chair of its Fellows from 2022 through 2025. He has presented on employment discrimination and other workplace subjects. His practice brings those perspectives to clients evaluating personnel decisions and disputes. Clear legal analysis helps organizations understand the issues involved and consider practical approaches to compliance, negotiations, and contested proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Fellow and Vermont State Chair, American Bar Foundation (2022-2025)
• Co-Chair, Access to Justice Campaign, Vermont Bar Foundation (2017-2018)
• Member, Chittenden County Bar Association
• Member, Washington County Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Lawyers Assistance Program
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
• Member and Chair (3 years), Vermont Labor Relations Board (2009-2017)
• Member, Vermont Business Roundtable
• Member, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• District of Columbia

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Cum Laude

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