Ian P. Carleton

Ian P. Carleton is a shareholder at Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., whose practice centers on complex civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts. He represents corporate and individual clients in false claims and anti-kickback investigations, medical and legal malpractice, and intellectual property lawsuits and disputes. His work extends to contract claims, torts, consumer protection matters, serious felony cases, professional regulation defense, mediation, arbitration, and government enforcement. His profile lists healthcare as another key area of his practice.

Ian earned a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served on the Initiative for Public Interest Law board and directed the Legislative Advocacy Clinic. He was a staff editor for the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities. He earned a B.A., cum laude, in comparative literature from Columbia College. After law school, he clerked for Judge William K. Sessions III of the US District Court for the District of Vermont.

Ian has tried numerous civil and criminal cases to jury verdict and handled hundreds of depositions across the US, Canada, and Europe. His work includes medical malpractice defense, federal criminal defense, False Claims Act investigations, Anti-Kickback Statute matters, trademark disputes, patent disputes, and trade secret litigation. He has represented medical professionals in malpractice actions, criminal investigations, and licensing proceedings. He regularly serves as local or co-counsel with national firms in complex matters.

Ian P. Carleton joined his current firm in 2003 and became a shareholder in 2004. He later led its Litigation Group and served as interim Managing Partner. His public service has included acting judicial roles, judicial ethics work, mediation, guardian ad litem service, and special counsel work involving judicial conduct. He is admitted in Vermont and Massachusetts and several federal courts, bringing extensive trial and regulatory experience to his practice.

Law Office Affiliations

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

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Yale Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Columbia College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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