Jesse D. Bugbee

Jesse D. Bugbee is a Saint Albans, Vermont, attorney who advises families, individuals, towns, and businesses on probate, estate planning, real estate, business law, municipal law, environmental law, contracts, and civil litigation. He works with business owners, farmers, entrepreneurs, and land developers in planning, transactions, disputes, and court matters. His practice supports clients who need practical legal advice for property, business, local government, and long-term planning concerns in Vermont matters.

Jesse earned a J.D., cum laude, from Vermont Law School. He earned a B.A., with honors, from Castleton University. After law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Louis Peck, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. His education and clerkship support careful legal analysis, writing, and advocacy. This background helps him advise clients on documents, disputes, municipal concerns, and planning choices with practical legal judgment and care.

Jesse provides legal services at the municipal, trial, and appellate levels. His experience includes real estate matters, boundary and easement issues, probate, estate planning, business concerns, environmental questions, contracts, and civil disputes. He also helps clients develop strategies for wealth preservation and future planning. Through this work, he assists clients with organizing facts, reviewing risks, preparing documents, and addressing legal questions through negotiation, hearings, or litigation before agencies or courts.

Jesse D. Bugbee is admitted to the Vermont Bar and the US District Court. His professional service includes Vermont Bar Association leadership, Vermont Bar Foundation board service, Franklin County Bar Association presidency, and membership in the Vermont Association for Justice. He received a Vermont Bar Association Pro Bono Award. His community leadership and legal experience reflect steady service, practical guidance, and commitment to clients facing important decisions across Vermont communities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kissane Associates
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Association for Justice
• President, Franklin County Bar Association (2015-2016)

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Castleton University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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