Maria L. Gamache

Maria L. Gamache is an associate at Sheehey Furlong & Behm in Burlington, Vermont, where she practices litigation involving civil and criminal matters. She joined the firm in 2025 and brings experience from plaintiff-side and defense-side legal work. Her background includes government enforcement, employment defense, criminal defense, and healthcare litigation, giving her exposure to varied disputes, agencies, and client perspectives within a developing litigation practice.

Maria earned her J.D. from Albany Law School in 2024, graduating magna cum laude and participating in the honorary legal society of Justinian. She earned a B.S. in Public Communication from the University of Vermont in 2019. Her education combines legal training with a communications background, supporting clear written advocacy, careful analysis of contested issues, and effective presentation of facts and legal arguments in litigation settings.

Maria has contributed to enforcement work at the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, employment defense before the National Labor Relations Board, criminal defense at the Chittenden County Public Defender’s Office, and plaintiff-side healthcare litigation at Vermont Legal Aid. These experiences exposed her to administrative, employment, criminal, and healthcare matters and strengthened her ability to evaluate disputes from different procedural and strategic positions.

Maria L. Gamache is admitted to practice in Vermont and continues to build a practice focused on litigation. Her varied prior experience provides a practical foundation for researching legal issues, preparing arguments, reviewing evidence, and working with clients facing civil or criminal disputes. She brings a disciplined, fact-focused approach to matters that require close attention to procedure, persuasive writing, and the specific circumstances driving each legal conflict.

Law Office Affiliations

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

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Albany Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Public Communication

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