Mark Perkell

Mark Perkell is a South Burlington business lawyer who advises entrepreneurs, startup companies, and established businesses on legal and strategic matters. His work includes business entity formation, contract negotiation and drafting, intellectual property concerns, regulatory issues, and strategic partner or joint venture relationships. He also provides outside general counsel support, helping business owners coordinate legal decisions with operational, financial, technology, and growth priorities.

Mark earned a J.D. from Syracuse University and a B.A. from American International University. His legal education supports a practice built around clear analysis, practical problem solving, and an understanding of how legal structure affects business decisions. Combined with decades of legal and management experience, that academic foundation helps him evaluate contracts, governance questions, regulatory requirements, and other issues that arise as companies develop and change.

Mark has more than three decades of experience as an attorney and has served as general counsel to technology and telecommunications companies. His background includes work as New England Regional Counsel and Senior Regulatory Attorney for Frontier Communications, as well as management experience in telecommunications. He has advised startups, fast-growth companies, and established businesses across technology, government services, health and wellness, nonprofit, and other service-oriented sectors.

Mark Perkell focuses on making legal guidance understandable and useful to business owners who need practical answers rather than isolated legal analysis. His work combines business planning with legal risk management, allowing clients to address entity structure, contracts, regulatory matters, financing relationships, and strategic development in a coordinated way. He also supports community and nonprofit organizations, reflecting a professional approach centered on accessible advice, collaboration, and long-term business stability.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Mark Perkell, Esq
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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