Megan T. Manahan Bliss

Megan T. Manahan Bliss is an attorney with Cahill, Gawne, Miller & Manahan in St. Albans, Vermont. Her practice includes family law, estate planning and administration, guardianships, real estate, civil litigation, small business matters, and mediation. She has represented clients in Vermont state courts and has argued matters before the Vermont Supreme Court and the US District Court. Her broad civil practice allows her to assist individuals, families, and businesses with disputes, planning needs, property matters, and negotiated resolutions.

Bliss earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont in 1999 and graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2003. During her third year, she was a visiting student at the University of Montana School of Law, where she participated in the Indian Tribal Law Clinic and provided pro bono legal services. She received an achievement award in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Her business education and legal training support a practice that often requires financial analysis, negotiation, and careful attention to family and property interests.

Bliss began practicing in Vermont after a judicial clerkship and was admitted to the Vermont bar in 2004. Her litigation experience spans multiple divisions of Vermont state court, and she has handled appellate and federal matters. In family cases, estate matters, guardianships, and civil disputes, she works with clients through legal processes that can involve contested facts, significant financial concerns, and long-term personal consequences. Her mediation practice adds another method for helping parties address disputes through structured negotiation when litigation is not the preferred route.

Megan T. Manahan Bliss combines litigation, planning, transactional, and mediation experience in a general civil practice. Her background in family law is complemented by work involving estates, guardianships, real property, small businesses, and appeals. She has held leadership roles in legal and community organizations and remains active in Vermont’s professional community. Her practice focuses on helping clients understand legal choices, prepare for court or negotiation, and address the practical effects that family, property, and civil disputes can have over time.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cahill, Gawne, Miller & Manahan, P.C.
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Past President, Franklin-Grand Isle Counties Bar Association
• Past Member, Vermont Association for Justice Board of Governors
• Chair, Board of Directors, Vermont Federal Credit Union
• Past Chair, City of St. Albans Development Review Board
• Past Chair, City of St. Albans Recreation Commission
• Past Member and Past President, Board of Directors, Care Partners Adult Day Center
• Alternate Member, State of Vermont District 6 Environmental Commission
• Member, St. Albans Rotary Club

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration

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