Nicholas A.E. Low

Nicholas A.E. Low is an attorney at Tarrant, Gillies & Shems in Montpelier, Vermont. His practice includes land use, environmental, municipal, and administrative law, together with general civil litigation. He joined the firm in 2018 after three years clerking with the Vermont Judiciary. His background includes environmental permitting and enforcement work in a judicial setting, providing context for representation involving local zoning and state regulatory requirements.

Low earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2014. He received an M.A. in Humanitarian Action from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands in 2008 and a B.A., cum laude, in Humanities from New York University in 2000. His education combines legal study with international and interdisciplinary work. That background supports research, interpretation, and the evaluation of different perspectives in administrative and contested matters.

Low clerked for two years with the Vermont Superior Court’s Environmental Division, working on municipal zoning, Act 250, and Agency of Natural Resources permitting and enforcement. He also clerked in Chittenden County’s Criminal and Family Divisions. During law school, he worked with the Vermont Attorney General’s Environmental Division and Judge William K. Sessions III. Before legal training, he spent years in international development and humanitarian aid across several regions.

Nicholas A.E. Low is admitted to the Vermont Bar and is a member of the Vermont Bar Association. His practice draws on judicial experience and familiarity with the procedures surrounding environmental and municipal disputes. Those matters often require attention to both the administrative record and the legal authority governing a decision. He brings that perspective to clients addressing land use requirements, regulatory questions, and related civil litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Offices of Tarrant, Gillies & Shems
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Summa Cum Laude
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  Master of Arts (MA) in Humanitarian Action
• New York University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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