Timothy E. Copeland, Jr.

Timothy E. Copeland, Jr. is a Director at Downs Rachlin Martin and serves as the firm’s Deputy Managing Partner. Based in Brattleboro, he focuses exclusively on representing employers in their relationships with employees. His practice includes employment counseling, management advice, labor and employment litigation, labor relations, union negotiations, administrative proceedings, and arbitration. He represents employers across industries including manufacturing, transportation, construction, utilities, health care, retail, food, and beverage.

Tim earned a J.D. from Vermont Law School, graduating summa cum laude and serving as Notes Editor of the Vermont Law Review. He also earned a B.A. from the University of Vermont. His academic background was followed by a practice centered on traditional labor law, employer counseling, workplace disputes, and litigation involving organized labor and employment obligations.

Tim has handled union organizing campaigns, strikes, unfair labor practice proceedings, and representation cases before the National Labor Relations Board. His representative work includes defending an elevator manufacturer in arbitration over manufacturing processes, enforcing noncompetition and nondisclosure covenants for an aerospace components manufacturer, and litigating injunction proceedings involving strike activity. He also advises employers on paid-leave requirements, disability discrimination laws, and other compliance issues affecting workplaces in multiple industries.

Timothy E. Copeland, Jr. is recognized in Chambers USA and has been listed in Best Lawyers for Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment for 2012-2027. He is admitted in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and several federal courts and courts of appeals. His professional work combines national labor-law experience with ongoing counseling for employers managing workforce, union, and compliance concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association
• President and Member of the Board of Trustees, Chesterfield Public School Foundation
• Board Member, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, United Way of Windham County
• President, Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut

Education

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

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