Victoria Westgate

Victoria Westgate is an attorney at SRH Law in Burlington, Vermont, whose practice spans energy and public utility law, environmental law, advertising and marketing, business matters, and nonprofit law. She regularly appears before the Vermont Public Utility Commission and helps clients with permitting, compliance, utility contracts, and regulatory strategy. Her work includes renewable energy projects involving solar, biomass, battery storage, wind, and electric transmission infrastructure.

Westgate earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Vermont Law School in 2013, an M.Sc. in Culture & Society with merit from the London School of Economics in 2009, and a B.A. in Rhetoric from Bates College in 2006. Before joining SRH Law in 2014, she clerked for Justice Marilyn S. Skoglund of the Vermont Supreme Court. Her interdisciplinary background supports her work on technical regulatory and business matters.

Westgate has represented clients in renewable energy permitting, utility rate proceedings, settlement negotiations, and permit challenges before the Vermont Supreme Court. She also leads the firm’s Advertising and Marketing practice, reviewing product and marketing claims, assessing claim substantiation, and advising on federal regulatory compliance. Her nonprofit work includes entity formation, tax exemption applications, organizational compliance reviews, and risk analysis for fundraising and programming activities.

Victoria Westgate combines regulatory, transactional, and litigation experience with a strong focus on energy and public-interest matters. She serves on the boards of Renewable Energy Vermont, Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont, and the Greater Burlington YMCA. Her work helps utilities, renewable energy developers, businesses, and nonprofit organizations navigate permitting requirements, regulatory obligations, marketing risks, contracts, and governance issues with practical legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, SRH Law
• Member, Vermont Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The London School
  Master of Science (MSc)
• Bates College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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