Walter A. McCarthy

Walter A. McCarthy is a shareholder at Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C., whose practice focuses on transactional and corporate matters, estate planning, real estate, banking, and financial services. His listed practice areas also include business services, employment, estates and trusts, and nonprofit matters. He advises clients on legal issues involving business operations, property, financial transactions, organizational matters, and long-term planning. He joined his current firm in 2016 and later became a principal.

Walter earned his J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University. He received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire. During law school, he gained experience through positions with the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Real Property Bureau, GE Ventures, and American National. These roles provided exposure to real property, corporate, financial, and transactional legal matters before he entered private practice.

Walter has worked on encompasses transactions and legal counseling involving businesses, banks, real estate interests, estates, trusts, employers, and nonprofit organizations. His prior experience includes serving as a law clerk with American National, a legal operations intern with GE Ventures, and a law clerk with the New York State Attorney General’s Real Property Bureau. His professional background supports a practice involving corporate transactions, financing, property matters, and organizational legal needs.

Walter A. McCarthy is admitted to practice in Vermont and is a member of the Vermont Bar Association and American Bar Association. He participated in the Leadership Champlain Class of 2019. His official profile recognizes his work in real estate law and business and corporate law. He continues to advise clients across transactional, financial, property, employment, nonprofit, and estate-related matters while providing legal guidance tailored to their operational and planning objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C.
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Albany Law School of Union University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Hampshire
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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