Vermont Legal Research Services for Attorneys
The National Legal Research Group was founded in 1969 to provide quality research and writing services to law firms of all shapes and sizes. More than 50 years, 50,000 clients and 185,000 research projects later, we still have the same goal.
We have served over 150 attorneys in Vermont on over 200 cases.
NLRG offers a broad range of work products, both objective and advocacy. Our objective products can help you evaluate a case or give you sources to cite in a work product of your own. Our most common advocacy product is a motion brief or trial brief. Earlier in the case, we can draft complaints, answers, and motions, including discovery motions. We also draft signature-ready appellate briefs to the Vermont Supreme Court. Here is a broader discussion of the types of products we prepare.
Many of our clients are solo practitioners and small firms. We take great pride in allowing these clients access to the same legal research firepower enjoyed by larger firms, at an affordable price. We cannot work for non-attorneys.
We have over 25 research attorneys. Some work at our headquarters building just west of Charlottesville, Virginia; others work remotely. We list below our attorneys who most regularly work on Vermont cases. You can also view full biographies of our entire attorney staff. We specialize by area of law, and many of our attorneys have years of experience working in their areas. All of our research projects are done by human attorneys; we use AI only as one among many research tools.
Our normal turnaround time is 2-3 weeks, but we can sometimes do quick email or telephone reports in as little as 1-2 days, though at a higher billing rate. Here is a full list of our billing rates.
Vermont Legal Research Attorney Spotlight
Senior Attorney Anne Hemenway
B.A., Harvard University, 1979, Cum Laude. J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1985. Member, New Mexico Bar. Anne worked as a legislative assistant for former Senator Birch Bayh and former Senator Joe Tydings in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from law school, she practiced commercial law for five years before joining NLRG. Read Full Bio
Senior Attorney Lee Dunham
B.A., Washington & Lee University. J.D, University of Virginia School of Law. Member, Virginia Bar. Lee served as a clerk in Virginia Beach, then spent a number of years in private practice at firms in Charlottesville, Virginia and Denver, Colorado, before joining NLRG. Full bio here
Senior Attorney David Wagoner
B.A., Wake Forest University, 1986; J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1990. Member, North Carolina State Bar. David worked for many years in the legal publication field before joining NLRG in 2022. He focuses primarily upon personal injury and property litigation, and also services as Editor of both the Handbook of Virginia Local Government Law and the Bill of Particulars.
Testimonials
"My client's success in the case was due mostly to the research that [Brett Turner and Nicole Prysby] performed for me. There were two demurrers filed by defendant and two separate research projects that you performed. In each case the research was excellent and allowed plaintiff's case to proceed and ultimately led to our success in the case."
—Breckenridge Ingles
"Very impressive memoranda! By the way, some of the ancient cases [Fred Shackelford] found, one going back to 1910, and your articulation of the factual evidence—all I can say is you are worth every penny we pay you."
—Richard Eymann
""I work with many lawyers at your firm; each one has been impressive and responsive."
—Clayborne Chavers
