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| Geoffrey Vitt handles general civil litigation and counsels businesses and individuals throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. His practice includes the representation of businesses, banks, and corporate officers in a broad range of lawsuits, including employment litigation, intellectual property claims, and general commercial disputes.
Recently, he succeeded in defending a British software company in New Hampshire state court against a claim that it had stolen trade secrets, he defended a national bank against a series of lawsuits in Vermont and New Hampshire state and federal courts, and he successfully prosecuted a trademark lawsuit on behalf of a local business in which he obtained the largest trademark judgment in United States history. Most recently, he persuaded the Vermont Supreme Court to reverse a trial court decision, successfully arguing an exemption from property taxes on behalf of a substantial foundation.
Before moving to New England, Mr. Vitt was a partner at Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C., where he handled a wide variety of complex civil cases involving environmental, products liability, lender liability, and RICO claims. He also handled numerous employment cases, including representation of the plaintiff on remand in the landmark case recognizing sexual harassment, Vinson v. Meritor Savings Bank.
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| Background | George Washington University (B.A. 1969, J.D. with honors 1972).
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School, 1979-1986. |
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| Bar Admissions | Member of the Bars of Vermont, New Hampshire, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Member, American Bar Association. Admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court; the United States District Courts for the Districts of Vermont, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, Virginia, and Connecticut; United States Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the United States Tax Court.
Mr. Vitt is the immediate past co-chair of the Children's Rights Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section of the ABA and he continues to be a member of the working group of that committee. He is also a representative of the Litigation Section to the ABA Death Penalty Representation Project.
In 2005, Mr. Vitt was elected to the Council of the Litigation Section. The 18-member Council is the governing body of the Section of Litigation. All of its members are nationally prominent trial lawyers and judges.
For many years, Mr. Vitt was a member of the Executive Committee of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Mr. Vitt has served for almost ten years as a member of the local school board. |
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