Bennington, VT

Chris S. Dodig

Chris S. Dodig is a trial attorney specializing in serious personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, and wrongful death. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a recipient of the Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award. He practices in Massachusetts, Vermont, and upstate New York.

David Silver

Named by Super Lawyers one of New England’s Best Lawyers, David Silver has built his career crafting defenses for some of the most challenging cases and in many of the nation’s toughest districts. A passionate advocate for justice as a process, Silver began in the Bronx office of the Legal Aid Society of New York. He was later promoted to trial attorney for the Federal Defender Office in the Southern District of New York, where he successfully went head-to-head and toe-to-toe with the country’s best and brightest attorneys. Silver relocated to Vermont, working as a public defender and two years later entered private practice with BarrSternberg. It was at BarrSternberg he helped to build a criminal defense team reputed as one of the best in the state. Silver has since grown his practice beyond defense, leading many personal injury, wrongful death, and employment law cases that have helped individual Vermonters recoup damages from powerful business and insurance interests. Silver is a Director of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and on the Board of Directors for the Vermont Association for Justice, Vermont’s trial lawyer organization. He is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Silver was one of the co-founders of the Bennington Meals on Wheels program and serves on the Board of Directors for the affordable housing Shires of Bennington and Arlington.

Buffy Duringer Lord

Buffy Duringer Lord is a Senior Associate at Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, focusing on litigation, personal injury, workers' compensation, and family law. She is licensed in Massachusetts, Louisiana, and Vermont. An alumna of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, she is actively involved in the Berkshire community and has been recognized as one of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' 'Unsung Heroines'.

Patrick Winburn

Patrick Winburn is a highly awarded and board-certified attorney with over 20 years of experience in civil trial advocacy, specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice law in Vermont. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, and is a member of the Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum. He is also a past president and current board member of the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association.

Marnie A. Clough

Marnie A. Clough focuses her practice on disability claims, including private and public disability benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance, and Workers' Compensation. She also handles personal injury and family court cases. She is a partner at Donovan O'Connor & Dodig and has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' by Super Lawyers.

Gregory P. Howard

Gregory P. Howard is a partner at Donovan O’Connor & Dodig, LLP, specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense. He is licensed in Massachusetts and Vermont and has secured significant settlements and judgments for clients, including a $16.05 million medical malpractice settlement. He is active in the Berkshire County community.

J. Norman O’Connor Jr. (“Jay”)

J. Norman O’Connor Jr. (“Jay”) is an Of Counsel attorney focusing on personal injury and workers’ compensation. He has over four decades of experience representing injured individuals and families. He is licensed to practice before all Massachusetts courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in workers’ compensation law since 1998.