Brattleboro, VT

Matthew R. Newborn

Matthew R. Newborn is a personal injury attorney who founded Newborn Law, PLLC. He has over 30 years of experience, having been admitted to the bar in 1993. He focuses exclusively on representing the injured and their loved ones in personal injury, wrongful death, and workers' compensation cases, and has successfully recovered millions for his clients.

James A. Valente

James Valente is a native of Marlboro, Vermont, and read for the law under the tutelage of Thomas W. Costello. James is now the managing partner of Costello, Valente & Gentry, P.C.. He concentrates his practice on civil, criminal, and family litigation, with an emphasis on the trial of cases. James has also been involved in a number of significant decisions, including as the principal author of the Appellant’s Brief in Kennery v. State, 191 Vt. 44 (2011). James has been active in politics, both local and statewide. He co-managed Costello’s 2008 campaign for Lieutenant Governor, served as Vice Chair of the Vermont Democratic Party, and is the Chair of the Brattleboro Democrats. He also serves as the Chair of the Brattleboro Development Review Board, and chaired the planning commission when it drafted the town plan - which was awarded the Vermont Planner’s Association 2014 plan of the year. James is the treasurer of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the River Valley Credit Union. He has been named a Rising Star by SuperLawyers and Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers. James is admitted in Vermont and New Hampshire, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

James A. Valente

James Valente is a native of Marlboro, Vermont, and read for the law under the tutelage of Thomas W. Costello. James is now the managing partner of Costello, Valente & Gentry, P.C.. He concentrates his practice on civil, criminal, and family litigation, with an emphasis on the trial of cases. James has also been involved in a number of significant decisions, including as the principal author of the Appellant’s Brief in Kennery v. State, 191 Vt. 44 (2011). James has been active in politics, both local and statewide. He co-managed Costello’s 2008 campaign for Lieutenant Governor, served as Vice Chair of the Vermont Democratic Party, and is the Chair of the Brattleboro Democrats. He also serves as the Chair of the Brattleboro Development Review Board, and chaired the planning commission when it drafted the town plan - which was awarded the Vermont Planner’s Association 2014 plan of the year. James is the treasurer of the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the River Valley Credit Union. He has been named a Rising Star by SuperLawyers and Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers. James is admitted in Vermont and New Hampshire, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Theodore C. Kramer

Theodore C. Kramer has practiced law in Brattleboro since 1983. He earned his B.A. from Middlebury College and J.D. from Georgetown University Law School. He is a member of various bar associations and community organizations, and has served as a Vermont member to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Sharon L. Annis

Sharon L. Annis is a cum laude graduate of the University of Vermont and Western New England College School of Law. She joined the Vermont Bar in 1998 and served as a trial court law clerk and Court Manager for the Vermont Judiciary, receiving Vermont’s Public Service Award in 2009. She has been in private practice since 2010, focusing primarily on family law and civil litigation, and has been a partner in Buehler & Annis since 2013. She was voted 'Best Lawyer in Brattleboro' in 2021.

Sharon L. Annis

Sharon L. Annis is a cum laude graduate of the University of Vermont and Western New England College School of Law. She joined the Vermont Bar in 1998 and served as a trial court law clerk and Court Manager for the Vermont Judiciary, receiving Vermont’s Public Service Award in 2009. She has been in private practice since 2010, focusing primarily on family law and civil litigation, and has been a partner in Buehler & Annis since 2013. She was voted 'Best Lawyer in Brattleboro' in 2021.

Thomas W. Costello

Tom has practiced law in Vermont for over thirty-five years, representing clients in a wide variety of civil, criminal and family litigation. He brings a vast amount of experience and knowledge to every case. In addition to his legal work, Tom is active in the community and has served on the boards of the American Legion, Brattleboro Area Habitat for Humanity and the Morningside Emergency Shelter. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam conflict, earning a bronze star and a purple heart. Tom enjoys spending time with his two children and grandchild, following the RedSox, and reading.