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Roger E. Kohn
Roger E. Kohn was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, with a major in physics. He obtained his law degree magna cum laude (with high honors) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1971, where he was a Comment Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received the Henry C. Loughlin prize for legal ethics. Roger served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bernard J. Leddy, Chief U.S. District Judge, and worked at Vermont Legal Aid before opening his practice in Hinesburg. Roger is a Past President of the Chittenden County Bar Association, and a member of the Vermont Bar Association and the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association (Vermont Association for Justice). He is a founding member and Past President of the Vermont Employment Lawyers Association, and a past chairman of the Vermont Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee. Roger is the author of a series of articles on employment law, has taught classes on the Uniform Commercial Code, and has been a presenter at numerous seminars in the areas of trial practice, employment law, workers’ compensation, and legal ethics. He has been peer-review rated as AV® Preeminent ™ by Martindale- Hubbell and has been listed in SuperLawyers magazines for a number of years in the categories of general litigation, plaintiff’s personal injury, and employment law. Roger is admitted to practice before the Vermont Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Roger was a member of the Hinesburg Planning Commission for over 25 years, and is the managing partner of Kohn Rath. Roger focuses his practice in the areas of real estate and land use, employment law, personal injury, wills and estate planning, commercial litigation, and computer law.
Roger E. Kohn
Roger E. Kohn was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, with a major in physics. He obtained his law degree magna cum laude (with high honors) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1971, where he was a Comment Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received the Henry C. Loughlin prize for legal ethics. Roger served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bernard J. Leddy, Chief U.S. District Judge, and worked at Vermont Legal Aid before opening his practice in Hinesburg. Roger is a Past President of the Chittenden County Bar Association, and a member of the Vermont Bar Association and the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association (Vermont Association for Justice). He is a founding member and Past President of the Vermont Employment Lawyers Association, and a past chairman of the Vermont Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee. Roger is the author of a series of articles on employment law, has taught classes on the Uniform Commercial Code, and has been a presenter at numerous seminars in the areas of trial practice, employment law, workers’ compensation, and legal ethics. He has been peer-review rated as AV® Preeminent ™ by Martindale- Hubbell and has been listed in SuperLawyers magazines for a number of years in the categories of general litigation, plaintiff’s personal injury, and employment law. Roger is admitted to practice before the Vermont Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Roger was a member of the Hinesburg Planning Commission for over 25 years, and is the managing partner of Kohn Rath. Roger focuses his practice in the areas of real estate and land use, employment law, personal injury, wills and estate planning, commercial litigation, and computer law.
Beth A. Danon
Beth A. Danon passed away January 6, 2023. Beth had received her B.A. Degree from CUNY Hunter College and her J.D. Degree from CUNY Law School at Queens College. She was Law Clerk to Vermont Supreme Court Justice Frank G. Mahady. Except for the period from 2001 through to 2002, when she was the supervising attorney at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc., in Montpelier, Vermont, she had been in private practice in Vermont for over 35 years. She was a past President of the Vermont Association for Justice (formerly called the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association), a past President of the Vermont Bar Foundation, and a member of the Vermont Employment Lawyers Association. She was formerly an alternate on the Winooski Development Review Board. She concentrated her practice in the fields of personal injury, employment, professional licensing, civil rights law, and workers’ compensation. Beth was the author of a number of articles on disability and discrimination law. Beth had been listed in SuperLawyers magazine since 2013 in the category of plaintiffs’ personal injury.
Beth A. Danon
Beth A. Danon passed away January 6, 2023. Beth had received her B.A. Degree from CUNY Hunter College and her J.D. Degree from CUNY Law School at Queens College. She was Law Clerk to Vermont Supreme Court Justice Frank G. Mahady. Except for the period from 2001 through to 2002, when she was the supervising attorney at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc., in Montpelier, Vermont, she had been in private practice in Vermont for over 35 years. She was a past President of the Vermont Association for Justice (formerly called the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association), a past President of the Vermont Bar Foundation, and a member of the Vermont Employment Lawyers Association. She was formerly an alternate on the Winooski Development Review Board. She concentrated her practice in the fields of personal injury, employment, professional licensing, civil rights law, and workers’ compensation. Beth was the author of a number of articles on disability and discrimination law. Beth had been listed in SuperLawyers magazine since 2013 in the category of plaintiffs’ personal injury.
David Rath
David Rath was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950 and grew up in Cooperstown, New York, moving to Vermont in 1974. David was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1972 and from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now University of New Hampshire School of Law in 1979. David originally joined Roger Kohn in Hinesburg as an associate, and in 1981 they became partners in the predecessor firm to Kohn Rath. As of July 1, 2025, David converted his license to practice law to Pro Bono Emeritus limiting the legal work he can do to non profits that provide services to underserved populations. David Rath was an adjunct professor of Business Law at St. Michael’s College for many years, and has presented a variety of seminars and training sessions to lawyers and to his clients. He is a member of the Vermont Bar Association, having served on the Board of Managers of that organization for several years. He has been active in community affairs, serving on the Monkton Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment, and was previously the chair of the Champlain Valley Union High School Board. He now serves on the Board of the Richard Tom Foundation, a Vermont nonprofit that operates the Bikes For Friends program providing bicycles to people in need. In preparation for the change to a very limited Pro Bono Emeritus practice, David was recently sworn in as a Guardian ad Litem in the statewide program operated by the Vermont Judiciary to provide services and assistance primarily to children involved with the Department of Children and Families.
David Rath
David Rath was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950 and grew up in Cooperstown, New York, moving to Vermont in 1974. David was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1972 and from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now University of New Hampshire School of Law in 1979. David originally joined Roger Kohn in Hinesburg as an associate, and in 1981 they became partners in the predecessor firm to Kohn Rath. As of July 1, 2025, David converted his license to practice law to Pro Bono Emeritus limiting the legal work he can do to non profits that provide services to underserved populations. David Rath was an adjunct professor of Business Law at St. Michael’s College for many years, and has presented a variety of seminars and training sessions to lawyers and to his clients. He is a member of the Vermont Bar Association, having served on the Board of Managers of that organization for several years. He has been active in community affairs, serving on the Monkton Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment, and was previously the chair of the Champlain Valley Union High School Board. He now serves on the Board of the Richard Tom Foundation, a Vermont nonprofit that operates the Bikes For Friends program providing bicycles to people in need. In preparation for the change to a very limited Pro Bono Emeritus practice, David was recently sworn in as a Guardian ad Litem in the statewide program operated by the Vermont Judiciary to provide services and assistance primarily to children involved with the Department of Children and Families.
Eileen Blackwood
Eileen Blackwood received her A.B. degree from Dartmouth College with a special major in Women and Education. She received her J.D. degree with honors from Cornell Law School where she was the Managing Editor of the Cornell Law Review. She served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Franklin S. Billings, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, and is a Past President of the Vermont Bar Association. She is on several community Boards of Directors and was appointed by the Vermont Supreme Court as Chair of the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Ms. Blackwood was formerly a partner at Kohn Rath, where she focused her practice in the fields of education law, employment law, nonprofits, and estate planning, and served as a mediator and Early Neutral Evaluator for a wide variety of disputes and as a hearing officer for VOSHA. She left Kohn Rath in 2012 to become City Attorney for the City of Burlington (Vermont’s largest city). She recently retired from that position and became Of Counsel to Kohn Rath, where she currently takes on matters on a very limited basis.