Board of Bar Examiners
The Board of Bar Examiners is charged with determining the eligibility of applicants as part of the admission process to the Vermont bar, in accordance with the Rules of Admission to the Bar of the Vermont Supreme Court. This includes administering the Vermont bar exam, reviewing all applications for admission without exam for eligibility, and determining the eligibility of foreign-educated applicants to sit for the bar exam.
The Board of Bar Examiners is comprised of nine Examiners (seven attorneys and two lay persons) and seven Associate Examiners (all attorneys), all of whom are appointed by the Supreme Court.
Keith J. Kasper, Esq. | Chair, Examiner |
| Joshua Lobe, Esq. | Vice-Chair, Examiner |
Todd J. W. Daloz, Esq. | Examiner |
Erin H. Gallivan, Esq. | Examiner |
Susan B. Hughes | Examiner |
Michael J. Marks, Esq. | Examiner |
Donna L. McDurfee | Examiner |
Patricia K. Turley, Esq. | Examiner |
Sophie E. Zdatny, Esq. | Examiner |
| Joslyn L. Wilschek, Esq. | Examiner |
| Joshua S. O'Hara, Esq. | Examiner |
Samel D. Abel-Palmer, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Francesca M. Bove, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Eric M. Knudsen, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Laura B. Murphy, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Jonathan Rose, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Kyle Sipples, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Alycia Sanders, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
| Sandra Bevins, Esq. | Associate Examiner |
Contact Information
Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Attorney Licensing
Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry St., Suite 213
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 859-3000
Fax: (802) 859-3003
Andrew Strauss, Licensing Counsel
JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov