Jerome F. O'Neill
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 3
About
Provided by Jerome F. O'Neill
Practice Areas
Crime Victims
General Business Litigation
Personal Injury & Products Liability
Career
Jerry O’Neill was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1971. In 1971-1972 as an active duty U.S. Army Officer, he clerked for the Honorable Sylvia Bacon, a Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court in 1972. He clerked for the Vermont U.S. District Court Judge Albert W. Coffrin in 1972-73. In 1973 he joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont in Rutland as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He became the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in 1975. In 1981 the U.S. District Court Judges for the District of Vermont appointed him U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont.
Jerry has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts for clients, including sexual assault survivors. The highest verdict was $32 million dollars.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Co-Chair, Election Committee, American Association for Justice
Co-Chair, Jury Bias Litigation Group, American Association for Justice
Chair, Child Sex Abuse Litigation Group, American Association for Justice
Advisory Board, National Crime Victim Bar Association
Board of Governors, American Association for Justice
Board Member, Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services
Member, Chittenden County, Vermont and American Bar Associations
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