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Attorney
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Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
Peter F. Langrock
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Trial work, criminal defense, domestic relations, personal injury.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1961
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1961
Where?
Employer:
Langrock Sperry & Wool
Size/Sector:
Intellectual Property and Internet Boutique Firm
City/State:
Middlebury & Burlington, VT
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Law School:
University of Chicago
Undergraduate School/Degree:
University of Chicago, BA
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
A constant change of people and subject matter. Always learning.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
A knowledge of negotiation courtroom skills and rules of evidence.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area:
Try to take a position where you are actually in court on a regular
basis. Prosecutor, public defender or civil attorney position
where courtroom work is available.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
State’s Attorney, Addison County 1960-1965 Private practice in a rural community where courtroom work is both important and available-1965 to present.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
Read novels and a broad range of non-fiction books. You need to concentrate on a braodbased life rather than narrow legal concepts.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s):
I ran for the office of state’s attorney.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
VBA, ABA, ABOTA, ALI, NCCUSL
Recent Professional Publications:
ABA, Senior Lawyers Division, Experience magazine article, “Reflections of A Harness Racing Senior Lawyer.” Two books: Addison County Justice and Beyond The Courthouse.
Recent Professional Presentations: Addressed the faculty at Loyola University, New Orleans, “Pro Bono As A Profit Center.”
Memorable Career Moment:
When the Vermont Supreme Court entered an acquittal as a matter of law for my client, Rebecca Durenleau, who had been convicted of an accessory before the fact of first degree murder and was serving a life term.
Intriguing Interests:
Harness horse racing, oil painting, fishing and hunting.
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