Licensed for 39 years
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Practice areas
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Criminal defense40%
40 years, 1,000 cases
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Constitutional30%
40 years, 250 cases
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Personal injury30%
40 years, 250 cases
I HAVE BEEN A TRIAL LAWYER SINCE AUGUST 1983. I HAVE TRIED HUNDREDS OF JURY CASES, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL, TO VERDICT IN THE COURTS OF SEVERAL STATES AND FEDERAL DISTRICTS. I ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE APPELLATE PRACTICE.
Licensed for 39 years
State
VT
Status
Active
Acquired
1983
Updated
01/29/2023
State
MN
Status
Not Authorized
Acquired
1986
Updated
10/28/2022
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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David Sleigh
364 Railroad St Ste E
Saint Johnsbury, VT, 05819
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Cost
Rates
- Free Consultation 60 minutes
- Contingency 33%-40%
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card
Resume
Work Experience
- Lawyer
- SleighLaw, PC
- 1983 - Present
- Adjunct Professor
- Lyndon State College
- 2010 - 2015
Education
- Indiana University
- Borkenstein Course on Alcohol and Highway Safety
- 2004
- Vermont Law School
- JD - Juris Doctor
- 1982
- Macalester College
- BA - Bachelor of Arts
- 1977
Legal Cases
- Vermont v. Colby
- Judgment for Defendants
- Vermont v. Bonvie
- VSC held officer's refusal to allow Defendant to take test was unreasonable & struck refusal finding.
- Vermont v. Gilman
- VSC ruled refusal finding was unlawful.
Associations
- National College of DUI Defense
- Member
- 2001 - Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- 1984 - Present
- American Bar Association
- Member
- 1981 - Present
Languages Spoken
- English
Honors and Awards
- Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2018
- Super Lawyer
- SuperLawyers
- 2015
Publications
- DWI Journal: Law & Science
- Alveolar Air - Forensic Scientists Have it Wrong
- 2004
Speaking Engagements
- Guantanamo & The Constitution
- Guantanamo Detainees
- 2013
- Green Mountain Criminal Defense Institute
- Challenging DRE Evidence
- 2010
- Annual Convention
- Crime Scene Investigation
- 2006
Attorney endorsements
Received
(2)
Given
(1)
Criminal defense Attorney | Feb 02
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"David is a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney."
Personal injury Attorney | Apr 21
Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter
"David is a superb lawyer and an equally fine person. He is an intense and aggressive advocate for his clients because he cares about them.
I say this as someone who has opposed David on multiple occasions. He is always prepared and thoroughly ethical. One of the good guys."
Criminal defense
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