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Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois, 110 S.Ct. 2281 (1990), disallows any state from prohibiting disclosure of NBTA certification.

Vermont State Coordinator
Those of us in Vermont who truly specialize distinguish ourselves by becoming board certified by the NBTA.
--Patrick Winburn
Why I Got Board Certified
Vermont is a small state and it is difficult for most attorneys to develop a specialty law practice. Since the population is small, most legalpractitioners handle many different types of matters in order to maintain their practice.

Those of us in Vermont who truly specialize in an area of practice (in my case, personal injury/civil trial law) distinguish ourselves by becoming board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. The certification is not only a professional accomplishment but a way for the public to know that the attorney they have hired has spent a considerable amount of time and attention to the area of need. For example, to be board certified in civil trial law, the attorney has to not only pass the certification examination but also provide documentation of their active involvement in multiple trials before judges and juries, have the recommendation of judges before whom they have practiced and pass a peer review of their written legal work.

Board certification is a way for the public to distinguish between practitioners who have devoted their legal careers to a certain area of practice. In essence, the National Board of Trial Advocacy “pre-qualifies” attorneys who can have a real impact on the needs of clients in their specialty areas without the client having to perform the legwork of interviewing multiple attorneys. It gives the public insight into what insiders in the legal community already know - there are certain areas of practice that are best handled by those attorneys who concentrate their time and attention in those areas of practice.

D. Patrick Winburn
Vermont Attorney
Certified since 1991
(802) 362-5100

Choose a Board Certified Trial Lawyer

All lawyers are not created equal, but all lawyers are free to take any case they want, regardless of whether they've proven themselves.

NBTA board certification provides both consumers and other lawyers looking to refer cases with an objective credential.

It just makes great sense to choose a board certified trial lawyer over a non-certified lawyer.

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