EDUCATION:

• Middlebury College, A.B. 1965
• Boston University School of Law, LLB/JD 1968
• The Judge Advocate General’s School, U.S. Army 1969

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Vermont Bar Association (Member of Family Law, Criminal Law and Dispute Resolution Sections)
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

ADMISSIONS:

• Vermont Supreme Court 1968
• U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1976
• United States Supreme Court 1972
• U.S. Court of Military Appeals 1969
• United States Tax Court 1971

HONORS AND AWARDS;

• Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" in Criminal Defense and Family Law
• Super Lawyers , Family Law
• Best Lawyers, Family and Criminal Law

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

• Judge for National Trial Competition
• Founder and senior partner of Murdoch Hughes Twarog Tarnelli, P.C. and predecessor firms, now semi-retired.
• Captain Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Legal assistance Officer, Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
• Chief Legislative Branch, Office of the Judge Advocate General., Washington, D.C.
• Acting District Court Judge in Vermont District Courts, now Superior Court Criminal Division, in Burlington Middlebury and Franklin Circuits.
• Former chairman of Family Law and Criminal Law sections of the Vermont Bar Association and past president of VTACDL.
• Member of the Parker Commission for the Unified courts and member of the Chittenden County Advisory Committee.
• Hearing panel member of the Professional Responsibility Board.
• Attended and taught continuing education programs in criminal, family and trial practice sponsored by the Vermont Bar Association and American College of Trial Lawyers.
• Mediator for Franklin County Bar Association program and Chittenden Superior Court.
• Trained Early Neutral Evaluator, U.S. District Court.
• Frequent private mediator for family law cases.