Kurt M. Hughes
Kurt has been practicing law since 1985, concentrating in adoption and assisted reproductive technology (ART) law, family law and state and federal criminal defense. He is a graduate of Colgate University (BA 1981) and Vermont Law School (JD 1984). After working as a prosecutor with the Chittenden County State's Attorney's Office, Kurt joined the firm in 1989. He is the only Vermont lawyer who is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, an invitation-only national association of attorneys who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves, in the field of adoption law. His notable courtroom successes range from a landmark Vermont Supreme Court decision against the State of Vermont’s Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services in 1997 to an acquittal in a first degree murder case in Washington County District Court in 2004. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Vermont Bar Association, the Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. Kurt grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey and moved to Vermont in 1985.

Anne Lambert
Anne Higgins-Lambert joined the firm in December of 2006. She graduated from Champlain College in 1976 obtaining an Associate in Science degree with a double major in Court Reporting and Legal Secretarial Services. In addition, she majored in History and minored in French at the University of Vermont, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Currently, Anne is the Legal Administrative Assistant for Kurt M. Hughes and Frank Twarog.