Background
Anderson, Jon Timothy was born on January 5, 1953 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Harold A. and Marjorie (Hinckley) Anderson.
Anderson, Jon Timothy was born on January 5, 1953 in Springfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Harold A. and Marjorie (Hinckley) Anderson.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, with highest distinction, 1975). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Tau Beta Pi. Recipient, Salsbury Award.
Worked at Burak, Anderson & Melloni (Burlington, Vermont) specializing in General Practice, Business, Administrative, Corporate, Securities, Real Estate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Litigation, Utilities, Municipal, Public Finance, Construction, Environmental, Land Use, Solid Waste and Disposal, Energy, Commercial Litigation, Lender Liability, Taxation, Labor and Employment, International and Immigration. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Vermont. 1981, United States. District Court, District of Vermont.
Tau Beta Pi.
Recipient, Salsbury Award. Author: "Decision Analysis in Environmental Decision-making: Improving the Concorde Balance," 5 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 156, 1978. Law Clerk, Honorary Caleb M. Wright, United States.
District Court, District of Delaware, 1978-1980.
Special Counsel, Vermont Department of Public Service, 1981-1984. Special Agencies, Vermont Public Service Board, Vermont Waste Facilities Panel, Vermont Environmental Board.
Chairman, City of Montpelier Water Study Committee, 1984-1986. Member, Montpelier Planning Commission, 1985-1988.
Member, Vermont Board of Architects, 1987-1990.
Member, Montpelier City Council, 1988-1996. Montpelier Representative, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, 1989-1990. Legal Counsel to Governor Madeleine Kunin"s 1988 re-election Campaign.
Member, State of Vermont Technical Advisory Committee on Solid Waste, 1990-1994.
Chairman, State of Vermont Blue Ribbon Task Force on Hazardous Waste, 1990-1991. Governor"s Interim Legal Counsel, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Montpelier Travel Information Council. Board Member: Vermont Lodging and Restaurant Association, 1992.
Treasurer, 1996; Vermont President Council Arts, 1994.
Member, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce, 1996. Company-Owner, Betsy"s Bed & Breakfast. Delegate from Vermont, White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, 1995.
Member: Vermont Bar Association (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee).
Vermont Association of Broadcasters. Burak & Anderson was formed by Michael Burak, a graduate of Harvard Law School and Jon Anderson, a graduate of Yale Law School.
Mr. Burak practiced law in New York City before returning to Vermont in 1978 where he became actively involved in the state utilities regulatory field
Mr. Anderson worked with Mr. Burak at the Vermont Department of Public Service and joined him shortly after he opened his private practice in 1982.
Since then, the firm has expanded to eight attorneys, drawing mainly on associates hired laterally from nationally known law firms. In addition to its utilities law expertise, the firm practices in a wide variety of areas, including environmental and land use law, banking, commercial finance, bankruptcy and other creditors" rights, securities fraud, lender liability, municipal finance and general corporate and real estate transactions.
Burak & Anderson especially welcomes complex and challenging issues and offers clients a broad range of services, both in the transactional and litigation areas.
"Decision Analysis in Environmental Decisionmaking: Improving the Concorde Balance," 5 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 156, 1978. Law Clerk, Honorary Caleb M. Wnght, United States. District Court, District of Delaware, 1978-1980.
Special Counsel, Vermont Department of Public Service, 1981-1984. Chairman, City of Montpelier Water Study Committee, 1984-1986. Member, Montpelier Planning Commission, 1985 Member, Vermont Board of Architects, 1987-1990.
Member, Montpelier City Council, since 1988. Montpelier Representative, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, 1989-1990. Legal Counsel to Governor Madeleine Kunin’s 1988 re-election Campaign.
Member, State of Vermont Technical Advisory Committee on Solid Waste, since 1990. Chairman, State of Vermont Blue Ribbon Task Force on Hazardous Waste, since 1990. Governor’s Legal Counsel, since 1990.
Member, Montpelier Planning Commission, 1985-1988. Member, Vermont Board of Architects, 1987-1990. Member, Montpelier City Council, 1988-1996.
Montpelier Representative, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, 1989-1990.
Legal Counsel to Governor Madeleine Kunin"s 1988 re-election Campaign. Member, State of Vermont Technical Advisory Committee on Solid Waste, 1990-1994.
Chairman, State of Vermont Blue Ribbon Task Force on Hazardous Waste, 1990-1991. Governor"s Interim Legal Counsel, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Montpelier Travel Information Council.
Board Member: Vermont Lodging and Restaurant Association, 1992. Treasurer, 1996; Vermont President Council Arts, 1994. Member, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce, 1996.
Company-Owner, Betsy"s Bed & Breakfast.
Delegate from Vermont, White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, 1995. Member: Vermont Bar Association (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee).
Vermont Association of Broadcasters.
Married Elizabeth Dennis, March 7,1981. 1 child, Tyler Alan.