Background
Bland, Richard Norman was born on April 29, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Jerome and Mollie (Sterling) Bland.
Bland, Richard Norman was born on April 29, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Jerome and Mollie (Sterling) Bland.
University of Vermont (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1982). Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. The Order of Barristers.
Associate, Downs, Rachlin & Martin, Burlington, Vermont, 1985-1991; vice president, general counsel, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, since 1991. Director Granite Mutual Insurance Company, Barre, Vermont, since 1994.
Member work group Vermont Lead Paint Hazard Commission, Burlington, 1994. Member Defense Research Institute, American Bar Association, Vermont Bar Association (co-chairman insurance law committee since 1994), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Emily Hawkes, September 1, 1984. Children: Zachary Davis, Alexandra Hawkes, Theodore Sterling.