The Law Offices of
Bauer, Gravel, Farnham,
Nuovo, Parker & Lang

Attorney Biography:
Joseph P. Bauer


Joe, the founding partner of the law firm was born in Milford, Delaware in 1943. He and his family moved to Springfield, Vermont, in 1945. He attended schools in Springfield and then graduated from Marionapolis Prep School in Thompson, Connecticut, in 1961. Joe earned a BA degree from the University of Vermont in 1966.

Following graduation from college, Joe worked in the insurance industry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for five years. Joe returned to Vermont with his family in 1971, where he read for the bar. Joe was admitted to practice in Vermont in 1975. Following his admission to practice, he immediately became a partner in the firm of Bing, Bauer and Cain which had offices in Burlington and Grand Isle, Vermont. In addition to his private practice, from 1977 through 1979, Joe served as Deputy State’s Attorney for Grand Isle County. Joe and the Firm established an office in North Hero in 1984 and an additional office in Colchester Village in 1993. Joe has served as the managing partner of the Firm since its beginning in 1975 and oversees the day to day operation of all three offices as well as attending to his practice.

Joe’s practice is diverse and varied. Generally, he practices all aspects of business law, banking law, and zoning and municipal law. Business litigation or commercial litigation consumes a substantial amount of Joe’s time. Both residential and commercial real estate are areas where Joe finds his plate full. Finally, estate planning and probate are two areas in which Joe excels.

Joe is a member of the Chittenden and Franklin/Grand Isle Bar Associations, the Vermont Bar Association, the New England Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Since his admission to the Bar, Joe has participated actively in his profession and held the following positions: Chair of the Vermont Young Lawyers Bar Review Course Committee 1975-1979; Member of the Committee for Continuing Legal Education from 1984 to present and chair of that Committee from 1986 to 1996. Joe has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Bar Association from 1994 to 1997.

In addition to serving his profession, Joe has also contributed to his community serving as a member of the Burlington School Board from 1980 to 1984 and as chair from 1983 to 1984; as a member of the Colchester School Board from 1990 to 1993 and as a member of the Colchester Land Trust from 1995 to present and as chair of that Board from 1997 to the present. Joe has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation from 1993 to the present.

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