Mark Melendy

About Mark

Mark Melendy joined the firm in 2016 and is a principal of the firm. Mark’s practice focuses largely on corporate services, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, estates and trusts and tax planning. After law school Mark served as a Federal Clerk to the Honorable Franklin S. Billings, Jr., U.S. District Court, followed by work as an associate in the corporate departments of two large international law firms, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Following his relocation to Vermont he become a principal at Kristensen, Cummings, Phillips, Carroll, and Melendy, P.C.in Brattleboro, Vermont and subsequently Whittington, Melendy & Girdwood, P.C. in Hanover, NH and Woodstock, Vermont, before forming his own firm in 2003. Mark has attained an AV (Preeminent/Very High Ethical Standards) Martindale-Hubbell peer-review rating. Mark is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Trusts and Estates law. Notable Representations: Represents business owners with business formation matters, transaction work and business succession planning Represents wide variety of estate planning clients of all levels of wealth, including those with complex tax planning needs Represents trustees in trust administration and tax planning matters Represents non-profit clients in obtaining federal tax exempt status and other matters Represents fiduciaries and family members in probate court estate and guardianship proceedings

Practice Areas

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Education

• Boston University School of Law, L.L.M. Tax
• Fordham University, J.D.
• University of New Hampshire, M.B.A
• Davidson College, B.A.

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