Attorney profile
The Moulton Law Group, PLLC
The short version
The Moulton Law Group, PLLC is a boutique Burlington, Vermont corporate law firm advising businesses on formation, general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and IP licensing and trademark work.
Strengths
- Boutique corporate practice offering big-firm-level expertise with fair rates and flexible fee arrangements, per the firm's own description.
- Covers a full range of business needs: entity formation, general corporate counsel, employment matters, cap table management, equity incentives, and commercial contracts.
- Handles mergers and business acquisitions for buyers and sellers, including private equity transactions, corporate roll-ups, and small to mid-market deals.
- Trademark registration and maintenance experience, plus relationships with specialty IP counsel for patent prosecution, IP litigation, and foreign IP protection.
- Cited as a Tier 1 Best Law Firms honoree by U.S. News - Best Lawyers for Business Organizations in 2022 and 2023.
Considerations
- Reviewers disagree sharply about cost and value, with one finding the firm inexpensive and effective and another describing the opposite.
- Favorable contract clients describe patient, responsive help, contrasting with the critical account of affordability and effectiveness.
About The Moulton Law Group, PLLC
The Moulton Law Group, PLLC is a boutique corporate law firm located at 3 Main Street, Suite 214, in Burlington, Vermont. It describes its model as combining the legal expertise and knowledge associated with a large national firm with fair rates, flexible fee arrangements, and the personal attention of senior-level attorneys that a boutique practice can realistically provide. The firm’s work is organized around three core areas: mergers and business acquisitions, general corporate representation, and IP licensing and trademark.
On the transactions side, the firm represents buyers and sellers in private equity transactions, corporate roll-ups, and small and mid-market business acquisitions. Its general corporate practice covers a broad industry span - technology, manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals - and includes serving as external general counsel on employment matters, cap table management, equity incentives, and commercial contracts. The firm also helps entrepreneurs form and structure new business entities. Within its IP practice, it handles licensing transactions and trademark registration and maintenance, and maintains relationships with specialty IP counsel for areas such as patent prosecution, IP litigation, and foreign IP protection.
The client base is deliberately growth-focused, spanning companies at all stages, from early-stage ventures to established enterprises. Published testimonials from clients including Mamava and FreshTracks Capital emphasize long-running relationships, pragmatic counsel, and attention to detail across numerous transactions and contracts.
Recognition cited by the firm includes Tier 1 Best Law Firms rankings from U.S. News - Best Lawyers for Business Organizations in 2022 and 2023, along with a 2021 Best Lawyers law firm ranking. The practice is led by Managing Member R. W. Eli Moulton, III, alongside members Elizabeth L. Metayer, Peter K. Osborn, and Kristin Tribbensee, senior associates Timothy J. Prevo and Evan M. Campbell, staff attorney David S. Montoya, and of counsel Kristine E. Marvin. The firm presents itself as approachable and easy to work with, an atmosphere echoed in review feedback praising responsiveness and patience on business contract work.
The firm’s listed services center on business and corporate clients rather than individual-consumer legal matters, and its website notes that it is attorney advertising and that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Positive reviewers consistently describe responsive, patient, and professional handling of business contract work.
- Cost and value draw strongly polarized reactions, with reviews landing at opposite extremes on affordability and effectiveness.
- Reviewers working on contract drafting report a smooth, unhurried process with clear communication throughout.
- The small number of published reviews limits how much the aggregate rating can be generalized.
All reviews
3.7 out of five stars based on 3 reviews.
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