Aaron J. Goldberg, PLC - Elder Law & Trust Group - Burlington VT Attorney Lawyer Vermont Law Firm

Aaron J. Goldberg is a native of Burlington, Vermont. He attended grade school in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1974, Brandeis University in 1979 (B.A.) and Suffolk University Law School in 1982 (J.D., cum laude). He founded the Elder Law & Trust Group in 1997. He is a member of the Vermont Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and is a founding member of the Vermont Chapter of NAELA. Mr. Goldberg's hobbies are genealogy, traveling, biking, hiking, and skiing. He lives in Burlington with his wife, Rebecca London Goldberg and their four children Dinah, Jesse, Tamar, and Isaac (whose company created this website).

Mr. Goldberg enjoys singing and performed in the 2006 Lyric Theatre production of "Fiddler on the Roof." He currently sings bass with Social Band. He is also interested in local history, serving as the Archivist of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue.

Mr. Goldberg is a former member and chairperson of the Burlington Conservation Board. He is a former member of the United Way Community Impact Team which focuses on children and elders. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Fern Hill Senior Housing Complex. An avid supporter of the Burlington public schools, he is the founder and former chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Burlington Students Foundation.

Rick Hecht is a New Yorker by birth and a Vermonter by choice, having lived in Burlington since 2000. He has been an Associate of Aaron J. Goldberg, PLC, since 2003. Rick is a 1987 graduate of Hunter College High School in New York City. He earned a B.A. in Biology from Swarthmore College in 1991, and graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1995.

In addition to his traditional legal training, Rick has substantial background and an enduring interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Rick graduated in 2003 from Woodbury College's one-year full-time Mediation/Conflict Management Program. He is a former President of the Vermont Mediator's Association.

Rick and his wife, Sharon Panitch, have three young children: Zoe, Toby, and Zander. When he is not being run ragged by them, Rick likes to hike, ski, canoe, kayak, and attend live musical events. He can also occasionally be caught performing sketch comedy and improv comedy.

Geraldine E. Stewart, Esq.

Gerry is a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts. She earned a B.S. from Merrimack College in 1985 with a concentration in accounting. She worked for a certified public accounting firm in Woburn, Massachusetts for almost four years before pursuing her dream to become an attorney. She previously was licensed as a certified public accountant in Massachusetts. Gerry received her license as a certified public accountant in Vermont in 1992 and her license is currently inactive. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School in 1992. While attending Vermont Law School, Gerry served as Editor-in-Chief of the Vermont Law Review during 1991-1992.

Gerry joined the firm in 2007 and focuses her practice in the field of estate planning, elder law, guardianships and probate administration. Prior to joining Aaron J. Goldberg, PLC, Gerry was associated with a law firm in South Burlington, Vermont. She is a member of the Vermont Bar Association.

Gerry lives in Essex Junction, Vermont, with her husband and three children. She enjoys hiking, biking, basketball, baseball, skiing, running and coaching youth in sports and in life. She is a middle school student ministry leader at Essex Alliance Church. Gerry completed her first Burlington Half Marathon in 2010.