Rick is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Rick is a 1983 cum laude graduate of Albany Law School where he served as managing editor of the Albany Law Review. 

Rick began his legal career at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle (now Nixon Peabody), a large law firm head quartered in Rochester, New York. There, he received training in the areas of individual and corporate taxation. Rick then spent six years in Boston working for a firm specializing in tax and estate planning for individuals of high net worth.

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Rick was a shareholder of Lisman & Leckerling for over thirty years which wound up operations as of 12/31/2022.  Rick has launched his solo practice.  He continues to concentrate his practice in the areas of estate planning, business transitions, and probate matters with over thirty-five years of experience in these fields. Rick currently serves on the board of the Dorset Park Skating Association, and is a member of the Vermont Bar Association.

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Rick's outside interests include whitewater/wilderness canoeing, ice climbing, hiking, mountaineering, ice hockey and sailing.

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If you have any questions regarding Rick's areas of practice, please contact him at (802) 343-7419 or by email.