MANITSKY LAW, PLLC
Providing pragmatic legal advice and aggressive representation in state and federal courts in Vermont and New York.
ABOUT
Practicing for over 30 years, Andrew Manitsky represents clients in state and federal courts, and other tribunals, throughout Vermont and New York.
Practice Areas
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Mr. Manitsky handles a wide variety of complex civil matters, including breach of contract, general business disputes and negotiations, employment-related disputes, professional malpractice and attorney disciplinary matters, personal injury, scientific and research misconduct, regulatory investigations, antitrust, and product liability.
He is equally well known for representing clients in intellectual property matters, litigating and counseling on trademark infringement, trademark registrations, license agreements, copyright disputes, and trade secrets matters.
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Biography
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Mr. Manitsky is the immediate past President of the Vermont Bar Association, and is the Chair of the VBA’s Intellectual Property Section. He is the current President of the New England Bar Association, and is one of the few Vermont elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI) -- which, for 100 years, has drafted and promulgated the Restatement of Laws upon which judges and practitioners in Vermont and across the county have routinely relied as helpful and persuasive legal authority.
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Mr. Manitsky is also a member of Vermont's Professional Responsibility Program, and served as a member of the Probable Cause and Hearing Panels. He is a member of the Early Neutral Evaluation (Mediation) Panel for the United States District Court in Vermont, a member of Vermont's Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board, and helped draft the Vermont federal court civil jury instructions. He frequently gives seminars to lawyers on trial evidence, intellectual property, legal ethics, and other important legal topics.
Since 2009, Mr. Manitsky has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, and is currently listed in five different categories, including commercial litigation and trademark law. He has been named Burlington's "Lawyer of the Year" in Intellectual Property - Litigation four times. Before moving to Vermont in 2000, Mr. Manitsky practiced at a boutique firm in New York City.
Education
Oberlin College, B.A. with high honors in Philosophy (1988)
University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (1992)
Admissions
New York (1993)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1993)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1993)
Vermont (2000)
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont (2000)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2002)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (2006)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2011)
U.S. Tax Court (2013)
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Memberships
American Bar Association
American Law Institute (ALI)
Federal Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Chittenden County Bar Association
Rutland County Bar Association (Honorary)
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CONTACT
MANITSKY LAW, PLLC
Mr. Manitsky brings 30 years of experience, judgment, and the highest ethical standards (which, by the way, yield better client results) to advocate for his clients' positions in high stakes disputes and negotiations. In the overwhelming majority of cases, Mr. Manitsky personally handles the entire representation himself, acting as outside general counsel and trial attorney, thereby creating enormous efficiencies. On the rare occasion where a client will benefit from greater numbers, Mr. Manitsky's excellent relationships with practitioners throughout the state and beyond allow the firm to hand pick and assemble the perfect team to help ensure the optimal outcome.
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Andrew D. Manitsky, Esq.
MANITSKY LAW, PLLC
38 Pebble Beach Rd, Suite 1
Colchester, VT 05446
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PLEASE NOTE: Contacting MANITSKY LAW, PLLC does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. Among other things, there may be conflicts that would prevent legal representation.
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