Credit Union Law & General Counsel

Smith & Smith serves as general counsel to the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, the trade organization representing credit unions across the state.

What the work involves

We routinely advise Vermont credit unions on issues ranging from contracts to regulatory and corporate governance. Credit unions operate under a distinct body of law, and the questions they face, from a board’s governance duties to a regulator’s expectations, call for counsel who lives in that world rather than visiting it occasionally.

Experience at the regulatory level

The firm has also represented the National Credit Union Administration Board acting as Liquidating Agent. That is high-stakes federal work, and it is part of why credit unions across Vermont treat Smith & Smith as a known quantity in this field.

Why it matters for every client

You may never need credit union counsel. But the fact that institutions choose this firm for it tells you something useful when you are deciding whom to trust with your own estate or business. The same attorney handling that regulatory work is the one who will sit down with you.