Thomas W. Costello

General Information

Thomas W. Costello

E-mail: twcostello@twcostellolaw.com

Lifelong resident of Vermont, born July 8, 1945; admitted to the bar in 1974.

Education
Mount St. Joseph's Academy, 1963
St. Michael's College, B.A., 1968
Boston University, J.D., 1974

Bar Admissions
State of Vermont
Federal District Court for the District of Vermont
Federal Appeals Court for the Second Circuit
Federal District Court for the District of New Hampshire
      (pro hac vice)
Federal Appeals Court for the First Circuit
      (pro hac vice)
United States Supreme Court

Public Service
Board of Directors:
      Rutland Free Library, Inc., 1977-1980
      Rutland Mental Health Association, 1978-1980
      Vermont State College, 1977-1979
      Morningside Emergency Shelter, 1982-1989 (President, 1986-1988)
      President, Vermont & Irish Kids, Inc., 1983-1989
      President, Brattleboro Area Habitat for Humanity, 1989-1995

Governmental Service
Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland City, 1976-1980
Member and Clerk of Commerce Committee
Chair, Special Legislative Committee investigating the Vermont State Police practices
      Resulted in the creation of the internal affairs unit to investigate police misconduct
Special Committee on Judicial Retention and Confirmation, Member 1990
Vermont Advisory Committee of Civil Rules, Member 1988-1991
Democratic National Convention, Delegate 1996
Vermont House of Representatives, representing Brattleboro 1994-2000
      Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1994-1998
      Chair, General housing & Military Affairs Committee, 1999 -2000
Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, 1998-2002

Military Service
1st Lieutenant, USMC, 1968-1971
Service in the Vietnam Conflict:
      Bronze Star with Combat "V", and Purple Heart

Professional associations
Windham County and Vermont State Bar Associations
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Vermont Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1997)