Market data
Business and commercial law in Vermont: market data
What public records say about the market for business and commercial law in Vermont: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: contract and insurance | 22 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Vermont state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:VT · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private contract | 20 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Vermont federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-vt-priv-contract · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private intellectual property | 6 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Vermont federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-vt-priv-ip · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: contract and insurance | 58 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Vermont federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-vt-contract-insurance · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: contract and insurance Vermont · record federal-filings-county:VT | 18 FY2024 | 22 FY2025 | rising (+22.2%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 151 lawyers a year | 2025 | Vermont state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record vt-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 1 counties | 2026-Q1 | Vermont state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 1 counties | 2026-Q1 | Vermont state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 1.2 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Vermont state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 350 firms | 2022 | Vermont state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-vt-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 316,191,000 US dollars | 2022 | Vermont state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-vt-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 6.72 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Vermont state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 521 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Vermont state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 433 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Vermont state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-50 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 1,330 jobs | May 2025 | Vermont state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:VT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 127,310 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Vermont state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:VT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Vermont with the most federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: contract and insurance, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50017 | 8 record law-offices-50017 | 0.13 |
| Orleans County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50019 | 11 record law-offices-50019 | 0.09 |
| Bennington County, VT | 2 record federal-filings-county:50003 | 27 record law-offices-50003 | 0.07 |
| Caledonia County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50005 | 17 record law-offices-50005 | 0.06 |
| Washington County, VT | 2 record federal-filings-county:50023 | 55 record law-offices-50023 | 0.04 |
| Addison County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50001 | 24 record law-offices-50001 | 0.04 |
| Chittenden County, VT | 3 record federal-filings-county:50007 | 117 record law-offices-50007 | 0.03 |
| Rutland County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50021 | 44 record law-offices-50021 | 0.02 |
| Windsor County, VT | 1 record federal-filings-county:50027 | 63 record law-offices-50027 | 0.02 |
| Essex County, VT | 0 record federal-filings-county:50009 | 1 record law-offices-50009 | 0 |
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: contract and insurance (federal-filings-county v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = federal-filings-county.ffc.contract-insurance / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Vermont state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:VT:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Vermont state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:VT:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 1,451 ±331 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Vermont state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:VT:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 1,451 ±325 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Vermont state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-vt · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Vermont have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | None. Rule 7.2 lets a lawyer advertise by any written, recorded or electronic communication, subject to Rules 7.1 and 7.3, and sets no filing, pre-approval or copy-keeping step. Rule 7.3 sets none for targeted solicitations either. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(c)). A written, recorded or electronic solicitation to a person known to need legal services in a matter carries the words "advertising… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period before contact with an accident or injury victim. Targeted written or electronic solicitation is barred only if the person has said not to, or the solicitation involves coercion, duress or harassment (7.3(b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A communication may not be false or misleading, or omit a fact needed to keep it from misleading (7.1). Results may mislead if they create an unjustified expectation of the same outcome, and an unsubstantiated comparison may mislead (7.1 cmt. [3]). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service, a practice sale, and non-exclusive reciprocal referrals with… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | D default rule | No general Vermont statute on recording phone calls by a party was found in the official statutes; the federal wiretap law (one-party) applies. |
| Texting | P primary source | A person who receives a call in violation of 9 V.S.A. § 2464a(b) (telemarketer registration, do-not-call rules, caller ID) can sue for damages of $500 for a first violation or $1,000 for each later one, or actual damages if greater. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | U open or withheld | Vermont: we could not read the primary rule text, so the filing duty is unknown. |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the work each does, or if each lawyer takes joint responsibility for the case, and the total fee is reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: business and commercial legal services | 211 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411109:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Vermont (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Vermont): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Vermont): value withheld by the source (status U)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/vermont/business-law/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.