About Us
The quality of your legal counsel will have a dramatic impact on the overall outcome of your legal matter. Your lawyer must fully understand your specific needs and develop a strategy that will accomplish your goals, both now and in the long term. At Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C., our Burlington law firm represents a diverse clientele in a broad range of civil litigation. Our core practice areas include personal injury and insurance law, divorce & family law, employment law; construction law; and Title IX. Further, we are one of the few law firms in Vermont that have substantial experience bringing claims against the state, municipalities and schools; in handling Title IX cases; and in handling civil rights violations.
Within most of our areas of practice, particularly in our personal injury and employment practices, we represent both plaintiffs and defendants. This comprehensive experience enables us to approach cases differently and more effectively from those whose legal experience in one-sided. We have gained an intuitive understanding of the various issues on each side of a claim and can devise strategies customized to your needs and carry them through to conclusion.
We Measure Our Success By Your Success
Our law firm is results-oriented, not process-oriented. Good legal representation is both tenacious and creative. Whether a specific case is resolved through a negotiated settlement, litigation, trial or some other means of dispute resolution, our lawyers are concerned only with helping you achieve success. Our lawyers, Catherine Clark, Lisa Werner and Susan Flynn, place a high value on providing efficient, professional and ethical representation to each and every client.
As attorneys, we strive to gain our clients' trust and confidence, cultivating strong relationships and effective communication and achieving optimal outcomes. Our commitment to our clients is reflected in our history of positive outcomes across our many areas of law over decades of practice.
Meet Our Lawyers
Vermont
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Vermont
CATHERINE E. CLARK is a partner in the law firm of Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C.
Catherine graduated from Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio in 1972. She graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978. After law school, Catherine served as a Legal Intern, U.S. Attorney, Northeastern District of Ohio. In 1980, Catherine founded the Burlington, Vermont law firm now known as Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C.
Catherine practices general civil litigation, with a strong emphasis on all aspects of family law. Catherine has an active family court litigation practice. However, she has always been interested in mediation, and in 2001, pursued mediation training at Woodbury College. Recently, based on the breadth of her family court experience and mediation training, Catherine has been increasingly asked by other attorneys and unrepresented couples to act as a family law mediator. Catherine also handles appeals of family law cases to the Vermont Supreme Court, after referral by the client’s prior lawyer.
Catherine is an active member of the Chittenden County Bar Association. In 1992, she served as its first female President. Catherine is also a member of the Vermont Bar Association, where she is active on both the Fee Arbitration Committee and the Lawyers Assistance Committee.
Vermont
New Jersey (inactive)
U.S. District Court District of Vermont
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
LISA M. WERNER is a partner in the law firm of Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C. Lisa received her B.A., cum laude from Franklin & Marshall College in 1988. She graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1993, receiving her J.D. as well as her M.S.L (Masters of Studies of Law) in environmental law. After law school, Lisa was hired by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. There, she investigated, managed and resolved Vermont personal injury claims resulting from all forms of negligence, including motor vehicle accident, premises liability, accidents involving children, and animal bites, to name a few. In 1995, Lisa was hired as a litigation associate at a Burlington, Vermont law firm focusing on insurance defense litigation, where she continued to work primarily for insurance companies and those they insure. There, however, she began to develop an interest in other areas of practice, including family law and employment law. In March of 2000, Lisa became a partner at the law firm now known as Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C.
Lisa practices general civil litigation, particularly in the areas of family law, personal injury and insurance defense, and employment law. Her special interests include lawsuits against schools, municipalities and the state of Vermont; whistleblower cases; and civil rights violations; all of which she has successfully handled. Lisa litigated a reported case under “AIR 21,” the federal whistleblower statute protecting aviation industry employees from reprisal when making reports of safety violations. The case lasted from 2008 until 2015, when Lisa’s client was finally paid a damages award, following an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals.
Lisa is a member of the Chittenden County Bar Association and the Vermont Bar Association.
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Vermont
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court District of Vermont
SUSAN J. FLYNN is a partner in the law firm of Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C. Susan graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1982 and from Northeastern University School of Law in 1990. Following graduation from law school Susan practiced law as a litigation associate for the law firm of Peabody and Brown in Boston, Massachusetts. Susan has practiced law in Vermont since 1992, becoming a partner at her own firm in 1996. In 2002, Susan became a partner at Clark, Werner & Flynn, P.C.
Susan practices general civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense and employment litigation, including employment discrimination. She has over the years been very active as a trial attorney. Susan has lectured and taught courses on a variety of legal topics including insurance bad faith, employment practices and discrimination and personal injury litigation. She currently works as an acting Small Claims Court judge and has served as a Title IX investigator for Middlebury College. Susan is a member of the Chittenden County Bar Association and the Vermont Bar Association.