Hatch Law & Consulting, PLC is the work of Katherine R. O'Neill.
In 2007, Kat helped her husband Jeremy start his own business, O'Neill Builders, LLC. This trial-by-fire experience was an integral part of her decision to work with small businesses as an attorney. Because she’s been there on the business side, Kat is uniquely positioned to help you manage the issues that arise with your small business, and to help you prevent problems from starting in the first place.
Admitted to the Vermont Bar in 2011, Kat trained at two firms in the Burlington area, developing expertise in business transactions and substantive knowledge in other practice areas. With a budding array of clients, Kat started Hatch Law & Consulting, PLC in June of 2015, to exclusively serve small businesses in Vermont using today's technology, positive energy, and plain English.
Kat lives in Waterbury Center with Jeremy and their two small children. She loves skiing, all water activities and taking advantage of what Vermont has to offer.
For those of you who prefer the traditional bio information, here you go:
Professional Affiliations:
Female Founders Network
Selected Presentations and Publications:
Legal Considerations for Growing Businesses, Center for Women & Enterprise, 2019.
Legal issues for starting your own business, annual guest lecturer, Women’s Small Business Program, 2012-2019.
Legal Considerations for New Business Owners, Center for Women & Enterprise, 2016-2018.
Successfully Navigating Business Relationships and Communications, presenter, Women's Business Owners Network, Fall Conference 2016.
Legal Issues Affecting Small Businesses, presenter, Women's Business Owners Network, Spring Conference, 2015.
Starting your Own Business, guest lecturer, Vermont Small Business Development Center, 2014.
Avoiding Contract Disputes, National Business Institute, 2014.
The Legal Rights of Women in Vermont, co-author. As seen on WCAX here, February 2012.
Contributor to the Vermont Employment Law Letter, 2012, 2013.
Education:
Juris Doctorate, cum laude from Vermont Law School
Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University