Shireen T. Hart

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Of Counsel

150 South Champlain Street
P.O. Box 1489
Burlington, Vermont 05402-1489
Phone: (802) 864-0880
Fax: (802) 864-0328
Email: shart@ppeclaw.com

Shireen Hart’s primary areas of practice include bankruptcy and healthcare law. She provides regular representation to Chapter 7 and 11 Case Trustees and to creditors in Vermont and the Northern District of New York. Shireen works with healthcare providers on a broad range of matters, including health information privacy, medical staff relations, emergency planning, billing, compliance, credentialing and licensure. Shireen frequently represents clients before Vermont’s various licensing Boards. She was named a Rising Star of New England Super Lawyers in 2008 and 2009.

Areas of Practice:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Healthcare

Bar Admissions:

  • Vermont
  • New Hampshire

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education:

  • College of William and Mary School of Law (J.D.) 1995
  • Middlebury College, 1991 Honors: cum laude

Published Works:

  • Contributor, William H. Brown et al. Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, Wests Bankruptcy Series, 2003 through 2008 Editions
  • The Impact of Deregulation on the Trucking Industry, Administrative Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 4, Fall, 1995
  • Co-Author, Are Supreme Court Resignations Non-Stochastic, 25 Journal of Recreational Mathematics, 1993

Representative Cases:

  • Bean v. Pion (In re Pion), 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 3578 (Bankr. D. Vt., Oct. 22, 2007)
  • United States v. Peryea, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43153 (Vt. D., June 7, 2006)
  • Canney v. Engelberth Constr., Inc. (In re Rome Family Corp.), 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 751 (Bankr. D. Vt., May 3, 2006)
  • Jordan v. Nissan N. Am., Inc., 2004 VT 27; 176 Vt. 465; 853 A.2d 40(2004)

Classes/Seminars/Speaking Engagements:

  • Health Care Collections Roundtable, September 2008
  • Patient Confidentiality and Requests for Medical Information Under Vermont Law and the HIPAA Regulations, In-Service, December 2008
  • Legal Aspects of Nursing, In-Service, 2008
  • Bankruptcy Basics, Vermont Bar Association, September 19, 2007
  • Sixth Annual Bankruptcy Holiday CLE & Luncheon, Presenter, December 2006
  • Changes in Federal Bankruptcy Law, September 12, 2005
  • Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documentation in Vermont, September 21, 2004, Lorman Education Services
  • Health Care Corporate Compliance Programs in Vermont
  • Basic Bankruptcy, January 14, 2003, Sterling Education Services
  • Legal Aspects of Emergency Preparedness, October 2002
  • Practical and Effective Healthcare Compliance in Vermont, March 30, 2001 and March 21, 2003

Honors and Awards:

  • New England Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition 2008 and 2009
  • Greater Burlington YMCA, Character In Action Award, 2006 Family Award

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • American Health Lawyers Association, Member
  • Chittenden County Bar Association Member
  • Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
  • Greater Burlington YMCA, Program Membership Committee, Member
  • KidSafe Collaborative, Board Member, 2006 through present
  • Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Champlain, Class of 2005
  • Middlebury College Alumni Association, 1991 - Present
  • Vermont Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Committee, Member
  • Vermont Youth Orchestra, Past Board President