Practice Focus
Kim Butler assists individuals and companies with business and commercial issues and legal transactions. She also assists with commercial real estate development and permitting. Kim provides guidance to both new and established clients regarding business formation, general business operational questions, business financing and refinancing transactions, commercial leasing matters and business succession planning. Kim frequently represents parties involved in business purchase and sale transactions. A large part of Kim’s practice involves work with developers on commercial real estate transactions, including property acquisition and sale, due diligence, land-use permitting and leasing. Kim represents clients throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as national clients.
Significant Matters
Kim has worked with ski area owners on numerous development matters. For example, on behalf of a national development company, she handled the acquisition of over 1,000 acres of property for inclusion in a mixed-use commercial real estate development, which included a Vermont ski resort. Kim also is involved with local and state project permitting for this development.
Kim represented a key employee group in acquiring and financing a former International Paper mill operation. She also represented a specialty foods producer in a stock sale transaction to B&G Foods. Kim has worked on a number of hospitality property transactions.
Professional Activities
Kim serves as vice chair of the Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board and is treasurer of the Caledonia County (Vermont) Bar Association. She is a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
Kim was a law clerk for the Vermont Supreme Court’s Honorable John A. Dooley, III from 1993 to 1994.
Community Involvement
Kim is currently president of the board of Affordable Housing, Education and Development, Inc. (AHEAD) of Littleton, N.H. and chair of the Kirby, Vt. zoning board of adjustment/planning commission. Kim also serves on the board of directors of the Littleton Rotary Club and the Littleton Consumer Cooperative Society, Inc.
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