Timothy C. Doherty, Jr.
Director
Tim Doherty is a veteran litigator and former federal prosecutor who draws from a deep well of trial and appellate experience to help clients navigate the complexities of high-stakes litigation.
Email: tdoherty@drm.com
Phone: 802-863-2375
Direct: 802-846-8324
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Practices & Industries
Strategic counsel for complex litigation and white collar crime defense.
Tim’s practice focuses on advising corporations and individuals in matters related to white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation, class action lawsuits, antitrust compliance, the False Claims Act, and professional licensing. He also has significant experience in conducting internal investigations, drawing on his years of prosecuting business crimes on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Prior to joining DRM in 2017, Tim served for a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont. He prosecuted business crimes, including complicated mail, wire, and bank fraud matters, as well as multi-jurisdictional firearm and drug trafficking cases. He now serves as the deputy Chair of the Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense group. Outside of work, you can find him fly fishing, reading, and spending time with his family.
Education
Yale Law School, J.D.
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
Since joining DRM, Tim has represented institutions and individuals in matters involving the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of Labor, the Vermont Department of Taxes, and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, among others. He has defended corporations facing government enforcement actions and complex private lawsuits, including class action suits.
Tim has assisted licensed professionals successfully navigate high-stakes investigations by their professional licensing boards. He has also achieved positive results for high school and university students facing school discipline actions and criminal prosecutions.
With DRM’s Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense Group, Tim has conducted sensitive internal investigations into critical matters on behalf of a major Vermont institution of higher education, the Vermont Department of Corrections, and private corporations.
As a prosecutor, Tim partnered with federal law enforcement to investigate a multi-million dollar bank fraud involving a large manufacturing business in northern New England. The prosecution ended with federal felony convictions for the company’s former CEO and CFO.
Tim prosecuted a complicated, multi-million dollar health care and tax fraud scheme that resulted in felony convictions for the defendants and $4.3 million in restitution for the federal government and Vermont.
As part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s effort to address Vermont’s opioid crisis, for two years Tim was responsible for coordinating all federal opioid investigations and prosecutions in Northwestern Vermont. Tim was also Vermont’s Lead Task Force Attorney for the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, which focuses federal resources on major drug trafficking organizations, money laundering organizations, and related criminal enterprises.
Admissions
Vermont, 2011
New York, 2004
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Clerkships
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter W. Hall, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2004-2005
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William K. Sessions III, United States District Court for the District of Vermont, 2003-2004
Memberships & Activities
Vermont Bar Foundation, Board of Directors
Vermont Bar Association, Board of Bar Managers, 2011-2014
Accolades & Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers®, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2024-2025
Community Involvement
Center City Little League, Board of Directors
Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Board of Trustees, 2010-2013
Vermont Guardian Ad Litem 2017-2020