About Celeste
Celeste E. Laramie is an accomplished attorney at Gravel & Shea PC in Burlington, Vermont, with a litigation practice focused on personal injury, civil disputes, and property-related matters. Since joining the firm in 2017, she has represented clients in the Vermont Superior Court, Vermont Supreme Court, and United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Her practice includes representing survivors of domestic and sexual abuse in personal injury actions against their abusers and those who enabled the abuse. She approaches each case with attention to the individual goals and needs of her clients, seeking meaningful outcomes through the civil justice system.
Celeste has played a significant role in notable litigation. In 2019, she served as co-lead counsel with Jerry O’Neill in a child sexual assault jury trial that resulted in a verdict in favor of the survivor, which the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed in 2021. In 2022, she secured a $5.25 million jury award for a client in a federal case involving a physician who used his own sperm to inseminate her. These cases reflect her experience handling complex and sensitive civil litigation.
Beyond personal injury, Celeste represents clients in commercial and contract disputes, including employment disputes, probate matters, private property disputes, property partitions, tax assessment appeals, and appeals involving local and state land development permitting. She has experience representing clients before municipal panels and the Vermont Superior Court’s Civil and Environmental Divisions.
Celeste is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Vermont, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Vermont. She has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as an “Ones to Watch” attorney for Personal Injury – Plaintiffs from 2020 through 2024. Her professional affiliations include the Vermont Association for Justice, where she serves on the Board of Governors and is President-Elect, and the Vermont Bar Foundation. Before joining Gravel & Shea, she served as a trial attorney with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Public Defender Division, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
