Bernie Lambek

Bernie Lambek grew up in Montreal, the son of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe. He studied philosophy at Dartmouth College, lived on a communal farm, and taught fourth grade for several years. He later attended Yale Law School, where he published articles on civil disobedience and international human rights. After judicial clerkships, including with Judge Fred Parker on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Lambek has practiced law at Zalinger Cameron & Lambek in Montpelier, Vermont, for the past 30 years. He represents a number of school districts around Vermont, occasionally dealing with issues of student speech and religion in the schools. In a 2012 lawsuit, Lambek and ACLU colleagues successfully challenged the practice of holding official prayer at town meeting in Vermont. Lambek serves on the Board of the Vermont ACLU. His wife, Linda Sproul, is a retired obstetric and pediatric nurse and they have three sons and five grandchildren! He plays table tennis and recently competed in the National Senior Games in Birmingham, AL. Uncivil Liberties, his first novel, was the bestselling novel of the year at Bear Pond Books in 2018. His newest novel, An Intent to Commit, releases October 26, 2021.