PRIMMER - Key Persons
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- Shareholder / Director / Secretary / Senior Vice President / Burlington VT
Alexandra Edelman is an experienced litigator and commercial attorney, focusing her practice on banking, bankruptcy and commercial litigation issues. Alex litigates matters in state and federal courts throughout Vermont and New York and handles regulatory proceedings before agencies of the State of Vermont.
Alex is an award-winning litigator and bankruptcy attorney with over 15 years of experience advising on real estate, contract and litigation issues. Specializations include financial and regulatory control. She is also admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.
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- Associate / Burlington VT
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- Retired Shareholder / Burlington VT
Anne served as counsel to hospitals, nursing homes, community mental health agencies, physician groups, and other private health care interests in Vermont and New Hampshire. In addition to providing long-term counsel to the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, Anne also served as counsel to the Vermont Health Care Association and the Council for Developmental and Mental Health Services. In her health law practice, Anne emphasized compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, including fraud and abuse prevention, the HIPAA privacy and security rules, antitrust compliance and employment law. With over 30 years' experience practicing health law, Anne has dealt with virtually all legal and compliance issues that a client can encounter. The breadth of her experience, coupled with her practical approach to problem-solving, makes Anne a uniquely effective advisor to a broad spectrum of healthcare providers.
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- Shareholder / Manchester NH
Brendan O'Brien concentrates his practice on commercial and insurance litigation. He represents clients in premises liability, products liability, professional liability, insurance coverage, complex tort, employment, and general commercial disputes. Brendan has tried cases throughout New Hampshire and has extensive experience in mediation, arbitration, and appellate practice. Before joining our firm, Brendan worked at two national law firms, representing corporate clients in sophisticated litigation matters. He also served as a law clerk to the Vermont Superior Court.
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude
Hamilton College, B.A., magna cum laude
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
New Hampshire Bar Association
Manchester Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
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- of Counsel / Manchester NH
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- of Counsel / Burlington VT
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- Director
- Senior Vice President
- Shareholder
Deb DuPont concentrates her practice in Family law and Criminal Defense. She represents people in difficult times of divorce, contested parenting issues, DCYF involvement, serious felonies, misdemeanors, DUIs and violation level offenses. Deb works in both state and federal courts in New Hampshire and Maine. She frequently works on DHHS/DCYF appeals and other state agency matters and appeals to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Deb believes in efficient and effective representation in family court to minimize the impact on the family. She guides people through pretrial litigation, mediation, trials and post-trial work.
Deb's experience includes ten years as a criminal defense trial attorney at the New Hampshire Public Defender. She has a wide range of experience in all types of felony and misdemeanor matters. In addition, Deb holds an Airline Transport Pilot license and is a Certified Flight Instructor- Multi-Engine, Advanced and Instrument.
Education
Florida A&M College of Law, JD cum laude, 2007
Drew University, BA cum laude, 1991
Vanderbilt University in France, Aix-en-Provence, France 1989
Professional Affiliations
Rockingham County Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Charles C. Doe American Inn of Court
New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
The New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NHACDL)
New Hampshire Bar Association Legislation Committee, 2017 - 2020
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Littleton NH
Denise Deschenes concentrates her practice in the areas of financial services, securities and business transaction law. She provides valued counsel to banks, financial institutions, securities issuers, investment advisors, and financial broker-dealers on a broad range of legal, regulatory and legislative issues. She also advises businesses on general organizational, governance, financing and transactional topics.
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Colgate University, B.A.
Professional Affiliations
Past Chair, Vermont Bar Association's Interprofessional Relations - Bankers Committee
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Manchester NH
Doreen Connor has handled more than 195 appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Doreen was inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL) in 2006 by nomination from retired N.H. Supreme Court Justice Duggan, who is also an AAAL member. She is the only New Hampshire attorney in the AAAL handling civil appeals. Her experience and reputation before the Court distinguishes her from those that appear before the Court less frequently. Doreen's appellate practice includes appeals from attorneys and clients outside the firm, as well as appeals from existing firm clients. In addition to her appellate practice, Doreen has spent 32 years analyzing personal line and commercial insurance policies. She is well known for her expertise in insurance coverage matters.
She represents both insureds and insurance companies in disputes over policy language. Doreen has the skills, experience, and knowledge to resolve complex insurance disputes efficiently and effectively.
Education
University of Maine School of Law, J.D.
Bates College, B.A.
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
New Hampshire Supreme Court Society, Chair
New Hampshire Bar Association Insurance Committee, Chair
New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners
New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
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- Shareholder
- Vice President
Eli Emerson uses his over twenty years of experience to work collaboratively with his clients to provide cost-effective, practical solutions to municipal, energy, public finance and environmental challenges, with a focus on municipal utility and infrastructure projects. He asks questions and listens carefully to clearly identify issues and anticipate possible problems that had not yet been considered. Drawing from his in-depth knowledge of municipal law and finance, energy regulation and environmental issues, Eli then proposes the most straightforward solutions to realize the client's objectives. He has many years of experience assisting publicly-owned entities in matters related to financing and implementation of large infrastructure project.
Education
Vermont Law School, J.D
University of Vermont, B.A.
Professional Affiliations
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association
New Hampshire Clean Tech Council Vermont Bar Association
New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
New Hampshire Business and Industry Association's Energy and Regulated Utilities committee New Hampshire Bar Association
New Hampshire Bar Association's Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities Law section
Elizabeth Willhite is a member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. She is an experienced litigator and family law attorney, focusing her practice on the litigation, negotiation, and resolution of civil disputes involving businesses, individuals, and insurance carriers. Elizabeth will also handle various land use, environmental, and family law matters.
Prior to joining the firm Elizabeth served as Chief Operating Officer for a boutique senior advocacy firm and was the owner of a law practice offering a wide range of legal services for clients in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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- Senior Counsel / Montpelier VT
Sheldon Prentice has 42 years of corporate law experience. Before joining the firm, he was executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of NBT Bancorp for nearly 9 years. Prior, he was senior vice president and general counsel for two years at Merchants Bank shares in South Burlington, VT and he was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Burlington, Vt.-based Chittenden Corporation, where he worked for 23 years.
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder / Attorney / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Manchester NH
Gary Burt's experience bringing more than 220 jury trials to conclusion has given him a unique vantage point from which to provide clients with cost-efficient and effective representation. As one of New Hampshire's most experienced trial attorneys, Gary brings a wealth of knowledge to his work for businesses and individuals throughout the state. He is known for his expertise advocating for clients in commercial and business litigation, insurance coverage matters, toxic tort litigation, product liability litigation, defamation claims, and claims for personal injury.
Education
Catholic University of America, J.D.
Providence College, B.A.
Professional Affiliations
Defense Research Institute
New Hampshire Bar Association
Manchester Bar Association
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- Associate Attorney / Burlington VT
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- Government Relations Director / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder
- Vice President
Jeff Johnson is licensed to practice law in Vermont and the District of Columbia. His practice focuses primarily on the legal needs of captive insurers, risk retention groups, purchasing groups, and their respective parent organizations. He and the Captive Insurance team form and then provide ongoing legal representation to captives (of all types), risk retention groups, risk purchasing groups, and all other forms of risk transfer entities. Jeff assists clients in their efforts to redomesticate, merge, conduct loss portfolio transfer transactions, enter into dormancy, and dissolve. He and the firm's Government Relations team, lead by Jamie Feehan, also work on revisions to captive insurance statutes and regulations on behalf of the firm's captive clients.
Education
Vermont Law School, J.D. Cum laude, 1982
SUNY at Cortland, B.A. 1975
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- Shareholder / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder
- Vice President
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- Associate / Portsmouth NH
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- Shareholder / Manchester NH
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- Attorney / Shareholder / Burlington VT
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- Senior Counsel / Manchester NH
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Burlington VT
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- Senior Counsel / Burlington VT
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- Government Relations Specialist / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder / Director / Treasurer / Senior Vice President
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- Shareholder
- Vice President
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- Associate Attorney / Burlington VT
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- Attorney With Burlington - Based Firm, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer Has Been Recognized As a Top Corporate Law Attorney With Business Today
Mark Scribner, an attorney with Burlington-based firm, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer has been recognized as a top corporate law attorney with Business Today.
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- Government Relations Specialist / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder / Burlington VT
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- of Counsel / Burlington VT
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- of Counsel / Manchester NH
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- Associate / Washington DC
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- Shareholderv / Vice President / Littleton NH
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Manchester NH
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- Associate
- Associate / Burlington VT
- Member of the Firm
Peter is a member of the firm's corporate, captive insurance, and financial services practice groups. He assists companies in the formation and ongoing representation of captives and other risk financing vehicles and advises captives with respect to corporate and regulatory compliance matters. Peter also represents banks and financial institutions in corporate and regulatory matters as well as contract and governance issues. Peter has experience with mergers and acquisitions, conversions, dissolutions, and other major corporate transactions in both the insurance and banking spaces.
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- Director
- Senior Vice President
- Shareholder
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- Assistant Secretary
- Shareholder
- Vice President
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- Shareholder / Vice President / Woodstock VT
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- Associate / Manchester NH
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- Shareholder / Director / President / Burlington VT
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- Shareholder / Burlington VT
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- Associate / Manchester NH
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- Managing Director / Chair / Shareholder / Burlington VT
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- Director
- Shareholder
- Vice President
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