Captive insurance lawyer promoted at New England law firm

Captive insurance lawyer Peter Dysart (pictured) has been elected as a shareholder of New England-based law firm Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer. 

Dysart, who joined Primmer as an associate attorney in the in the firm's Burlington, Vermont office in 2022, practises captive insurance law and alternative risk transfer as well as corporate law and serves on the board of directors of the Burlington Business Association.

Dysart was previously an associate at Burlington law firms Paul Frank + Collins from 2018 to 2021 and at Sheehey Furlong & Behm from 2017 to 2018.  

He was among three lawyers who were made shareholders of the firm. The other two were Nicholas Deleault and Christina Jensen.

Deleault joined the firm’s insurance and litigation practice in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2023. He  is former vice chair for the insurance section of the New Hampshire Bar Association and has volunteered as a youth soccer coach for the town of Chester, New Hampshire.

Jensen joined the firm’s community association and corporate law practice in Burlington in 2023. She serves on the legal committee of the United States Eventing Association and as chair of the Vermont Legislative Action Committee at the New England chapter of the Community Associations Institute.

Attorneys Debra Mayotte, Holly Kramer and Melissa Vale also joined the firm as lawyers. 

Mayotte joined the firm’s insurance law, coverage, defense and litigation team, based in Manchester, New Hampshire. With a primary practice in insurance defence, she represents individuals, small business owners and corporations.

Kramer joined Primmer’s Washington, D.C., office as of counsel. With more than 20 years’ experience, her practice focuses on insurance coverage counselling, claims handling and litigation on behalf of professional liability insurance company clients.

Vale brings over two decades of experience in insurance law and litigation to Primmer's office in Washington, D.C. Her focus is on insurance coverage counseling, claims handling and litigation on behalf of professional liability insurance company clients.

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