James E. Clemons

Shareholder 100 East State Street P.O. Box 1309 Montpelier, Vermont 05601-1309 Phone: (802) 223-2102 Fax: (802) 223-2628 Email: jclemons@ppeclaw.com

Jim Clemons concentrates his practice in the areas of captive insurance, financial services, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, and general corporate matters. The bulk of his practice is spent advising various types of entities on the formation and operation of captive insurance companies, with an emphasis on risk retention groups. Jim has extensive experience with insurance company conversions, including demutualizations, mutual holding company formations, and reciprocal conversions. He also represents business entities on commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as contract and financing issues.

Jim graduated cum laude from Williams College in 1974 and magna cum laude from Vermont Law School in 1991. Following law school, he served as Law Clerk to Chief Justice Frederic W. Allen of the Vermont Supreme Court and was admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1992. He joined the firm in 1992 and became a Shareholder in 1995.

Areas of Practice:

• Captive Insurance
• Financial Services/Banking
• Business Entity/Commercial
• Insurance

Bar Admissions:

• Vermont

Education:

• Vermont Law School, 1991, J.D., Honors: magna cum laude
• Williams College, 1974, Honors: cum laude

Published Works:

• Alternative Risk Financing Options for Healthcare Organizations, Healthcare Liability and Litigation Practice Group, American Health Lawyers Association, Co-Author, June 2005

Classes/Seminars/Speaking Engagements:

• Guest Speaker at Milliman’s Eighth Annual Mortgage Bankers Reinsurance Conference

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Vermont Bar Association