As a member of Primmer’s Litigation group, Chris’ practice focuses on a broad range of civil matters, including insurance coverage disputes, business and commercial disputes, insurance defense, and bankruptcy matters. His deep understanding of insurance and commercial law benefits his practice and, consequently, Primmer’s clients.

Prior to joining Primmer, Chris served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Joelle Hitch, a Family Court Judge in Wilmington, Delaware. There, Chris drafted court orders and researched novel issues of family law. He also attended court regularly, which resulted in his deep understanding of state court systems. Chris subsequently moved to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, where he became a workers’ compensation and personal injury attorney. In that role, Chris learned how insurance access can affect legal outcomes. This developed his interests in insurance law.

In 2024, Chris moved to Chittenden County and focused on insurance. In his new role, Chris handled numerous coverage opinions and disputes involving commercial general liability policies, business automobile policies, and professional liability policies. In doing so, he developed a deep understanding of insurance law and its more nuanced topics, including:

• Rules of Policy Interpretation;
• Reservations of Rights;
• Occurrence-Based Policies v. Claims-Made Policies;
• The Duty to Defend v. The Duty to Indemnify;
• Primary and Excess Policies;
• Bad Faith Failure to Settle; and
• Bad Faith Denial of Benefits,

At Primmer, Chris continues his work in insurance coverage law, while also handling other types of litigation.