Dave Gurtman

Dave Gurtman is a transactional attorney at Dinse whose practice includes Business and Entrepreneurial Transactions, Renewable Energy, and Nonprofit Organizations. He advises clients ranging from startups to established companies on mergers, acquisitions, financing, contracts, leasing, and tax planning. He also assists founders and investors with company structure and capital raising and represents participants in the financing, construction, and development of renewable energy projects.

Dave earned a J.D. cum laude from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2005 and a B.A. cum laude from Middlebury College in 2001. His law school credentials include a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law and an Outstanding Client Advocacy Award. His environmental credential accompanies a practice that includes renewable energy and other business transactions. He advises entrepreneurs, established businesses, nonprofits, and energy clients on agreements, financing, governance, and the legal arrangements needed to carry out their plans.

Dave’s experience includes financing and selling community solar facilities, technology company capital raises, craft beverage company formation, and a major Vermont ski resort asset acquisition. He works on renewable energy agreements involving power purchases, construction, operations, and financing. His nonprofit clients include educational, health care, and philanthropic institutions. Before joining Dinse, he clerked for Vermont trial courts in Chittenden and Addison Counties.

Dave Gurtman emphasizes responsive service and practical approaches to legal and financial risk. His professional service includes chairing the Vermont Bar Foundation’s IOLTA Committee and leadership in the Chittenden County Bar Association. Transactions require attention to both immediate deal terms and the responsibilities that continue after closing. His practice helps organizations and project participants consider those connected issues while structuring agreements, obtaining financing, and carrying out their business plans.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dinse, P.C.
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Chair of IOLTA Committee, Vermont Bar Foundation (2024-Present)
• President, Chittenden County Bar Association (2020)
• Board Member, Spectrum Youth & Family Services (2026-Present)
• Board Member, Renewable Energy Vermont (2026-Present)
• Chair, Generator (2024-2025)
• Board Member, Leadership Champlain (2014 – 2020)

Licensed State

• Vermont

Education

• Lewis and Clark Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Middlebury College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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