Elijah D. Emerson

Elijah D. Emerson is a Shareholder and Vice President at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, with offices in Montpelier, Vermont, and Littleton, New Hampshire. His practice addresses municipal law, energy, public finance, and environmental challenges. He focuses on municipal utility and infrastructure projects, helping publicly owned entities with financing and implementation. His approach begins with questions and careful listening to identify issues and anticipate potential problems.

Emerson earned a J.D. from Vermont Law School and a B.A. from the University of Vermont. He is admitted to practice in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. His legal education supports the interpretation of government authority, financing requirements, and regulatory obligations. In his infrastructure practice, this background helps connect the documents and approvals needed for a project with the responsibilities of the public entity undertaking it.

Emerson has assisted with a New Hampshire Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program and obtained a certificate of public good for a 40 MW biodiesel generation plant in Vermont. He has also secured regulatory approval for a major utility Smart Grid implementation plan. His work includes advising investor-owned, municipal, and cooperative utilities on Dodd-Frank regulations, bringing public finance and energy regulation together in matters involving utility operations and investment.

Elijah D. Emerson brings more than 20 years of experience to collaborative, practical representation. His community service includes a trustee leadership role with the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium. He has also spoken on community solar and the Federal Power Act. His practice emphasizes straightforward solutions, helping clients evaluate financing, regulatory, and environmental issues together as they plan and carry out projects intended to serve their communities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association’s Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities Law section
• Vice Chair, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Board of Trustees
• Member, New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association
• Member, New Hampshire Clean Tech Council
• Member, New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
• Member, New Hampshire Business and Industry Association’s Energy and Regulated Utilities committee

Licensed State

• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• Vermont Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Vermont
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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