Nicholas J. Deleault

Nicholas J. Deleault is a shareholder at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer in Manchester whose practice focuses on insurance coverage and litigation. Since 2007, he has represented clients in coverage disputes, bad faith claims, insurance defense, and other complex civil litigation in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. His work includes evaluating policy language, coverage positions, claim files, liability allegations, damages, and litigation strategy. He assists insurers and other clients when disputes require detailed analysis of contractual insurance obligations and preparation for negotiation, trial, or appeal.

Deleault earned a B.A. from Stonehill College and a J.D. from the University of New Hampshire, School of Law. His legal education is complemented by substantial insurance-industry experience. Before joining his current firm, he spent fourteen years litigating complex insurance matters for a large national insurer and later served for two years as in-house coverage counsel for another national insurance company. That background provides practical insight into how insurers investigate claims, evaluate coverage, manage litigation, and make decisions involving policy interpretation and exposure.

Deleault has handled cases involving catastrophic injuries, construction-site accidents, bad faith allegations, products liability, premises liability, and other insurance-related disputes. Representative matters include defending claims arising from serious injuries at construction sites, trying a bad faith case for a national insurer, obtaining a defense verdict in a products liability action involving a bungee cord, and defending a grocery store in slip-and-fall litigation. He is admitted in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine, along with applicable federal courts.

Nicholas J. Deleault has served in professional leadership, including as a former vice chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Insurance Law Section. His combination of private litigation and in-house insurance experience helps clients assess coverage questions and litigation risk from legal and operational perspectives. He focuses on careful policy analysis, development of the factual record, and efficient case strategy, supporting insurers and businesses through disputes involving coverage, bad faith, liability, and other complex claims that can carry significant financial consequences.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Former Vice Chair, New Hampshire Bar Association, Insurance Section
• Founder and President, Stonehill College Pre-Law Society and Mock Trial Team (2002-2004)

Licensed State

• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• University of New Hampshire, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stonehill College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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