Ralphine N. O’Rourke

Ralphine N. O’Rourke is a shareholder and vice president at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC in Burlington, Vermont. Her practice focuses on commercial transactions, with particular emphasis on commercial lending. She advises financial institutions and corporations on contracts, governance matters, and financing issues, and she assists privately held companies with operating and shareholder agreements. Her work helps business clients structure important relationships and address legal issues connected to lending and corporate operations.

O’Rourke earned her J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law and her B.A. from Wheaton College. She also studied at the University of Edinburgh. Her academic background supports a practice that requires careful legal analysis, business judgment, and attention to the terms that shape financial and corporate relationships. This training provides a foundation for advising lenders, companies, and business owners on transactional matters involving contracts, governance, and commercial finance.

With more than 30 years of experience in commercial lending, O’Rourke handles matters involving financial lending, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. She works with financial institutions and businesses on commercial transactions and helps privately held companies develop operating and shareholder agreements suited to their ownership and management needs. Her experience allows her to assist clients with structuring transactions, reviewing contractual obligations, and addressing governance issues that can affect long-term business operations.

Ralphine N. O’Rourke has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2016. She is also involved with the Vermont Business Roundtable, where she serves on the Audit Committee and Governance Committee, and she belongs to the Vermont Bar Association and Chittenden County Bar Association. Her professional activities, speaking engagements, and community service reflect a broad commitment to the legal and business community while complementing her practical work on commercial lending and corporate matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
• Member, Vermont Business Roundtable, Audit Committee and Governance Committee
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Chittenden County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Vermont
• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wheaton College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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