Dinse PC, a full-service law firm in Vermont and upstate New York, has elected Shap Smith as its president and managing partner, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Jeff McMahan.
Smith is a trial lawyer who advises clients on complex environmental, construction defect, intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. His clients include institutions of higher education and Vermont businesses, insurance companies and policyholders.
Smith served in the Vermont Legislature for 14 years, eight of those as speaker of the House of Representatives. As a legislator, he negotiated and resolved the most challenging and complex public policy issues as one of the state’s political, business and policy leaders.