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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lisenby Jeffrey Patton   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PROASSURANCE CORP [[PRA]] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Senior Vice-President / Corporate Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PROASSURANCE CORPORATION, 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2009 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209-6811 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/02/2009   P   126 (1) A $ 47.5 4,192 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

1,040

1,040

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 54.28

09/01/2008(3)

09/01/2018

Common Stock

6,250

6,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 51.48

09/10/2007(4)

09/10/2017

Common Stock

1,000

1,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 41.15

09/10/2005(5)

09/10/2015

Common Stock

1,250

500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 33.28

09/10/2004(6)

09/10/2014

Common Stock

1,000

200

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22

09/04/2003(7)

09/13/2013

Common Stock

800

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lisenby Jeffrey Patton C/O PROASSURANCE CORPORATION 100 BROOKWOOD PLACE BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209-6811			Senior Vice-President	Corporate Secretary

Signatures

Jeffrey P. Lisenby		03/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired in the amended and restated ProAssurance Stock Ownership Plan. Purchases under this plan are exempt under Rule 16b-3(c)
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of ProAssurance Corporation common stock, issueable from the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest if the reporting person remains continuously employed by ProAssurance or one of its subsidiaries until February 26, 2012 (three years from date of grant). Vesting will accelerate upon termination of employment as the result of (i) death; (ii) disability; or (iii) Good Reason, as defined in the reporting person's employment agreement with ProAssurance Corporation, or by action of the Compensation Committee of the ProAssurance Corporation Board of Directors. The RSUs will be settled in shares of ProAssurance Common Stock and in cash, with the cash portion being approximately equal to the federal, state, and local taxes.
(3)	The options vest in five equal, yearly installments commencing on September 1, 2008
(4)	The options vest in five equal, yearly installments commencing on September 10,2007
(5)	The options vest in five equal, yearly installments commencing on September 10, 2005
(6)	The options vest in five equal, yearly installments commencing on September 10, 2004
(7)	The options vest in five equal, yearly installments commencing on September 4, 2003

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