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(Main Office)

Headquartered in Portland, Curtis Thaxter is a law firm with a significant national as well as state-wide practice. We handle sophisticated transactions, resolve complex disputes and pride ourselves in performing our work in a way that adds real value for our clients. Our skills, experience, problem-solving abilities, and responsiveness to clients' needs enable us to handle the broadest range of legal matters.

Member of the Public Affairs Group and CT Resolution.

Statement of Practice

General Practice Civil Trials and Appeals in all Courts. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment, Administrative, Business, Commercial, Contract, Corporate, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financing, Government Affairs, Health Care, Affordable Housing, Insurance, Municipal, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Property Rights, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities and Finance, Taxation, Telecommunications and Torts.

Firm Affiliations

STATE CAPITAL GROUP

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

One Canal Plaza, Suite 1000 P.O. Box 7320
Portland, ME 04112-7320, (Cumberland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 207-774-9000
Telecopier: 207-775-0612

Website

http://www.curtisthaxter.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Augusta, Maine Office: 185 State Street, 04330. Telephone: 207-626-0388. Fax: 207-775-0612.

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

James N. Broder (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1976, District of Columbia; 1983, Maine. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high honors, 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Transactions; Tax-Exempt Bonds.Email: James N. Broder

Christian T. Chandler (Member) born New York, New York, December 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1983); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, 1987-1988, Maine Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. David M. Cohen, U.S. Magistrate-Judge. 1989-1990. Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Christian T. Chandler

James L. Costello (Member) born Bangor, Maine, December 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., high distinction, 1984); University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1988); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: James L. Costello

John Paul Erler (Member) born Akron, Ohio, December 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Maine; 1969,U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1961); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1968). Research and Special Projects Editor, University of Connecticut Law Review, 1966-1968. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (ADR and Natural Resources & Environmental Law Sections) and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Coast Guard Lt., 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Mediation; Environmental Law; Commercial Law.Email: John Paul Erler

D. Michael Frink (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts and Maine; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1975); Suffolk University (J.D., 1981). Assistant Attorney General, Maine, 1984-1986. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Administrative Law. Member: Maine State (Member, Health Law Section) and American (Member, Health Care Forum) Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association; Federation of Regulatory Counsel. (Also at Augusta Office). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Insurance Regulation; Health Care; Professional Licensing Regulation.Email: D. Michael Frink

John D. Gleason (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1980) Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi; University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1985). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Healthcare. Law Clerk to Hon. U.S. District Judge Edward T. Gignoux, 1985-1986. Member: Maine State (Member, Health Law Section) and American (Member, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Commercial and Employment Litigation; Health Care and Antitrust Law.Email: John D. Gleason

Charles J. Micoleau (Member) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1963); The Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1965); George Washington University (J.D., 1977). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Energy. Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie, 1970-1978. Member: Maine State and Federal Energy Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Energy; Environmental Law.Email: Charles J. Micoleau

Michael B. Peisner (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan (inactive); 1984, Massachusetts; 1986, Maine. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Member: Maine State (Chairman, Task Force on Limited Liability Companies, 1992-1994) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial.Email: Michael B. Peisner

Maurice A. Selinger, III (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1981); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1985). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law. Law Clerk to Hon. David A. Nichols and Hon. Daniel E. Wathen, Associate Justices, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1985-1986. Member: Maine State and American (Member, Real Property and Probate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial; Real Estate; Affordable Housing.Email: Maurice A. Selinger, III

David P. Silk (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1981); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk to Hon. Louis Scolnik, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1985-1986. Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative and Regulatory Matters; Construction and Employment Law.Email: David P. Silk

Robert E. Stevens (Member) born Peoria, Illinois, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois; 1975, Maine; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1960); University of Chicago (J.D., 1963). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law. Member: Cumberland County (President), Maine State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Banking; Health Care; Securities and Finance.Email: Robert E. Stevens

Sidney St. F. Thaxter, II (Member) born Portland, Maine, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1967); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1972). Member: Cumberland County and Maine State (Governor, 1982-1985) Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce (Chairman). Practice Areas: Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Environmental Law.Email: Sidney St. F. Thaxter, II

ASSOCIATES

Amy N. Devin (Associate) born Weymouth, Massachusetts, August 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Amy N. Devin

Susan E. Lucas (Associate) born Portland, Maine, January 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2004, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.S., 1993); Quinnipiac School of Law (J.D., 1999). Associate, Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Susan E. Lucas

Susan E. Schorr (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1987); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Maine State and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Regulatory Law; Administrative Law.Email: Susan E. Schorr

Joanna C. Wyman (Associate) born New York, New York, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1992); University of Maine (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate.Email: Joanna C. Wyman

SENIOR COUNSEL

Kenneth M. Curtis (Senior Counsel) born Curtis Corner, Maine, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Maine. Education: Maine Maritime Academy (B.S., 1952); Portland University (J.D., 1959). State Coordinator, Area Redevelopment Administration, 1963-1964. Secretary of State, Maine, 1965-1967. Governor of Maine, 1967-1975. Chairman, New England Governors' Conference, 1969-1970. Chairman, Environmental Task Force, National Governors' Conference, 1970-1971. U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1979-1981. President, Maine Maritime Academy, 1986-1994. Practice Areas: International; Government; Administrative.Email: Kenneth M. Curtis