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| | Address | | 245 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 9781 | | Portland, Maine 04104-5081 | | (Cumberland Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 207-772-1941 | | Fax: 207-772-3627 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dwmlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Drummond Woodsum practices in the following areas of law:
Banking and Commercial, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Employment Services, Environmental, Estate Planning, Indian Law, Insurance, Labor Relations and Negotiations, Legislative, Municipal, Public Utility, Commercial Real Estate including Development of Affordable Housing, School Law and Trial Services. | | Year Established: 1965 | Firm Profile:
Drummond Woodsum is one of Maine's largest and most well respected law firms, with offices in Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The firm's attorneys share a strong commitment to providing high quality counsel to clients across a wide spectrum of legal practice areas. A philosophy of quality, responsiveness and efficiency in the delivery of legal services has led to the development of some of the best lawyers in the United States and a reputation that is recognized nationally. Several of the firm's partners in corporate law, commercial/bankruptcy, employment law, and litigation are listed in The Best Lawyers In America and in Chambers and Partners USA Guide to leading business lawyers. Additionally, in 2001 and 2002, then firm member Robert E. Hirshon was the first Maine lawyer in nearly 100 years to serve as President of the American Bar Association.The firm is organized into service groups designed to ensure that our attorneys have a comprehensive understanding of, and practical solutions to, the issues and challenges our clients face. These groups include Public Sector Group, Business and Commercial Services, Indian Services, Trial Services and Estate Planning. The firm's lawyers are actively involved in economic and civic organizations across the state and are involved in the local, state and national Bars. Members of the firm chair governing boards of numerous civic, educational and charitable institutions, and have held office in state and local government. | | Firm Size: 45 | Law Firm Affiliations:
MERITAS: Law Firms Worldwide: A worldwide alliance of nearly 200 independent business law firms. | Clients:
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: TDBanknorth; Bank of America; Forum Financial Group; Key Corp. and affiliates. |
BUSINESS SECTOR CLIENTS: Agri-Mark, Inc.; Calpine; Consumers Maine Water Co.; Daaquam Maine Inc.; Fore River Co.; Futureguard Building Products, Inc.; Maine Trailer, Inc.; M.W. Sewell & Co.; Media Power, Inc.; Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Rain Forest Aquaculture; Stonewall Kitchens, LLC; Swift River Hafslund; Rich Tool & Die Co.; United Systems Access, Inc.; Daigle Oil Co.; Oxford Networks; New England Barbecue Ventures; CEI Ventures; Irving Tanning; Meriturn Partners, LLC. |
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CLIENTS: Chubb Insurance Group; Great American Insurance Co.; The State Farm Insurance; The Alliance of American Insurers; United Educators Insurance; American International Group, Inc.; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group; National Union Insurance Co.; Maine Municipal Property and Casualty Pool; Maine School Management Association Property and Casualty Trust. |
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Colby College; Cheverus High School; Fryeburg Academy; The University of New England; Portland School Committee; South Portland Board of Education; Maine School Management Association. |
MUNICIPALITIES: Bridgton; Buxton; Falmouth; Harrison; Kennebunkport; North Berwick; Rockport; Sebago; Waterford. |
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES: Passamaquoddy Tribe; Penobscot Nation; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians; Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation; Grand Traverse Band of Ottowa and Chippewa Indians; Grand Traverse Economic Development Corp.; Nez Perce Tribe; Mohegan Tribe; Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina; Seminole Nation of Florida; Foxwoods Development Co. |
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: Community Concepts, Inc.; Community Housing of Maine, Inc.; Maine Workforce Housing, LLC; Penquis Community Action; Plant Memorial Home; Realty Resources Chartered; Waterville Housing Authority; Belknap/Merrimack County (NH) Community Action; Portsmouth (N.H.) Housing Authority; Southwestern Community Services (Keene, NH); Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority; Turtle Mountain Housing Authority; Community Development Services, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Drummond Woodsum
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Daniel Amory (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, December 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1967); Yale University (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk, Senior Judge Gus J. Solomon, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 1973-1974. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1987. Chairman: Board of Harbor Commissions for Portland Harbor, 1982-1986; Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court for the District of Maine, 1985-1993. Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine, 1993-2001. Member: Committee on Local Rules, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, 1985-1993; Committee on Local Rules, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine, 1995-2000. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy; American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Transactions; Indian Gaming Law; Indian Business; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel Amory | | Harry R. Pringle (Managing Director) born Princeton, New Jersey, May 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor and Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3rd ed. 2006. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA Guide. Member, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Chairman, Maine Council of School Board Attorneys, 1985-1987. Director, National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, 1982-1986. Practice Areas: Labor Law; School Law; Employment Law. Email: Harry R. Pringle | | Richard A. Spencer (Shareholder) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Maine. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1969). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1969. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d ed. 2006. Member, Maine House of Representatives, 1975-1978 and House Chairman, Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary, 1976-1978. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Lobbying. Email: Richard A. Spencer | | Ronald N. Ward (Shareholder) born Norway, Maine, December 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1971); University of Maine (J.D., 1977). Member, Maine Law Review, 1976-1977. Member, Real Estate Sections of the Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions Law; Environmental Law. Email: Ronald N. Ward | | David J. Backer (Shareholder) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana; 1997, Maine. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1974); Indiana University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Member, Board of Directors, USA Triathlon, The National Governing Body for the Sport of Triathlon, 1990-1994 (Secretary, 1990; President, 1991-1993; Legal Committee, 1988-2004); United States Olympic Committee (Athlete Support Committee, 1997-2000); Adjunct Faculty, Butler University, College of Business, Indianapolis, 1995-1997; Member, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Cape Elizabeth, 1999-2003 (Chairman, 2000-2003); Elected Member, Cape Elizabeth Town Council, 2003— (Finance Chairman, 2005; Chairman, 2006); Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Trust and Estate Administration. Email: David J. Backer | | John S. Kaminski (Shareholder) born Jersey City, New Jersey, August 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, Maine. Education: George Washington University (B.A. 1976); National Law Center of George Washington University (J.D., with high honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif. Member of Faculty, Graduate School of Business, University of Texas, 1979-1982. Member, George Washington Law Review, 1979. Chairman, Federal and State Taxation Section, Maine State Bar Association, 1987-1992. Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Maine School of Law, 1991-1996. Fellow, and American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Housing Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: John S. Kaminski | | William L. Plouffe (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut (inactive); 1981, Maine. Education: Holy Cross College (B.A., 1969); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1974). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Environmental Law. Email: William L. Plouffe | | Jerrol A. Crouter (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1978); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys; American Arbitration Association Employment Advisory Council; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; College and University Law; Construction Law; Employment Law; Public Utilities; Mediation and Arbitration. Email: Jerrol A. Crouter | | Michael E. High (Shareholder) born Manchester, New Hampshire, October 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts; 1985, Maine. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (M.A., 1979); Cornell University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Danforth Graduate Fellow. Articles Editor, Cornell International Law Journal, 1982-1983. Listed in The Best Lawyers of America and The Chambers USA Guide. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Commercial Law; Securities. Email: Michael E. High | | Richard A. Shinay (Shareholder) born Waterville, Maine, November 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Maine. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1977); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Title Standards Subcommittee, Maine State Bar Association, 1981—. Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association. Member, Legislative Committee, Maine Real Estate Development Association. Listed in Chambers USA 2005 The Client's Guide. Member: American Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions; Environmental Law; Condominium Law. Email: Richard A. Shinay | | Bruce W. Smith (Shareholder) born Rockville Centre, New York, July 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Comments Editor, Maine Law Review. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d Ed. 2006. Instructor in School Law, University of Southern Maine. Law Clerk to the Honorable Gene Carter, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1984-1985. Former Chairman, Maine Council of School Board Attorneys. Member, NSBA Council of School Board Attorneys. Reported Cases: Pembroke School Comm. v. Veader, 2002 ME 161; 809 A.2d 624 (Me. 2002); Cook v. Lisbon School Comm. 682 A.2d 672 (Me. 1996); Board of Trustees v. Associated Colt Staff, 659 A.2d 842 (Me. 1995); Maine School Administrative Dist. No. 61 Bd. of Directors v. Lake Region Teachers Assoc. 567 A.2d 77 (1989). Practice Areas: Labor Law; School Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Bruce W. Smith | | Gary D. Vogel (Shareholder) born Plainfield, New Jersey, April 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Marlboro College; Keene State College (B.A., 1982); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Recipient, Key Trust Prize. Member, Justinian Society. Member, 1983-1984 and Note and Comment Editor, 1984-1985, Albany Law Review. Attorney, 1985-1994, Partner, 1991-1994, Richardson & Troubh, Portland, Maine. Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Taxation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | E. William Stockmeyer (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Maine. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1977; M.S., 1979; J.D., 1986). Book Review Editor, Cornell Law Review, Vol. 71, 1986. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d ed. 2006. Lead Instructor, Maine School Finance Institute, 2002—. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Construction Law; School Law; Real Estate Law. Email: E. William Stockmeyer | | Benjamin E. Marcus (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine. Education: Bates College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Cornell Law Review, Vol. 71, 1986. Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1986-1987. Co-Chair, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Sections, Maine State Bar Association. Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Best Business Lawyers. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Benjamin E. Marcus | | Melissa A. Hewey (Shareholder) born Concord, Massachusetts, March 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine; 2007, New Hampshire. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Fordham University; University of Maine (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA Guide. Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice, University of Maine School of Law. Contributing Author, Maine School Law (3rd ed. 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; School Law. Email: Melissa A. Hewey | | Gerald M. Zelin (Shareholder) (Resident, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office). | | Eric R. Herlan (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, March 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine; 2006, New Hampshire. Education: University of Maine at Orono (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Columbia University (Ph.D., 1987); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Maine Law Review. Editor, Special Education Quarterly. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d ed. 2006. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Vincent L. McKusick, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Labor Law; School Law. Email: Eric R. Herlan | | Jeanne M. Kincaid (Shareholder) (Resident, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office). | | Gregory W. Sample (Shareholder) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Maine; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1991, Passamaquoddy Tribal Court; 2005, Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribal Court. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1975). Assistant Attorney General, Maine, 1975-1989; Tureen & Margolin, Portland, ME, 1989-1994; Tureen & Sample, Portland, ME, 1994-1996; Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1996—. Member: Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Housing Law; Administrative Law. Email: Gregory W. Sample | | Daniel J. Rose (Shareholder) born Stamford, Connecticut, April 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Maine and Massachusetts (inactive); 2006, New Hampshire. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1984); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Boston College Law Review. Editor, Litigating the Employment Case, 2d ed. ABA, 2001. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d ed. 2006. Law Clerk to the Honorable Gene Carter, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1989-1990. Vice Chair, Employer-Employee Relations Committee, American Bar Association, 1997—. Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Maine State Bar Association, 1999-2005. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; School Law. Email: Daniel J. Rose | | Kaighn Smith, Jr. (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Maine. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., with honors, 1979); University of Sussex (M.Phil., with high honors, 1983); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to: Honorable Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit 1987-1988; Honorable Louis Scolnik, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1986-1987. Author, Publications: "Federal Courts, State Power, and Indian Tribes: Confronting the Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule," 35 N. M. L. Rev. 1, 2005; "Fighting for a Federal Forum in Indian Sovereignty Cases: A Primer," The Federal Lawyer, March/April 2002; "Civil Rights and Tribal Employment," The Federal Lawyer, March/April 2000. Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Indian Affairs; Civil Litigation. Email: Kaighn Smith, Jr. | | Daina J. Nathanson (Shareholder) born Medford, Massachusetts, June 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine. Education: University of Maine at Orono (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure and Creditors Rights; Bureau of National Affairs Award. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law. Email: Daina J. Nathanson | | Edward J. Kelleher (Shareholder) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Maine. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Massachusetts (M.S. Economics); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. John Henry Wigmore Scholar. Law Clerk to Honorable D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Affordable Housing; Community Development; Corporate Law; Immigration Law. Email: Edward J. Kelleher | | Amy K. Tchao (Shareholder) born Auburn, Maine, September 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Maine; 2007, New Hampshire. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Maine (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Maine Law Review. Editor and Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3rd ed. 2006. Law Clerk to the Honorable D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1993-1994. Member: NSBA Council of School Board Attorneys. (Also at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office). Practice Areas: School Law; Municipal Law. Email: Amy K. Tchao | | S. Campbell Badger (Shareholder) born Santa Monica, California, October 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Maine. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Contributing Author, Maine School Law (3d. Ed., 2006). Member, Maine Council of School Attorneys, affiliate of the National School Boards Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Labor Relations. Email: S. Campbell Badger | | David S. Sherman, Jr. (Shareholder) born Hartford, Connecticut, May 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Colorado (inactive); 1993, Maine. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1984), Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; University of Michigan (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to Hon. Howard H. Dana, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1993-1994. Chair, Cape Elizabeth Planning Board. Member, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Portland and the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Workers Compensation. Email: David S. Sherman, Jr. | | Robert P. Nadeau (Shareholder) born Fort Kent, Maine, December 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Maine. Education: University of Maine at Fort Kent (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Maine (M.A., 1996); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Kapelsohn Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing. Book Review Editor, Review of Law and Social Change. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3rd ed. 2006. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Construction Law; Employee Benefits; Education Law. Email: Robert P. Nadeau | | Aaron M. Pratt (Shareholder) born Rochester, New York, February 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine; 2002, New Hampshire. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Wake Forest University Law School Review, 1999-2001. Member: New Hampshire Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Tribal Economic Development Law. Email: Aaron M. Pratt | | Brian D. Willing (Shareholder) born Sharon, Connecticut, March 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1992); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2000). Comments Editor, Maine Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: American Soc'y of Consultant Pharmacists v. Concannon, 214 F.Supp.2d 23; IHT Corp. v. Paragon Cutlery Co., Inc., 2002 ME 68, 794 A.2d 651; Town of Charleston v. School Administration District No. 68, 2002 ME 95, 798 A.2d 1102. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; School Litigation. Email: Brian D. Willing | | ASSOCIATES | | Stephen C. Jordan (Associate) born Westerly, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1998, New Hampshire and Maine. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; E-Commerce; Real Estate. Email: Stephen C. Jordan | | Catherine Decker Alexander (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1989); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk to Hon. David G. Roberts, Associate Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Catherine Decker Alexander | | John Lisnik, Jr. (Associate) born Shirley, Massachusetts, October 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Maine; 2001, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: University of Maine (B.A. in English and Philosophy, with highest distinction, 1991); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: New Hampshire Bar Association. (Also at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate. | | James C. Schwellenbach (Associate) born Dover, New Jersey, September 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine; 2007, New Hampshire. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1973); University of Colorado, Boulder (M.A., 1976); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Editor, School Law Advisory. Maine State Certification, Special Education Consultant, 2000-2005. (Also at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office). Practice Areas: Education Law. Email: James C. Schwellenbach | | Elizabeth D. McEvoy (Associate) born April 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine; 2001, Massachusetts. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1996); University of Maine, Portland (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning. Email: Elizabeth D. McEvoy | | Jeffrey T. Piampiano (Associate) born August 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Oregon; 2001, Maine. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1993); University of Maine (M.S., 1997); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 2000). Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Rick T. Haselton, Oregon Court of Appeals, 2000-2002. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Jeffrey T. Piampiano | | Peter C. Felmly (Associate) born March 23, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1998); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Articles Editor, Maine Law Review, 2002-2003. Recipient: Wernick Prize for Legal Writing, 2003. Member: Maine State Bar Association (Member, CLE Committee; President-Elect, Young Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Peter C. Felmly | | Jessica M. Emmons (Associate) born Brindisy, Italy, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 2001); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. | | Jonathan M. Goodman (Associate) born Huntington, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., Business Administration, 1991); University of Southern Maine (M.S. in Adult Education, 2001); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Robert B. Ganley Public Service Award, City's highest employee honor, 2005. Author, "Getting to the Truth: Analysis of Argument in Support of the Reid Technique of Interview and Interrogation," Maine Bar Journal, Winter 2006. Investigator, Portland Police Department for 13 years. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Education Law; Municipal Law. | | Abigail Greene Goldman (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine; 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1999); Yale University Law School (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Coker Teaching Fellow, Constitutional Law, Yale University Law School. Student Director, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization. Member, Yale Law Journal. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Municipal Law. | | Amy J. Visentin (Associate) born Palmerton, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); Penn State University (M.S., 1985); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Contracts; Intellectual Property. | | Sara S. Hellstedt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Public School Law; Municipal Law. | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Robert L. Gips (Special Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, November 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey, New York; 1985, Maine. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1976); Yale University (J.D./M.B.A., 1982). Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Board Member and Vice Chairman, Native American Community Development Corporation. Board Member: Passamaquoddy Blueberry and Cranberry Company; Natural Resources Council of Maine. Practice Areas: Federal Indian Law; Tribal Government; Tribal Economic Development; Commercial and Business Law. Email: Robert L. Gips | | OF COUNSEL | | Harold E. Woodsum, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Portland, Maine, August 13, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1965, Maine. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1953; LL.B., 1958). Trustee, Yale University, 1979-1988. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Law; Estate Planning Law; Sports Law. | | Hugh G. E. MacMahon (Of Counsel) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 24, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Massachusetts; 1966, Maine. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1959; LL.B., 1962). Chairman, Professional Ethics Commission, 1988-1994 and Member, 1994-2000, Board of Overseers of the Bar. Lecturer, Civil Procedure, 1972 and Professional Responsibility, 1988, University of Maine, School of Law. Trustee, Maine Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, 2004—. Member: American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Higher Education Law; Labor Law; School Law; Employment Law. Email: Hugh G. E. MacMahon | | Joseph L. Delafield III (Of Counsel) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, June 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, California; 1970, Maine. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1962); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1965). Member: The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Corporate Finance Law. | | Donald A. Kopp (Of Counsel) born Orange, New Jersey, June 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1972, Maine. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1965); Columbia University (LL.B., 1968). Editor, Significant Cases in Maine School Law, 2d ed. 2001. Contributing Author, Maine School Law, 3d ed. 2006. Co-Editor, Maine School Law for Board Members, 2002. Chairman, Maine Council of School Board Attorneys, 1996-1997. Director, Finance Authority of Maine, 1989- 1995. Director, Maine Education Assistance Board, 1989-1995. [LT., U.S. Coast Guard, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law. Email: Donald A. Kopp | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Portsmouth, New Hampshire Office: Custom House, 40 Pleasant Street, 03801. Telephone: 603-433-3317. Fax: 603-433-5384.
| (All Attorney Members and Associates of the Firm licensed to practice in Maine are Members of the Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Those Attorney Members and Associates of the Firm licensed to practice in New Hampshire are Members of the New Hampshire Bar Association) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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