(Main Office)

Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry is a professional corporation of twenty-six attorneys, with offices in Portland and Kennebunk, which has been providing legal services throughout Maine and New England for more than 50 years. Our clients work most closely with one attorney, with assistance from other attorneys and paralegals as appropriate to ensure effective and timely results.

Statement of Practice

Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bond, Business, Construction, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Indian Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Municipal, Municipal Finance, Nonprofit Organizations, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, School, Taxation, Trust Administration, Zoning and Land Use, and General and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, including Commercial, White Collar Criminal Defense, Legal Malpractice, Antitrust, Insurance, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Probate Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.

Representative Clients:

TD Bank, N.A.
Camden National Bank
The First, N.A.
Bangor Savings Bank
GMAC, LLC
Ford Motor Credit Company
Chrysler Financial Services
Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC
Shaw's Supermarkets
National Distributors, Inc.
Emery-Waterhouse Company
Oxford County Telephone & Telegraph Co.
d/b/a Oxford Networks
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
Downeast Energy
Down East Enterprises
Cities of Portland, South Portland and Westbrook
Towns of Boothbay, Casco, Cumberland, Cutler, Gorham, Gray, Harpswell, Hiram, Kennebunk, Lyman, Poland, Pownal, Southport, Standish, Thorndike, Waterboro, Westport Island and Windham
County of Cumberland
Passamaquoddy Tribe
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Company
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
S.R. Weiner & Associates
Packard Development
Kasprzak, Inc.
Caleb Affordable Housing Authority
York Housing Authority
Plum Creek Timber Company
Hancock Lumber Company
Highlands Retirement Community
Maine Life Care Retirement Community, Inc.
d/b/a Piper Shores
ecomaine, f/k/a Regional Waste Systems, Inc.
Berwick Sewer District
Zurich of North America
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc.
Welch Foundation
Margaret Chase Smith Foundation
Matrix Benefit Group, LLC
Bumble Bee Foods.

Address

Ten Free Street P.O. Box 4510
Portland, ME 04112-4510, (Cumberland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 207-775-7271
Fax: 207-775-7935

Website

http://www.jbgh.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Raymond E. Jensen (1908-2002).

Kenneth Baird (1914-1987).

M. Donald Gardner (1918-2003).

Kenneth M. Cole III (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Cornell University (J.D., with distinction, 1972). Practice Areas: Municipal; Real Estate.Email: Kenneth M. Cole III

Nicholas S. Nadzo (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1976, Maine; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1965); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1968). Practice Areas: Environmental; Energy; Municipal; School Law.Email: Nicholas S. Nadzo

Frank H. Frye (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, Maine. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1968); William & Mary Law School (J.D., 1972); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Tax; Probate; Estate Planning; Nonprofit Corporations; International Transactions.Email: Frank H. Frye

David J. Jones (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Maine. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). (Resident, York County Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Foreclosures; Small Business.Email: David J. Jones

Michael A. Nelson (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia; 1976, District of Columbia; 1980, Maine; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., with honors, 1969); Harvard University (M.A.T., 1970); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1975). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Professional Liability.Email: Michael A. Nelson

Richard H. Spencer, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1969); Boston College (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Lender Law; Commercial Real Estate Development; Corporate.Email: Richard H. Spencer, Jr.

Alan R. Atkins (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: New York University (B.A., 1962); Suffolk University and Boston College Law School (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Condominiums; Commercial Financing; Business Transactions; Commercial.Email: Alan R. Atkins

Ronald A. Epstein (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Maine. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1973); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1974); University of Maine (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal Finance.Email: Ronald A. Epstein

William H. Dale (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Maine. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1972); University of Maine (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Municipal; Land Use.Email: William H. Dale

Joseph H. Groff III (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey; 1984, Maine. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D.,1976). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Mediation.Email: Joseph H. Groff III

F. Bruce Sleeper (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with general honors, 1978); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial; Consumer Credit; Banking.Email: F. Bruce Sleeper

Deborah M. Mann (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1981, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction; Probate Litigation.Email: Deborah M. Mann

Leslie E. Lowry, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Maine. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., with distinction, 1973); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Leslie E. Lowry, III

Patricia McDonough Dunn (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Maine; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., with highest distinction, 1973); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Labor; Employment; Municipal.Email: Patricia McDonough Dunn

Michael J. Quinlan (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1982); Cornell University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Intellectual Property; Nonprofit Organizations Law.Email: Michael J. Quinlan

R. Lee Ivy (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Maine; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1974); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Taxation; Charitable Organizations; Trust Administration.Email: R. Lee Ivy

Roger P. Asch (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University School of Management (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Boston College (J.D., 1979); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1983); University of Miami School of Law; Washington University. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Business Planning Law; Taxation.Email: Roger P. Asch

Frank K.N. Chowdry (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Maine. Education: Fairfield University (A.B., 1983); Boston College (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Housing; Health Care; Corporate.Email: Frank K.N. Chowdry

Natalie L. Burns (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1980); University of Maine (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Municipal; Land Use.Email: Natalie L. Burns

Sally J. Daggett (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1987); George Washington University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Municipal; Employment; Land Use.Email: Sally J. Daggett

Brendan P. Rielly (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Commercial; Civil Litigation; Mediation; Environmental; School Law; Personal Injury; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Brendan P. Rielly

OF COUNSEL

Merton G. Henry (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1955, Maine; 1956, District of Columbia. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1950); George Washington University (LL.B., 1955). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning.

James E. Kaplan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Maine. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1973); University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Administrative; Insurance; Legal Malpractice; Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

ASSOCIATES

Suzanne R. Scott (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Maine. Education: St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Suzanne R. Scott

Loraine Lombardi Hite (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, Maine and New York. Education: State University of New York, Albany (B.A.; 1986); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D.; 1992). (Resident, Kennebunk Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Small Business Law; Residential and Commercial Loans.Email: Loraine Lombardi Hite

Marcia G. Corradini (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Husson College (B.S.B.A., 1994; M.S.B., 1996); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate.Email: Marcia G. Corradini

Nicholas J. Morrill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maine. Education: Bates College (B.A., 2001); University of Maine (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Nicholas J. Morrill