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| | Address | | Custom House, 40 Pleasant Street | | Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 | | (Rockingham Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 603-433-3317 | | Fax: 603-433-5384 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dwmlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Drummond Woodsum practices in the following areas of law:
Education Law, Disability Rights, Banking and Commercial, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Employment Services, Environmental, Estate Planning, Insurance, Labor Relations and Negotiations, Municipal, 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. | Representative Clients:
School Districts of: Dover, Exeter, Bedford, Hampton, Rochester, Lebanon and Keene. |
Other Office Locations of Drummond Woodsum
Portland, Maine, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Gerald M. Zelin (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., January 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New Hampshire; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court.. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Harvard University (J.D., 1975). Author: "The Constitutional Limits of the Federal Government's Power to Regulate Special Education" and "Remedies and Defenses under the IDEA," in G. Ruesch, Editor, Special Education Law and Practice (LRP Publications, 1996, 2000); "The Constitutional Foundations of Special Education Law," monograph (LRP Publications, 1993); "Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System," 34 N.H. Bar Journal 21 (March 1993). Practice Areas: Special Education; School Law. Email: Gerald M. Zelin | | 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) born New Jersey, October 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Oregon (inactive); 1992, Washington (inactive); 1993, New Hampshire; 2003, Maine. Education: Trenton State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Oregon (J.D., 1982). Legal Teaching Positions: Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1998-2000; Antioch University, 1999; University of New Hampshire School of Education, 1993-2003. Member: Oregon State Bar; Washington State, Maine State and New Hampshire State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Litigation; Disability Law; College and University Law; School Law; Special Education. Email: Jeanne M. Kincaid | | 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 | | 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 School of Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities; Tribal Economic Development Law. Email: Aaron M. Pratt | | 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 | | 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 Portland, Maine Office). Practice Areas: School Law; Municipal Law. Email: Amy K. Tchao | | ASSOCIATES | | Melissa A. Cilley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri. (Not admitted in New Hampshire). Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1984); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1992). | | 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 Portland, Maine Office). Practice Areas: Education Law. Email: James C. Schwellenbach | | 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 Portland, Maine Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Portland, Maine Office: 84 Marginal Way, 04104-5081. Telephone: 207-772-1941. Fax: 207-772-3627.
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