Jens-Peter W. Bergen
Member
Email: jwbergen@mainelawyer.net
Practice Areas: General Practice; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Dog Bites; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Appeals; Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Tourist Injuries; Sexual Abuse; Wrongful Death; Contracts; Contract Litigation; Civil Litigation; General Litigation; Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Partnership Law; Small Business Law; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Litigation; Boundary and Easement Disputes; Premises Liability; Trial Practice; Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Consumer Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Arbitration; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Fraud; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Foreclosures; Mortgages; Collections; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Domestic Violence; Visitation Rights; Prenuptial Agreements; Alimony; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Relations; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Matrimonial Law; Post Divorce Modification; Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Father's Rights; Adoptions; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Libel; Slander; Defamation; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Drivers License Suspension; Traffic Violations; Misdemeanors.
Admitted: 1988, Maine; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine
Law School: University of Maine School of Law, J.D., 1988
College: Maine Maritime Academy, B.S., 1980
Member: York County, Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese.
Reported Cases: Maine Bonding & Casualty Company v. Knowlton, 598 A.2d 749 (Me 1991); State v. Joubert, 603 A.2d 861 (Me 1992); Sheltra v. Rochefort, 667 A.2d 868 (Me. 1995), Feinerman v. Barrett, 673 A.2d 1341 (Me.1996); Martin Hodas Defined Benefit Plan v. First American Title Insurance Company, 1997 ME 137, 696 A.2d 1095; Burke v. Port Resort Realty Corp.,1998 ME 193, 714 A.2d 837; Burke v. Port Resort Realty Corp.,1999 ME 138, 737 A.2d 1055 (Burke II); Ly v. LaFortune, 2003 ME 119, 832 A.2d 757, 2003 ME LEXIS 136 (2003); Walker v. Walker, 2005 ME 21, 868 A.2d 887, 2005 Me. LEXIS 21 (2005); Hayden v. Orfe, 2006 ME 56, 896 A.2d 968, 2006 Me. LEXIS 56 (2006).
Born: Kirksville, Missouri, September 26, 1958
ISLN: 909092427