Dale L. Gavin
Thompson & Bowie LLP
P O Box 4630
Portland, ME  04112-4630
(207) 774-2500 (ph)
(207) 774-3591 (fax)
dgavin@thompsonbowie.com

Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation

Education
Colby College, AB 1977
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1983
Stanford University, MA

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Coastal Maine Aquatics (President)

Laurie A. Gibson
Lawyers Assistance Group
462 Auburn Pownal Road
Durham, ME  04222
(207) 926-5010 (ph)
(207) 926-5007 (fax)
l_a_gibson@prodigy.net

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Legal Research
Litigation

Education
Bowdoin College, AB 1980 History/Biology cum laude
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1984

Bar Admissions
Maine, U.S. District Court - Maine,
First Circuit Court of Appeals

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
ABA Committee on Bar Admissions (2001-present)
American Bar Association (Member)
Maine Bar Journal Editorial Advisory Committee (Past Chair)
Maine Board of Bar Examiners (Chair 2000-2003)
Maine Board of Bar Examiners (Board Member 1989-present)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Sarah L. Glynn
Oxford Hills Law
P O Box 298
South Paris, ME  04281-0298
(207) 743-7753 (ph)
(207) 743-0887 (fax)
sarah@oxfordhillslaw.com

Practice Areas
Adoption
Criminal
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Legal Research
Litigation
Military/Veterans Affairs
Nonprofit
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1999
Westfield State College, BS Education 1978

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Fanfare Band
Kiwanis of Norway-South Paris (Member)
Oxford County Bar Association (Member)
Oxford County Trial Lawyers' Association (Member)
Retired Military Officers' Association (Member)
The Retired Officers Association (TROA)

Jacqueline L. Gomes
Jacqueline L. Gomes PA
425 Main Street
Westbrook, ME  04092
(207) 854-1210 (ph)
(207) 854-9649 (fax)
jackie@jacquelinegomes.com

Practice Areas
Adoption
Criminal
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Social Security

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1991
University of Southern Maine, BA Political Science 1988

Bar Admissions
Maine, U.S. District Court - Maine,
First Circuit Court of Appeals,
Penobscot Nation Tribal Court

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cub Scout Pack 805 (Pack Committee Chair)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
International Organization of Rainbow for Girls (Advisory Board Windham Assembly #27)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (Member)

Vicki J. Gordan
UNUM
2211 Congress Street
Portland, ME  04122
(207) 575-8227 (ph)
(207) 575-5115 (fax)
vgordan@unum.com

Practice Areas

Education
Bates College, BA 1977
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1980
Certified Financial Analyst, CFA
University of New Hampshire, MBA

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Ann R. Gosline
65 Upper Pond Road
Litchfield, ME  04350
(207) 737-8483 (ph)
(207) 737-2857 (fax)
agosline@gwi.net

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Energy
Environmental
Estate Planning, Probate
Government Contracts
Health
Nonprofit
Women's Rights

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, J.D. 1976
Stanford University, B.A. History 1971

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Association for Conflict Resolution (Former Co-chair Workplace Initiative)
Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals (Former Board Member)
Public Conversations Project (Board Member)

Lee Anne  Graybeal
5 Webhannet Place Suite 4
Kennebunk, ME  04043   
(207) 985-4644 (ph)
(207) 985-4495 (fax)
leeanne@graybeallaw.com

Practice Areas
Bankruptcy

Education
Drew University, BA 1975 Political Science
Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, JD 1982

Bar Admissions
Maine, New Jersey

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
York County Bar Association (Member)

Rebecca W. Greenfield
Pierce Atwood LLP
One Monument Square
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 791-1100 (ph)
(207) 791-1350 (fax)
rgreenfield@pierceatwood.com

Practice Areas
Land Use
Real Estate

Education
Amherst College, BA 1999
Boston University School of Law, JD 2003

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
General Committee of the Cumberland Bar Association Member; Maine State Bar Association; American Bar Association

Elizabeth Eddy Griffin
Pierce Atwood LLP
One Monument Square
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 791-1100 (ph)
(207) 791-1350 (fax)
egriffin@pierceatwood.com

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Workers' Compensation

Education
Colby College, AB Philosophy 1985
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1992 cum laude

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance Eviction Project
University of Maine School of Law Alumni Association (President 2007-2008)

Sandra L. Guay
Woodman Edmands Danylik & Austin
P O Box 468
Biddeford, ME  04005-0468
(207) 284-4581 (ph)
(207) 284-2078 (fax)
slg@woodedlaw.com

Practice Areas
Environmental
Municipal
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD
University of Southern Maine, Environmental Science & Policy

Bar Admissions
Maine, U.S. District Court - Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Saco Planning Board (Member)
York Bar Association (President)

Kristin A. Gustafson
Dyer & Gustafson
P O Box 2147
Augusta, ME  04338-2147
(207) 621-0693 (ph)
(207) 623-2517 (fax)
Kristin.A.Gustafson@verizon.net

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions

Languages

Leslie C. Hallock
Wakelin Hallock & O'Donovan LLP
57 Exchange Street Suite 100
Portland, ME  04101-5000
(207) 774-3595 (ph)
(207) 774-4808 (fax)
wholaw@maine.rr.com

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
George Washington University, A.B. 1966
University of Denver, J.D. 1988
Syracuse University, M.S.

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Audubon (Board of Trustees 2000-present)
Maine Employee Benefits Council
Maine Estate Planning Council

Adrienne S. Hansen
Reben Benjamin & March
P O Box 7060
Portland, ME  04112-7060
(207) 874-4771 (ph)
(207) 772-6402 (fax)
ahansen@rbmlawoffice.com

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employment & Labor
Litigation
Personal Injury
Women's Rights
Workers' Compensation

Education
Duke University, BA 1997
University of Colorado, JD 1997

Bar Admissions
Maine, U.S. District Court - Maine,
First Circuit Court of Appeals

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Employments Lawyers Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)

Marie  Hansen
Willey Law Offices
P O Box 924
Bangor, ME  04401-0924
(207) 262-6222 (ph)
(207) 262-6041 (fax)
mhanse_99@yahoo.com

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Criminal
Family
Guardian ad Litem

Education
University of Maine Orono, BA 1997 Political Science summa cum laude
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2000

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
CASA-GAL
Husson College (Director of Legal Studies)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Penobscot County Bar Association (Past President)
Penquis CAP (Mediator)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (Board of Directors)

Anna Barbara  Hantz
Gottesman & Hollis PA
39 East Pearl Street
Nashua, NH  03060
(603) 889-5959 (ph)
(603) 886-0380 (fax)
ahantz@nh-lawyers.com

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Construction
Environmental
Insurance
Land Use
Litigation
Real Estate

Education
Chicago Kent College of Law, JD 1992
University of New Hampshire, BA Political Science 1977

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts, New

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Governor's Judicial Selection Commission-NH
Nashua Children's Home (Board Member)

Wendy J. Harlan
IDEXX Laboratories
One IDEXX  Drive
Westbrook, ME  04092
(207) 856-0300 (ph)
(207) 856-0347 (fax)
Wendy-Harlan@IDEXX.com

Practice Areas
Biotechnology
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions

Education
Harvard Law School, JD 1996
Wellesley College, BA 1990

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
MSBA Task Force on Corporate Law Revisions (Member)
VNA Home Health (Board Member)

Dawn M. Harmon
Perkins Thompson
P O Box 426
Portland, ME  04112-0426
(207) 774-2635 (ph)
(207) 871-8026 (fax)
dharmon@perkinsthompson.com

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Litigation
Municipal
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2003
Wheaton College, BA 1999

Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts

Languages

Karen Kimball Hartford
Verrill Dana LLP
P O Box 586
Portland, ME  04112-0586
(207) 774-4000 (ph)
(207) 774-7499 (fax)
kkimball@verrilldana.com

Practice Areas
Employee Benefits and Executive
Compensation

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD cum laude 1999
Wesleyan University, BA 1994

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Literacy Volunteers of America - Greater Portland (Board Member)
Maine Employee Benefits Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions
Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Adoption
Construction
Education
Employment & Labor
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Litigation
Real Estate

Education
Bates College, B.A. 1991
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1996

Bar Admissions
Maine, U.S. District Court - Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Eastern Maine Community College (Adjunct Professor 2006-2007)
Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic Board (Board 2003-2005)
Hancock County Bar Association (Secretary 1999-2007)

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2004

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Energy

Education
Oberlin College, BA 1993
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2002

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cleaves Law Library Development Committee
Freeport Shellfish Commission

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Education
Employment & Labor
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1987
Wesleyan University, B.A. 1980

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Gignoux Inns of Court (Senior Lawyer)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions

Languages
Russian

Professional/Community Activities

Naomi H. Honeth
Law Offices of Joseph L. Bornstein
P O Box 4686
Portland, ME  04112-4686
(207) 772-4624 (ph)
(207) 772-1302 (fax)
Nhoneth@joebornstein.com

Practice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
Boston University, BA 1971
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1980

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Practice Areas
Banking, Finance
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 2002
Yale University, BA 1987

Languages
Spanish(Speak), Italian(Read/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Women's Lobby (Board Member)

Practice Areas
Criminal
Estate Planning, Probate
Guardian ad Litem
Litigation
Real Estate
Social Security

Education
Franklin Pierce Law Center, JD 1993
University of Southern Maine, BA English 1986

Languages
French

Professional/Community Activities
Vinalhaven Library Trustee (1999-2004)
Vinalhaven Planning Board (1995-1999)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 1978
Tufts University, BA 1961

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Association of Conflict Resolution (ACR) (Member)
Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals (Member)
New England Chapter of ACR (Member)
Youthlinks (Advisory Board)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Communit

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law
University of Vermont

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Environmental
Land Use

Education
Duke University, B.A. cum laude 1990
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. cum laude 1996

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section (Vice Chair)

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1974
Wellesley College, AB 1964

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Personal Injury

Education
Duke University, A.B. 1984
Vanderbilt University, JD 1987

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Various Conservation Projects

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Guardian ad Litem
Insurance
Litigation
Nonprofit

Education
King Alfred's College - Winchester England
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1984
University of Southern Maine, BA 1981 Political Science
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Advance Arson for Profit Investigation
National Fire Academy, Fire/Arson Investigator

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Governors Advisory Board of Executive Clemancy (Pardons
Board) (Chair 1996-present;Member 1991-1996)
International Association of Arson Investigators - Maine (Member)
Maine Animal Welfare Advisory Council (Chair 2001-2003;Vice
Chair 2003-Present)
Maine Harness Racing Commission (Member 2004-present)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2003

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Sports Law

Education
Boston University School of Law, JD cum laude 1993
Harvard College, AB 1985

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
College Sports and the Law (Editorial Board)
Cumberland AYSO Soccer (Co-chair)
Harvard Visiting Committee (Vice Chair)
Maine Business & Employment Law Newsletter (Editorial Board)

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Juvenile Defense

Education
UCLA, BA 1983
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1991

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Milestone Foundation, Inc. (Board Member)
MSBA Family Law Section (Member)

Practice Areas
Corporate Compliance
Municipal

Education
Bates College, BA 1981
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1984

Languages
French(Read/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Mercy Hospital (Volunteer)
MSBA Municipal Law Section (Member)
School Volunteer

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Guardian ad Litem
Social Security

Education
Quinnipiac College, JD 1999
Wheaton College, BS 1981
Pacific University, School of Physical Therapy, MSPT,

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cancer Community Center (Support Group Facilitator)
Lisbon Board of Appeals (Member)
Literacy Volunteers
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Elder Law Section (Member)

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Nonprofit

Education
Mount Holyoke College, BA 1996
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1999

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA CLE Committee (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1978
University of Southern Maine, BA 1975

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Insurance
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
Mount Holyoke College, AB 1996
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1999

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Americal Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Colleen A. Khoury
University of Maine School of Law
246 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME  04102
(207) 780-4355 (ph)
(207) 780-4239 (fax)
ckhoury@usm.maine.edu

Practice Areas:
Corporate, Commercial
Real Estate
Tax

Education:

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, Maine

Languages:

Professional/Community Activities:
American Bar Association (Member)
American Law Institute (elected member) (1993-present)
Colby College Board of Trustees (1995-present)
Maine Bar  Foundation Board of Directors (1997-2004)
Maine Commission on Gender, Justice & The Courts (Chair 1993-1996)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Business Law Section (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
Portland Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees (1996-2005)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Ethics & Professional Resp.
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Real Estate

Education
Middlebury College, BA 1966
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1979

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Androscoggin County Bar Association (Member)
Hallowell Food Bank (Volunteer)
Hallowell Planning Board
Hubbard Free Library (Board of Trustees)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Norlands-Washburn Living History Center Board of Trustees (Secretary)
Old Hallowell Day Committee (Secretary)
Volunteer Lawyers Project (Volunteer)

Practice Areas
Administrative Law
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Health
Insurance
Litigation
Lobby/Gov't Affairs/Campaign
Municipal
Real Estate

Education
Bard College, BA 1982
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1988

Languages
Spanish

Professional/Community Activities
Consumers for Affordable Health Care (Board Member)
Omicron Class Leadership Maine
Richmond Area Health Center Community (Board Member)
Richmond Board of Selectman (Former member)
Richmond Planning Board (Former Member)

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Boston University, B.S. in Business Administratioin 1964
Boston University School of Law, J.D. cum laude 1966

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
ABA Family Law Section (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Board of Overseers of the Bar (Member 1986-1992)
Board of Overseers of the Bar Grievance Commission (1988-1995)
Family Division Advisory Committee (1997-1998)
Family Law Advisory Commission (Member)
Kneisel Hall Board of Directors (Clerk)
Maine Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
MSBA Family Law Section (Member)
MSBA Judicial Evaluation Committee (Member)
Penobscot County Bar Association (Past President/Member)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc. (Director 1974-1975)
Select Committee on Professional Responsibility (1976-1978)
Spruce Run Endowment Trust (Trustee)
University of Maine Press (Director)
University of Maine Trustee (1973-1980)

Practice Areas
Construction
Corporate, Commercial
Estate Planning, Probate
Insurance
Litigation
Real Estate
Tax

Education
Boston University, BA 1990
California Western School of Law, JD 1996
Boston University, MA

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Real Estate

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1976
Hunter  College, BA 1973
Esperti-Peterson Institute, Adv. Studies Estate & Wealth Strategies Planning

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Board of Faith in Action-Community Connection (President)
Hospice of Hancock County (Bereavement Group Facilitator/Former Board Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys (Member)
The Next Step Domestic Violence Project (Founder/Former Board Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Estate Planning, Probate
Health
Real Estate

Education
Bates College, B.A. 1971
Washington College of Law, J.D. 1982

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Cleaves Law Library (Board of Directors 1997-present)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Mitchell Institute (Board of Directors 1999-present)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Duke University School of Law, JD 1977
Smith College, BA 1969

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Energy
Environmental
International
Lobby/Gov't Affairs/Campaign
Women's Rights

Education
Barnard College, BA 1978
Cardozo School of Law, JD 1981

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak),
Portuguese(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
ABA International Law Committee (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Business Women's Association of South Africa (Member)
Maine International Trade Center (Chair of the Board)
Maine Partners of the Americas Brazil Exchange Program (Executive Committee Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Founding Member/Past Chair)
USM Business School Board of Advisors (Member)
World Affairs Council of Maine (Board Member)

Practice Areas
Education
Employment & Labor

Education
High Honors Phillips Exeter Academy (1976); Dartmouth College magna cum laude, University of Michigan Law School (1983)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
CASA Advisory Board (2002-present)
Opportunity Farm for Boys and Girls (Board of Trustees 1995-present/Former Board Chair), Leader in Maine Employment Law in Chambers USA; Member of Board of Trustees for St. Joseph’s Manor; The Cambridge Institute; National Business Institute; Maine State Bar Association; Maine Principals’ Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Council on Education & Training; Maine Hospital Association; Human Resources Associates of Southern Maine; Independent Schools Association of Northern New England; The National Federation of High School Athletic Associations; University of Southern Maine Women in Management Conference; Cumberland County Bar Association; Maine State Bar Association.

Practice Areas
Environmental
Municipal

Education
Hofstra University, BA 1969
New York Law School, JD 1983
New York University, M. Phil.
New York University, M.A.

Languages
French(Read/Speak),
Norwegian(Read/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Literacy Volunteer (Portland)

Practice Areas

Education
Thomas Cooley, JD 1980
University of Louisville, BA 1968
University of Louisville, MA,

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Civil Liberties Union (Exec. Committee Member)
Maine Civil Liberties Union (Board Member)
National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP)
Portland Opera Repertory Theatre

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine Orono
Western New England School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Carrie McGilvery Logan
PretiFlaherty
One City Center
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 791-3000 (ph)
(207) 791-3111 (fax)
clogan@preti.com

Practice Areas:
Corporate, Commercial
Real Estate

Education:
Bowdoin College, AB 2000 magna cum laude
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2007 cum laude

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts

Languages:

Professional/Community Activities:
Maine Real Estate & Development Association Conference Committee (Member)
Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute (Alumni Council Member)
University of Maine School of Law (Mentor)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 1985
State University of New York, BA 1979 Env. Studies

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Columbus School of Law at Catholic University, JD 1988
Mt. Holyoke College, BA 1978, MA
JFK School of Government - State/Local Program

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak)
French(Read/Write/Speak)
Italian(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Estate Planning, Probate
Intellectual Property
Real Estate

Education
Colby College, BA 2001
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2005

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak),
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
James L. Rackleff Trust (Trustee)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Women's Network (Member)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Ethics & Professional Resp.

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1979
University of Michigan, AB 1970

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (Fellow)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Fee Arbitration Panel 1-A (Past Chair)
Maine Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar (Past Chair)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (Corporator)
Thornton Academy (Board of Trustees)
University of Maine School of Law (Adjunct Professor)
York County Bar Association (Member)
York County Community College, Ethics and Professional
Responsibility (Instructor, Paralegal Certificate Court)

Susan E. Lucas
Curtis Thaxter LLC
P O Box 7320
Portland, ME  04112-7320
(207) 774-9000 (ph)
(207) 775-0612 (fax)
slucas@curtisthaxter.com

Practice Areas:
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate

Education:
Quinnipiac College, JD 1999
University of Maine at Orono, BS 1993

Bar Admissions:
Connecticut

Languages:

Professional/Community Activities:
Greater Portland Landmarks (Board of Trustees)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1991
University of Vermont, BA 1988

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family
Nonprofit
Women's Rights

Education
University of Maine, BA 1978
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1985
University of Maine at Orono, MA

Languages
Spanish(Read/Speak)
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Archangel Rule of Law Project (Member)
Maine Bar Admissions Foundation (Board Member)
Maine Partners of the Americas (Board Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section Pro Bono Committee (Member)
University of Maine School of Law (Adjunct Instructor)

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Employment & Labor
Immigration
Legal Research
Litigation
Nonprofit
Women's Rights

Education
Middlebury College, BA 1997 History/Women's Studies
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2002

Languages
German(Read/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Campaign for Justice (Volunteer)
Maine Center for the Arts (Committee Member)
Middlebury College, Maine Alumni Admissions Program (Chair)
Spruce Run (Steering Committee)
University of Maine School of Law (Class Agent)

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Litigation
Construction
Corporate, Commercial
Estate Planning, Probate
Litigation

Education
Bowdoin College, AB 1975
Georgetown University Law Center, JD 1978

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Best Lawyers in America (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry (Management Committee)
Maine Life Care Retirement Community (Board)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Employment & Labor
Immigration

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1996
University of Michigan, BA 1985 Journalism

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Banking, Finance
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate

Education
Rochester Institute of Technology, B.S. 1978
Touro Law School, J.D. 1996

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Temple University
University of Michigan

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Litigation
Municipal

Education
U.S. Coast Guard Academy, BS Government 1986
University of Maine School of Law, JD cum laude 2004

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Catherine McAuley High School (Mock Trial Coach)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Tax

Education
Cornell Law School, JD 1968
New York University School of Law, LLM 1982 Taxation
Wellesley College, BA 1964 Economics
Gestalt Consulting Skills for Change Agents and Leaders
Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Past President)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Former Co-Chair)
Portland Society of Architects (Director)
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (Former Director)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Tax

Education
Franklin Marshall College, BA 1977
Hofstra University School of Law, JD 1982

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow)
Maine Advisory Committee on Probate Rules (Former Chair)
Maine Advisory Committee on Probate Rules (Former Member)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Immigration

Education
University of Colorado, BA Mathematics 1966
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1995
University of Illinois, MS, Mathematics

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member)
Maine Board of Bar Examiners (Chair 2005-2006;Member 2000-present)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education
Wellesley

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Lobby/Gov't Affairs/Campaign
Sports Law

Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D. 1975
Clark University, B.A. 1972
Harvard University, M.P.A.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights
Employee Benefits and Executive
Compensation
Employment & Labor
Litigation
Nonprofit
Occupational Safety & Health

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 1978
Randolph Macon Women's College, BS 1971
Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop

Languages
French(Read/Write)

Professional/Community Activities
ABA Section on Labor & Employment (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
International Senior Lawyers Project (Advisor)
Maine Children's Alliance (Director)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Member)
MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section (Member)
MSBA Municipal Law Section (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Former Co-chair/Member)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Litigation
Workers' Compensation

Education
Tufts University, B.A. 1984
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1988

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D. 1988
University of Southern Maine, B.A. 1985

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Hampden Community Playground Improvement Group (Member)
Maine Planned Giving Council (Director)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
Penobscot County Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Tax

Education
Smith College, BA 1982
University of Chicago, JD 1987

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Mercy Health System of Maine (Planned Giving Committee)
Portland Conservatory of Music (Director)

Practice Areas
Municipal
Real Estate

Education
Bates College, BA 2001 Political Science
Cornell University, JD 2004

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak)
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Freeport Zoning Board of Appeals (Member)

Practice Areas
Employee Benefits and Executive
Compensation

Education
Duke University, A.B. summa cum laude 1977
Yale Law School, J.D. 1981

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Administrative Law
Medical Malpractice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 1993
University of Maine Gorham, BS Nursing 1973
Boston University, MS Community Health Nursing

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
New England Chapter of the American Assoc. of Nurse Attorneys
(NEC-TAANA) (President)
Various church related activities

Practice Areas
Adoption
Family
Guardian ad Litem

Education
LeMoyne College, BA 1993
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1997

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Kids First (Professional Education Committee)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Family Law Section (Chair 2006-present)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Guardian ad Litem

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1994
University of Guelph, BA 1981 Science
Tufts University, MA

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Penobscot County Bar Association (Member)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (President-Board of Directors)

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Social Security

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1976
University of Massachusetts, BA 1970

Languages
French

Professional/Community Activities
Criminal Law Advisory Commission (1997-2004)
District Attorney for Franklin, Oxford & Androscoggin Counties (1980-1995)
Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Former President)
Maine House of Representatives (Elected 2002, 2004 & 2006)
Appropriations & Judiciary Committees)
Maine Prosecutors Association (Former President)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Former Board Member)
Maine Women's Lobby
Margaret Chase Smith Foundation (Board Member)

Practice Areas
Environmental
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Nonprofit
Real Estate

Education
University of the West of England, Diploma in Law; LPC 1995
Wellesley College, BA 1989
School of Slavoric & East European Studies/University of London, M.Phil.

Languages
Russian

Professional/Community Activities
Bay School (Trustee & Vice-Chair)
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (Trustee)
George Stevens Academy International Student Program (Committee
Member)
Island Heritage Trust (Trustee)
MSBA Women's Law Section Awards Committee (Co-Chair)

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine
University of Maine School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Legal Research
Litigation
Municipal

Education
Pace University School of Law, JD 1991 cum laude
University of Maryland, BS 1981 summa cum laude

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Ramapo College
Villanova University

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Boston University School of Law
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2002

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Smith College, BA 1969
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1979

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
New York University

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Litigation
Products Liability

Education
Northwestern School of Law
University of New Hampshire, B.A. Economics 1974

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Employment & Labor
Guardian ad Litem

Education
Boston University, BA 1989
New England School of Law, JD 1992

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Bowdoin College
University of Washington

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
University of California at Berkeley, BA English 1979
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1983

Languages
Spanish

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Ohio University
University of Michigan

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
University of San Francisco, JD 1985
Wellesley College, BA 1979

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Guardian ad Litem
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury
Products Liability

Education
Cardozo School of Law, JD 1986
University of Massachusetts, BSN 1978

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Americal Association of Justice (Member)
Knox County Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors)
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project/Domestic Violence
State of Maine, Guardian ad Litem
State of Maine, RN

Practice Areas

Education
Colby College
University of Maine School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Intellectual Property
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine Orono, B.A. Political Science 1984
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1987

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Portland (Board of Directors 2000-present)
Breakwater School (Member-Board of Trustees 2001-present)
National Kidney Foundation of Maine (Former Board Member)

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1988
University of North Florida, BS Nursing 1985

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Estate Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
National Academy of Elder Law (Member)
National Elder Law Foundation (Member)
Special Needs Alliance (Member)

Practice Areas
Biotechnology
Corporate, Commercial
Infor.Technology/Infor. Sys.
Intellectual Property
International
Internet
Mergers & Acquisitions
Telecommunications

Education
Connecticut College, BA 1986
Valparaiso University, JD 1994
John Hopkins SAIS, MA

Languages
Chinese(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Environmental

Education
Barnard College, BA Psychology 1978
Stanford University, JD 1984

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member, Environment, Energy & Resources Section)
Congregation Bet Ha'am (President/Board of Directors)
Levey Day School (Advisory Board/Past President)
Maine State Bar Association (Member, Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section)

Practice Areas
Litigation
Medical Malpractice Areas
Personal Injury

Education
University of Illinois, BS Biology 1991
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1996

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors)
University of Maine School of Law (Adjunct Faculty)