Deirdre M. O'Callaghan
Centex Destination Properties
4 Moulton Street Suite 423
Portland, ME  04101
(207) 774-2255 (ph)
(207) 774-2014 (fax)
dmocallaghan@centexhomes.com

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Hotel & Resort
Real Estate

Education
Columbia Law School, JD 1988
University of Maine, BA History 1985

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages
French (Read)

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association
Avesta Housing Development Corporation
(Board of Directors 2002-Present)
Maine Real Estate Development Association
(Conf. Planning Committee 2001-Present)
Maine State Bar Association
(Former Board Member, YLS Section)
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
(Board of Directors 1998-2001)
Maine Women's Network (President 2003-2004)
University of Maine Board of Visitors (2004-present)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employee Benefits and Executive
Compensation
Estate Planning, Probate

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

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Employee Benefits Council (Member/Past President)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)

Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Litigation

Education
Bowdoin College, AB 1989
Harvard Law School, JD 1993

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Intellectural Property Law Association (Member)
Campaign for Justice Steering Committee (Member)
Maine Bar Foundation (Board of Directors)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Health

Education
Suffolk University Law School, JD 1987
University of Maine Farmington, BS 1978

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Maine State Bar Association

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Health

Education
Colby College, B.A. 1979
Vermont Law School, J.D. 1983

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Auburn Public Library (Board of Trustees)

Practice Areas
Intellectual Property

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Syracuse University
Vassar College

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Elizabeth  Paine
P O Box 126
Andover, NH  03216
(207) 688-4214 (ph)
painebe@proctornet.com

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Collections
Corporate, Commercial
Real Estate

Education
Mt. Holyoke College, BA 1983 French Studies
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1990

Languages
French

Professional/Community Activities
Pine Tree Society for Handicapped Children & Adults Inc. (Board of Directors)

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Education
Employment & Labor
Litigation

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1988
Wilson College, BA 1968
University of Minnesota, MA, 1970

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Center for Prevention of Hate Violence (President)

Practice Areas
Employment Litigation, Immigration, Trade Secrets and Non-Competition, Wage and Hour

Education
B.S. University of Southern Maine summa cum laude, and J.D., cum laude, from University of Maine School of Law.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education
Mt. Holyoke College
University of Maine School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Insurance
Legal Research
Tax

Education
Mt. Holyoke College, A.B. 1976
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1981

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family
Personal Injury

Education
Suffolk University Law School, JD 1982
University of Maine, BA History 1978

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
American Association for Justice (Member)
Civil Rules Advisory Committee (1998-2006)
Domestic Relations Advisory Committee (2000-2005)
Fee Arbitration Commission (2001-2006)
Governor's Judicial Selection Committee (2002-present)
John Waldo Ballou Inns of Court (1995-1999)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1997-present)
Penobscot County Bar Association (General Committee 1998-2003)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Christina B. Perkins
Fellows Kee Tymoczko & Pierson LLC     
P O Box 370
Bucksport, ME  04416-0370
(207) 469-7323 (ph)
(207) 469-3066 (fax)
fellowsk@adelphia.net

Practice Areas:

Education:

Bar Admissions:

Languages:

Professional/Community Activities:

Practice Areas
Insurance
Personal Injury
Workers' Compensation

Education
Cornell University, J.D. 1975
University of Oklahoma, B.A. 1969

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
New England School of Law, JD 1999

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Litigation
Personal Injury

Education
Connecticut College, BA 2000
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2006

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

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2005
University of New Hampshire, BA 1988

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Civil Rights
Education
Family
Guardian ad Litem

Education
College of Charleston, BS 1970 Biology
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1993
University of Southern Maine, BA 1985 Music
The Citadel, MAT

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Augusta Symphony Orchestra
Division of Deafness (Advisory Council)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)

Practice Areas
Litigation

Education
Emory University, JD 2004
Furman University, BA 1991
Antioch University, MA, 1996

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Kids Legal
Muskie Dinner Planning Committee
Volunteer Lawyers Project

Practice Areas
Litigation
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Social Security

Education
Harvard, BA 1985 Economics
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1989

Languages

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

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Civil Rights
Criminal
Employment & Labor
Family
Litigation
Women's Rights

Education
Cornell University, BA 1960
University of Michigan, JD 1967

Languages
Italian(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Democratic Party
Harvard Law School, Teaching in Trial Advocacy Program
Teaching Law in Russia
University of Maine School of Law (Former Professor)

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1989
University of New Hampshire, BA 1983

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Freeport Elders Association (Board Member)
Freeport Historical Society (Trustee)
Maine Bar Foundation (Board of Directors 2000-present)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member/Former Co-chair)
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
University of Maine School of Law Alumni Association (Board Member)

Practice Areas
Government Contracts
Guardian ad Litem
Nonprofit

Education
Northern Arizona University, B.S. Education 1971
Universitiy of Arizona, J.D. 1987
University of Florida, LL.M. Taxation

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Guardian Ad Litem (Pro Bono)
Kids First (Volunteer)
Town of North Yarmouth (Zoning Board of Appeals)

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem

Education
Boston University School of Law, JD 1980
Connecticut College, BA 1973
Brown University, MA, 1995

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Client Protection Fund (Chair)

Practice Areas
Banking, Finance
Corporate, Commercial

Education
Bowdoin College, AB Art History 1988
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1993

Languages
French(Speak), Italian(Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
American Corporate Counsel Association (Member)
Cedars Nursing Care Center Auxiliary Board (President/Board of Directors)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
New England Legal Foundation (Maine Advisory Council)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Hotel & Resort
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate

Education
Cornell University, JD 1988
University of Vermont, BA summa cum laude 1984

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Training Resource Center (Board of Directors)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Tax

Education
Mary Washington College, BA Political Science 1992
University of Richmond, JD 1997

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine Medical Center Planned Giving Committee (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights
Education
Internet
Women's Rights

Education
Mount Holyoke, B.A. 1970
Northwestern School of Law
Harvard Law School, LL.M

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Education Law Association
Education Law Institute (Founder)

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine School of Law
University of Southern Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate Compliance
Corporate, Commercial
Ethics & Professional Resp.
Insurance

Education
Bowdoin College, B.A. 1987
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1992

Languages
French(Read)

Professional/Community Activities
Friends of Casco Bay (Member/Board of Directors)
Junior Achievement (Volunteer Teacher)
Shawnee Peak Adaptive Ski Program (Volunteer Instructor)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Municipal
Tax

Education
Colby College, BA 2000
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2005
Boston University, LLM, 2006

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Colby College (Head Agent)
New Lawyers Section (Governing Council)

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Tax

Education
Franklin Pierce Law Center, JD 1994
University of New Hampshire, BS 1989

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Estate Planning Council (President and Member)
Portland Chamber of Commerce (City Affairs Committee Member)
United Way Foundation of Greater Portland (Board of Trustees 2005-2008)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Real Estate

Education
Boston University, BA 1974
Cornell University, JD 1980

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Adoption
Education
Ethics & Professional Resp.
Family
Guardian ad Litem
International
Nonprofit
Social Security

Education
Duke University School of Law, JD 2001; LLM 2001
Williams College, BA 1991

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Campaign for Justice Steering Committee
Community Mediation Center (Board Member)
Domestic Violence Pro Bono Panel

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Education
Estate Planning, Probate
Litigation

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1993
Tufts University, BA 1990

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Portland (Former Corporator)
Cumberland County District Attorney's Office (Former Special
Assistant-Lawyer on Loan Program)
Edward T. Gignoux Inn of Court (Member/Former Treasurer)
Falmouth Education Foundation (Board Member)
State Civil Service Appeals Board (Former Member)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Health
Insurance
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury
Social Security

Education
Bates College, B.A. in Psychology 1982
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1986
Harvard School of Public Health, M.P.H.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association, Health Law Section (Member)
American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics (Member)
Maine State Bar Association, Health Law Section (Member)
Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities

Education
Bowdoin College, AB 1995
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2001

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Dress for Success Southern Maine (Chairman of the Board)
Peabody House (Volunteer Cooking Group)
Portland Mentoring Alliance (Mentor)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Bar Admissions
New Hampshire

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Vermont Law School, JD 2005

Bar Admissions
Connecticut

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Banking, Finance
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
Franklin Pierce Law Center, JD 1988
Southern Methodist University, BA 1983
American Bankers Association, National Graduate Trust School
American Bankers Association, National Trust School
Institute for Civic Leadership, Portland, IOTA Class

Languages
Spanish(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
American Bankers Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Atlantic Challenge Foundation (Board Member)
Georges River Land Trust (Board Member)
Maine Bar Foundation (Board Member)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine Philanthropy Center (Board Member)
Maine Planned Giving Council (President)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
International
Securities

Education
University of California, JD 1976
University of Hawaii, BA 1972

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
ABA Business Law Section (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Hawaii State Bar Association (Member)
Hawaii State Bar Association Securities Law Sub-committee (Member)
Maine International Trade Center (Board of Directors 2002-2005)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Business Law Section (Member)
MSBA International Law Section (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)
NHBA Internatioinal Law Section (Member)
World Affairs Council of Maine (Board of Directors 2002-2005)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Class Action Litigation; Employee Benefits; Environmental Litigation; Litigation

Education
A.B from Political Science from Duke University (1987); J.D. from Columbia Law School (1992).

Maine, New York

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Federal Rules Advisory Committee for District of Maine; Representative on Board of Governors of the Maine State Bar Association; Member of the Cumberland Bar Association; Member of the Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association

Practice Areas

Education
University of Maine at Orono, BS 1975
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1980

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Middlebury College
University of Pennsylvania, JD 2003

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family

Education
University of Virginia, BA with distinction 1980
University of Virginia, JD 1984

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
ABA Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member and Past President)
Me. SJC Advisory Committee on the Code of Prof. Responsibility (Member)
MSBA Family Law Section (Member and Past Chair)
MSBA Public Affairs Committee (Past Chair)
Task Force on Ethics 2000 (Member)

Practice Areas
Employee Benefits and Executive
Compensation
Insurance

Education
University of Virginia, JD 1976
Williams College, BA 1973

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Campaign for Justice Leadership Committee (Planning Chair 2004)
Institute for Civic Leadership (Director & Vice President)
Maine Bar Foundaon (Past President & Past Director)
Maine State Bar Association (Past President & Past Director)

Hesper  Schleiderer-Hardy
Childs Rundlett Fifield Shumway Altshuler
257 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME  04103
(207) 773-0275 (ph)
(207) 772-6723 (fax)
hesper@crfsalaw.com

Practice Areas:
Adoption
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Personal Injury

Education:
Bowdoin College, AB 2002
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 2007

Bar Admissions:
Maine

Languages:

Professional/Community Activities:

Practice Areas

Education
Oberlin College
University of Michigan

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Adoption
Family Law
Guardian ad Litem
Parent Coordinator Hardy Girls Healthy Women

Education
Boston University, BA Psychology 1973 magna cum laude
Temple University, JD 1977

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Advisory Committee on Children and Families (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Code of Professional Responsibility (Advisory Committee)
Grievance Commission (Member at Large)
Guardian ad Litem Institute (Member)
Hardy Girls Healthy Women (President, Board Member)
Kennebec County Bar Association (Member)
Kennebec Valley Community College Advisory Board (Past President; Board Member)
Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation (Board Member)
Maine Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
MaineGeneral Hospital (Board Member)
MSBA Family Law Section (Past Chair)
Waterville Bar Association (Past President; Member)
YMCA (Former Chief Volunteer Officer of the Board)

Practice Areas

Education
Vermont Law School

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education
Barnard
University of Maine School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Energy; International; Renewable Energy

Education
 B.S. from University of Maine Orono (1973); J.D., cum laude, from University of Maine School of Law.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Board of Directors of Pine Tree Legal Assistance; Board of Directors of the Maine Bar Foundation; Member of the Maine State Bar Association; Member of the Cumberland County Bar Association; Member of the Energy Bar Association

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Raphaelle A. Silver
Penquis Law Project
P O Box 1162
Bangor, ME  04402-1162
(207) 973-3671 (ph)
(207) 973-3699 (fax)

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Colby College, BA Government/French Studies 2000
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2004

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Inns of Court

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Ellen E. Simmons
92 Mechanic Street
Camden, ME  04843
simmonsellen@gmail.com

Practice Areas

Education
Vermont Law School, JD 2005

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
University of Maine, BA English/Sociology 1981
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1988

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Elder Law Section (Past Co-chair)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Special Needs Alliance, LLC

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Legal Education
Litigation

Education
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1994
University of Pennsylvania, BA 1988

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Workers' Compensation

Education
Bowdoin College, A.B. 1987
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1992

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Catherine Morrill Day Nursery (Board of Directors 2003-present,
President 2005-2006))
Junior League of Portland (Member)
National Worker's Compensation Defense Network (Member)
Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (Former Board
 Member 1995-2001)

Practice Areas
Ethics & Professional Resp.

Education
Northwestern School of Law, JD
Oberlin College, BA Philosophy 1982

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Franklin County Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
National Organization of Bar Counsel (Member)
Oxford County Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Criminal
Ethics & Professional Resp.
Family
Litigation

Education
Bryn Mawr College, AB 1979
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1985 magna cum laude

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Grievance Commission (Member 2004-present)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1997-present)
MSBA Judicial Evaluation Committee (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Co-chair 2005-2006)
PA/PH Judicial Advisory Committee (Member)

Practice Areas
Trusts & Estates

Education

B.A. Skidmore College (1970); J.D., summa cum laude, from University of Maine School of Law (1994)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Social Security

Education
Thomas Cooley, JD 2004
Wheaton College, BA 1991
Boston University, MSW

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
University of Maine, BA Psychology 1965
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1990

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor

Education
Colby College, BA 1978
Franklin Pierce Law Center, JD 1983

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Workers' Compensation

Education
Middlebury, BA 1989
Vermont Law School, JD 1995

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Bangor Humane Society (Board of Directors)
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors)
John Waldo Ballou Inn of Court
Literacy Volunteers - Bangor (Board of Directors)
Maine State Bar Association (Board of Governors)
MSBA CLE Committee (Chair)

Practice Areas
Adoption
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family
Guardian ad Litem

Education
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1990
University of Vermont, B.A. 1986

Languages
French(Read/Write/Speak)

Professional/Community Activities
Advisory Committee on Children & Families (Member)

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit
Tax

Education
Bates College, B.A. 1995
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1999

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Maine Estate Planning Council (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Treasurer)
New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Education
Municipal

Education
Dartmouth College, BA Biology 1986
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1993

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Council of School Board Attorneys (President 2005/Executive Committee Member 2002-present)
National School Boards Association/Council of School Attorneys (2002-present)

Practice Areas
Health

Education
Southern Illinois University School of Law, JD 1992
University of Florida, BA 1979

Languages
French(Read)

Professional/Community Activities
American Health Lawyers Association (Member)
Colby-Kennebec Choral Society (Member)
Family Violence Project Board of Directors (President)
Monmouth Community Theater (Board Member)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate
Intellectual Property
Legal Research
Litigation
Real Estate

Education
University of Massachusetts, BS 1976 Food Science
Western New England School of Law, JD 1979

Languages
Spanish(Read)

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Criminal
Estate Planning, Probate
Family
Litigation

Education
University of Southern Maine, BA Political Science 2000
Vermont Law School, JD 2003;MSEL 2003

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Volunteer Lawyer's Project (Helpline Volunteer)

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Energy Litigation; Litigation

Education
B.A. from Cornell University (1974); J.D., cum laude, from University of Maine School of Law (1997)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Arbitration Association; Maine Supreme Judicial Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure; Member of Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Maine State Bar Association; Maine Task Force to Study Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate
Nonprofit

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1982
Mount Holyoke College, BA 1979 cum laude
Boston University Law School, LL.M. Taxation

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association
Cumberland Bar Association
Maine Estate Planning Council
Maine State Bar Association
Susan L. Curtis Foundation

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Longshore/Workers' Compensation

Education
Bates College, BS 1976
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1979

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine Bar Foundation
Workers Injury Litigation Group

Practice Areas
Antitrust
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Ethics & Professional Resp.
Legal Research

Education
Case Western Reserve University, JD 1984
University of Wisconsin, BA 1981

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Community Counseling Center (Board)
Community Dental (Board)
Habitat for Humanity (1990-1996;Past President)
Portland Partnership (Board 1999-2003)
Portland School Committee (Member 1998-2001)
UW Cabinet (2005-present)

Practice Areas
Environmental, Real Estate, Land Use, Wind Power

Education
BA, George Washington University, 1996
 J.D., cum laude, George Washington University (2000)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
MSBA Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section (Vice Chair),Member of the American Bar Association, Maine State Bar Association, New Hampshire State Bar Association

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Intellectual Property
Litigation

Education
University of Connecticut, JD 2002

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Environmental
Health

Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD 1982
Princeton University, AB 1978

Languages
Spanish (Some)

Professional/Community Activities
Hubbard Free Library (Trustee)
Maine Equal Justice (Board)
Maine State Representative District #49 (2006-present)

Practice Areas
Guardian ad Litem

Education
University of Denver, JD 1984
University of Iowa, BA 1974

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Child Protective & Juvenile Justice Section (Treasurer)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)

Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Corporate, Commercial
Litigation
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine Orono, BA 1979 International Affairs (German) High Distinction
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1984

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

Professional/Community Activities
"Maine Won't Discriminate" (Volunteer)
Celebration of 40th Year Anniversary of Voting Rights Act (Steering Committee Member)
League of Women Voters of Maine (State Board Director)

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Real Estate

Education
SUNY Binghamton, BA 1967
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1994

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Court Services Advisory Committee
Lincoln County Bar Association
Maine State Bar Association

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Environmental,

 Energy; Land Use; Hydropower; Renewable Energy

Education
B.A. from Columbia University (1978); J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School (1984)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
National Hydropower Association (Board of Directors)
Board Member for NHA’s Working Group on Law Impact Hydropower Issues; Member of the Maine State Bar Association, PCA Great Performances (Board of Directors)

Practice Areas
Health

Education
University of California, BS Nursing 1982
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1990
University of California-San Francisco, M.S. Nursing

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Health Lawyers Association
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Former Co-chair)
Safe Abortions for Everyone (President)
University of Maine Alumni Association (Former Director)

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

Education
LeHigh University, BS 1979
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2005
Pennsylvania State University, MS, 1984

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, JD 1984
University of Michigan, BA Anthropology 1978

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
MSBA Elder Law Section (Member/Past Co-chair)
MSBA Elder Law Section Legislative Sub-committee (Member)

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Litigation
Personal Injury

Education
Hamilton College, BA 1994
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2001

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Volunteers of America (Board of Directors 2002-present)

Practice Areas
Insurance

Education
Colby College, BA 1988
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1993

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Ethics & Compliance Officers of America (Member)
International Association of Privacy Professionals (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Town of Durham (Board of Appeals)

Practice areas:  
Land Use
Environmental
Corporate
Legal Research

Education:
University of Maine School of Law, JD, 2004 Unity College, BS, 2001

Bar Admissions
Maine

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Propel (Committee Member)
Portland Chamber of Commerce

Practice Areas 
Appellate Litigation
Legal Research

Education              
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1990
Wellesley College, BA 1969
The George Washington University, MA
University of Maine at Orono, CAS

Languages            
Spanish(Read/Write)

Professional/Community Activities

Association of Legal Writing Directors and Legal Writing Institute
Commission on Gender, Justice and the Courts
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Women's Fund
Mainely Girls
MSBA Women's Law Section (Former Co-chair)

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
International
Nonprofit

Education
Oxford University, England, MA Law 1995
University of London, BS 1973
University of Maine School of Law, 1995-1996
CPA (State of Maine)
London University, MS
New York University, Sloan School of Business, APC Accounting
Oxford University, England, M.Phil. Management

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

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Business Law, Limited Liability Entities, Taxation, Venture Capital

Education
New York University, J.D. 1978
Yale University, B.A. Russian Language 1972
New York University School of Law, LL.M. Taxation

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Maine Bar Foundation 1998-2004, President 2002. Brunswick Local Redevelopment Authority, Vice Chair 2005-07. 
Maine Educational Loan Authority, Chair 2000-03.  Leadership Maine Alpha class 1993-94.

Practice Areas
Banking, Finance
Litigation

Education
Knox College, BA 1983 cum laude
Vermont Law School, JD 1986 cum laude
U.S. Army War College, Master-Strategic Studies w/honors in Writing

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association (Member)
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (Officer)
Vermont Bar Association (Member)

Practice Areas

Education
Bowling Green State University
University of Maine School of Law

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Appellate Litigation
Civil Rights
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Litigation
Women's Rights

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1989 magna cum laude
Williams College, BA English cum laude 1980

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Androscoggin County Bar Association
Maine Community Foundation (Board Member)
Maine Employment Lawyers Association
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association
MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section (Past Co-Chair)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Past Co-chair)
National Employment Lawyers Association
Soccer Coach

Practice Areas
Family
Guardian ad Litem
Workers' Compensation

Education
Cornell University, BS 1976
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2002
University of Maine at Orono, M.Ed.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas

Education

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Collections
Employment & Labor
Litigation
Municipal

Education
Oswego State University-SUNY, BA Political Science 2000
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2003

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Heartwood College of Art (Board of Trustees)

Practice Areas

Education
Boston College Law School, JD 1978
Boston University, BA 1970
Boston University, M.Ed.

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial
Employment & Labor
Insurance
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury
Products Liability

Education
University of Maine, BA 2000
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2006

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Cumberland Bar Association
Maine State Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association

Practice Areas

Education
Boston University School of Law, JD 1974
Smith College, BA 1967
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, ޸

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Campbell University, AA & BBA
North Carolina Central University, JD 1986
Boston University, LLM

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Gardiner Planning Board
Kennebec Valley Humane Society (Board)

Practice Areas
Criminal
Family
Litigation
Personal Injury

Education
Temple University, JD 1985
University of New Hampshire, BA Communications 1975
Bryn Mawr College, MLSP Law & Social Policy
Bryn Mawr College, MSS Social Service

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Practice Areas
Family

Education
Boston University, BA 1963
Boston University School of Law, LLB 1966

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Empower Lewiston
Historic Preservation Board
Lewiston Downtown Advisory Board

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Litigation
Construction
Employment & Labor
Family
Litigation
Medical MalPractice Areas
Personal Injury
Products Liability

Education
Syracuse University, JD 1985
University of New Hampshire, B.A. 1982

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Maine State Bar Association (Member)
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
MSBA Federal Practice Section (Chair)
New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)
Volunteer Lawyers Project (2004 & 2006 Pro Bono Publico)

Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate

Education
University of Missouri, BA 1971
University of Virginia, JD 1974
New York University School of Law, LLM Taxation

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Betterment Fund (Trustee)
Gould Academy (Board of Trustees)
Maine Community Foundation (Former Board Member)
Maine Philanthropy Center (Board of Trustees)

Practice Areas
Hydropower
Land Use
Real Estate

Education
University of Maine, BA History 1976
University of Maine School of Law, JD 1980

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
Campaign for Justice (Leadership Gift Co-Chair)
Friends of Casco Bay (Board of Directors), Member of the Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors for the State of Maine; Fellow of the Maine Bar Foundation; Member of the Maine State Bar Association; Member of the Cumberland County Bar Association; the Maine Land Conservation Attorney’s Network; Associate Member of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors.

Practice Areas

Education
Connecticut College, BA Government 1997
University of Maine School of Law, JD 2000
Muskie School of Public Service, Master in Public Health & Management (MHPM)

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
American Bar Association (Member)
Connecticut College (Class Agent)
MSBA Women's Law Section (Member)
University of Maine School of Law (Class Agent)

Valerie A. Wright
Verrill Dana LLP
P O Box 586
Portland, ME  04112-0586
(207) 774-4000 (ph)
(207) 774-7499 (fax)
vwright@verrilldana.com

Practice Areas
Antitrust
Appellate Litigation
Corporate, Commercial
Election Law
Intellectual Property
Litigation

Education
New York University, JD 1999
Yale University, BS 1994

Languages

Professional/Community Activities
AIDS Lodging House, Inc. (Board of Directors)
Volunteer Lawyers Project

Joanna C. Wyman Esquire
Curtis Thaxter LLC
P O Box 7320
Portland, ME  04112-7320
 (207) 774-9000
(207) 775-0612
jwyman@curtisthaxter.com

Practice Areas
Nonprofit
Real Estate
Tax

Education
Haverford College  BA 1992
University of Maine School of Law   JD 2005

Languages

Professional/Community Activities

Sarah S. Zmistowski
Eaton Peabody
P O Box 1210
Bangor, ME  04402-1210
(207) 947-0111 (ph)
(207) 942-3040 (fax)
szmistowski@eatonpeabody.com

Practice Areas

Education
Carnegie Mellon University
William & Mary College

Languages

Professional/Community Activities