Best Lawyers Near You in Lyman, Maine
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Kellie Fisher focuses her practice on bankruptcy matters, commercial litigation, and transactions involving distressed companies. Kellie routinely represents financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors (including official and ad hoc committees), lenders, debtors, equity holders, and trustees. Kellie has substantial bankruptcy and litigation experience in New England and around the country. With a sophisticated understanding of the restructuring legal landscape, she advises clients...
Robert P. Hayes is the leader of the firm’s Medical Malpractice & Professional Liability practice. Rob is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in both civil and criminal defense work. Prior to joining the firm, Rob clerked for the Honorable Joseph M. Jabar of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Rob graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Maine in 2009. Thereafter, he attended the University of Maine School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 20...
Having worked in various industries, from startups to academia, Rachael understands the need to find efficient solutions to complex problems. In her energy practice, Rachael advises project sponsors, investors, and financial institutions in the development, acquisition, and sale of renewable energy projects, including solar energy, hydro, biomass, wind, landfill gas, and anaerobic digestion. She has experience drafting and negotiating power purchase agreements, as well as engineering, procure...
Cameron Goodwin is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Group. He represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, with particular experience in class action defense, corporate governance disputes, and complex commercial litigation. Cameron has been successful in efficiently procuring results for his clients and ensuring that they have all the tools they need to navigate the legal system. Cameron has also provided significant pro bono legal services in a wide variety of...
Julia MacDonald represents clients in a range of subject matters, including complex commercial litigation, breach of contract claims, trade secrets theft, toxic tort litigation, antitrust claims, claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), constitutional matters, and appellate litigation. Julia also maintains a robust pro bono practice, which spans from representing individuals facing eviction to authoring amicus briefs on pressing constitutional issues for sta...
Suzannah Dowling is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Employment Practice Group. Suzy is a trained and certified Title IX Investigator through ATIXA. She regularly conducts investigations into complaints involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other forms of alleged misconduct for independent schools, professional organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education. She approaches each case from an unbiased and trauma-informed perspective and conducts thorough i...
As a former award-winning journalist covering government and politics, James has a knack for tracking down facts and distilling complex information into clear, concise prose. Today, he applies those skills in his litigation practice, where has quickly established his reputation as an aggressive, skilled advocate throughout the course of his work for the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting. While lead attorney, he represented the Committee for Ranked Choice voting in primary arguments, dealing ...
Lucas L. Fortier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation. Lucas L., who practices law in Portland, Maine, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lucas L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kristen Chassé focuses her practice on sophisticated trust and estate planning, trust and estate administration, and charitable planning for individuals, families, fiduciaries, and nonprofit organizations. She advises high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth transfer strategies, including tax-efficient lifetime and testamentary planning, multigenerational planning, and structuring and drafting premarital agreements. Kristen is recognized for her ability to navigate technically...
Taylor Johnson is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Employment Practice Group. Taylor helps clients navigate state and federal employment laws and regulations including the ADA, Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, and related state laws. Taylor is experienced in responding to discrimination and retaliation charges brought before the Maine Human Rights Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Taylor is adept in conducting internal inves...
Scott Dolan is a former award-winning newspaper reporter who spent years covering Maine’s state and federal courts before becoming a lawyer himself. He is a partner at the law firm Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow in Portland and represents individuals and small business clients in civil and appellate litigation, successful business building and problem solving, and intellectual property. Scott graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 2019. During law school, he served as...