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Experience:

  • 1992 to Present - The Bennett Law Firm, P.A., Portland, Maine - Shareholder - Practice of Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Administrative Law
  • 1988 to 1992 - Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy, P.A., Portland Maine - Associate - Practice of Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation

Education:

  • Brandeis University (BA, cum laude, 1985)
  • Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1988)

Honors & Distinctions:

  • Liacos Scholar
  • Tauro Scholar
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Corporate Law
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Chambers USA

Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit – 2000
  • U.S. District Court, District of Maine – 1988
  • Maine – 1988
  • New Hampshire – 2011

Professional Memberships:

  • American Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section; Vice-Chair, Employer-Employee Relations Committee of Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section)
  • Maine State Bar Association
  • Cumberland County Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Committee)

Teaching

  • Adjunct Faculty, University of Southern Maine
  • Department of Continuing Education for Business and Personnel Law, 1992 --

Community Service:

  • Temple Beth-El – President (Director, Board of Directors)
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland (Past Director, Board of Directors, 1990-2005) (Corporator, Member, Human Resources Committee)
  • Portland Public Library (Past President, Board of Trustees)
  • Levey Day School (Past Vice President, Board of Directors)

Publications:
Co-Author:

  • Employee Misconduct and the Americans with Disabilities Act: How Far is Too Far?
  • Defense Research Institute, 2000

Contributing Author and Editor:

  • Guide to Equal Employment Practices, Warren Gorham & Lamont, 1998

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