May 3, 2006 — Portland, Maine — Preti Flaherty today announced two new
attorneys have joined the firm, strengthening its Real Estate Law, Litigation
and Municipal Law groups. Mark H. Puffer has joined the Real Estate Law,
Litigation and Municipal Law groups as Of Counsel in the firm’s Concord, N.H.,
office. Katherine W. Fawcett has joined the Litigation group as Of Counsel in
the Portland, Maine, office.
Mark H. Puffer will practice municipal and real estate law, as well as
civil litigation, from Concord. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, Mark practiced
as a partner-director with Barto and Puffer, P.A. in Concord where he focused
primarily on municipal and administrative law. He also served as an assistant
attorney general with the State of New Hampshire Office of Attorney General. He
is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Bates College, and is admitted to
practice in New Hampshire. He resides in Concord, N.H.
Katherine W. Fawcett joined the Litigation group as Of Counsel and
will practice from the firm’s Portland office. She previously practiced as an
associate with a small local firm, focusing on medical malpractice and other
litigation. Katherine is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and
Colby College. She is admitted to practice in Maine and resides in Portland.
About Preti
Preti Flaherty has offices in Portland, Bath and Augusta, Maine, Concord,
N.H. and Boston, Mass. With more than 80 attorneys, the firm counsels clients in
the areas of business law, energy, environmental, estate planning, health care,
intellectual property, labor and employment, legislative and regulatory,
litigation, technology and telecommunications.
