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Sigmund Schutz
sschutz@preti.com

Portland, ME - Sigmund D. Schutz, an environmental, litigation and media law attorney at Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, LLC was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Portland Chapter of the American Red Cross.  The Board is the governing body of the Portland Chapter.  Schutz has also been named as the Chair of the Board's Strategic Planning Committee.

The American National Red Cross was formed in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1900. For more than 80 years, the volunteers of the Portland Chapter have helped thousands of families who have been the victims of fires, floods, hurricanes, and winter storms.  Red Cross provides food, clothing, shelter, mental health counseling and other emergency aid, as well as ongoing assistance to individuals and families recovering from emergencies. Red Cross volunteers and staff also work around the clock to keep military members and their families connected during times of personal crisis, to provide state of the art health and safety programs to individuals and businesses, and to keep the region's blood supply at a safe level for all in need.
In addition, trained Red Cross volunteers know that being prepared for disaster is the best way to prevent personal tragedy. That's why the Red Cross offers disaster preparedness presentations to schools, organizations, businesses, churches and clubs in the 29 communities they serve. 

Schutz, a Portland resident, is active in a number of charitable endeavors. He works on pro bono cases through the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, has been a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement in Westbrook and interned at the Cornell Legal Aid Clinic while in law school.