For more information contact:
Lisa Meyer
Marketing & Client Relations Director
Preti Flaherty
lmeyer@preti.com

November 8, 2004 – PORTLAND, ME – Preti Flaherty today announced five new attorneys have joined the firm here and in Concord, N.H., strengthening its litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy and commercial law practice. Patrick Scanlon, Stephen Wilson, Michael McCormack, and Jeanne McHale are in Portland, and Joshua Menard is in Concord.

Mr. Scanlon haspracticed patent law for 14 years and has prepared and prosecuted over 200 patent applications. His patent work involves a wide range of technologies. In addition to his patent practice, Patrick advises clients on trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

Mr. Wilson brings broad-based litigation and appellate experience to Preti Flaherty. He has served as counsel in a number of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including mediation, arbitration, and judicial settlement conferences.  He has also assisted clients with a variety of intellectual property and entertainment law matters running the gamut from preparation of intellectual property portfolios to enforcement of IP rights through litigation and ADR.

Mr. McCormack is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School, where he served as note editor of the Suffolk University Law Review. He earned a B.A. at Duke University. Mr. McCormack is admitted to practice both in Maine and New Hampshire.

Ms. McHale’s practice concentrates on litigation. She is a graduate of Yale Law School, where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She earned a B.A. at Harvard College, from which she graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.  Following law school, Jeanne served as a law clerk for the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Menard’s practice concentrates on bankruptcy and commercial law. Prior to joining Preti Flaherty, Joshua completed a two-year clerkship with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Hampshire.