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August 15, 2019

46 Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2020, Including 3 “Lawyers of the Year” More

May 16, 2019

Twenty-one Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected as Chambers USA Leaders in Their Field More

August 15, 2018

46 Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2019, Including 4 “Lawyers of the Year” More

May 3, 2018

Twenty-two Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected as Chambers USA Leaders in Their Field More

January 1, 2018

Preti Flaherty Promotes Attorneys R. Benjamin Borowski and J. Andrew Cashman to Partner More

Press Coverage

June 21, 2019

CLECs Urge Maine to Mandate Pole-Attachment Rates Using FCC Cable Formula

Communications Daily

January 3, 2019

Data: Maine Had Longer, More Frequent Power Outages Per Customer Than Any Other State In 2017

Maine Public

January 8, 2018

Corporate tax cuts could translate to big savings in New Englanders' electricity bills

Bangor Daily News

November 8, 2017

Report: Gas Market Dynamics Cost New England Electricity Customers $3 Billion

Rhode Island Public Radio

October 17, 2017

Report Claims New England Electricity Consumers Overpaid By Billions

New Hampshire Public Radio

Firm Highlights

Bangor superintendent blocked BDN reporter on Twitter after critical news coverage

In an apparent violation of the First Amendment, Bangor schools superintendent Betsy Webb temporarily blocked a journalist on Twitter following a report that news of a student suicide was announced over the loudspeaker at...

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Government Relations Liaison Andrew I. Roth-Wells to the Firm

Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce that Andrew I. Roth-Wells has joined the firm as a Government Relations Liaison. Andrew will help manage legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts for the firm’s Government Affairs Team...

Preti Flaherty Attorney Benjamin S. Piper Promoted to Partner

Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce that the firm’s partnership has named attorney Benjamin S. Piper as a partner. Ben is a member of the firm's Environmental, Litigation, and Media Law Practice Groups and works...

2020 Employment Breakfast Series: Strengthening Your Company's Management of Accommodation Requests

For more than 25 years, Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Group has been keeping clients, business partners, and friends up to date on recent developments in employment law. Join us as we continue that tradition...

Maine State Police May Be Spying on You

Police and governments are increasingly turning to new tracking and monitoring methods in their efforts to prevent and record evidence of crimes. A Portland Press Herald investigation examines these expanding law enforcement abilities and the...

2020 Employment Law Series: A Legislative Update for HR Professionals

For more than 25 years, Preti Flaherty's Employment Law Group has been keeping clients, business partners, and friends up to date on recent developments in employment law. Join us as we continue that tradition...

WC Alert: Recent Developments from Maine's Workers' Compensation Board

Frank A. Graf, MD, Reappointed to Approved List of § 312 Examiners At the February 11 meeting of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board, Frank Graf, MD, was reappointed to the list of approved § 312...

2020 Cannabis Law Breakfast - Winter Update

The Potential of the Blockchain for Asset Protection Planning

While many legal scholars focus on the challenges and complications seemingly inherent to blockchain and cryptocurrency, others look past the fear and see potential. In this article for Cumberland Law Review , Ian Huyett and Brian Quirk...

Litigation and Arbitration Venue Provisions in Construction Contracts: When and How They Work

Venue and choice-of-law provisions are fairly standard in construction contacts, but can be overlooked due to their location within a contract. When drafted effectively, these provisions can help limit uncertainty about where and how...