Firm News

September 19, 2022

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Attorney Thomas C. LeBlond to the Firm More

August 23, 2022

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Attorney Michael J. Melusky to the Firm More

August 18, 2022

Attorney Kara Sweeney Selected by Peers as “Lawyer of the Year” in Best Lawyers in America 2023 More

August 18, 2022

Attorney Severin Beliveau Selected by Peers as “Lawyer of the Year” in Best Lawyers in America 2023 More

August 18, 2022

Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2023, Including 3 “Lawyers of the Year” More

August 17, 2022

Maine Justice Foundation Awards Grants to Seven Maine Groups Working for Racial Justice and Equity More

July 12, 2022

Attorney Jason Howe Named MEREDA Public Policy Committee Co-Chair More

June 2, 2022

Racial Justice Fund Seeks Applications for Second Round of Grants More

June 1, 2022

Ten Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected as Chambers USA Leaders in Their Field More

April 29, 2022

Preti Flaherty Files Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Lawsuit Against Church of Scientology More

April 1, 2022

Preti Flaherty Attorney Tim Bryant Selected by Franchise Times as “Legal Eagle” More

March 24, 2022

Benchmark Litigation Names Preti Flaherty 2022 “Maine Firm of the Year” More

January 10, 2022

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Attorney Jeffrey Thaler to the Firm More

January 1, 2022

Preti Flaherty Partnership Announces Promotion to Partner of Kristin Collins and John Cronan, III More

December 23, 2021

Preti Flaherty Attorney Sigmund D. Schutz Named to AAA Roster of Arbitrators More

December 13, 2021

Preti Flaherty Attorneys Mariana Baron and Nelson Larkins Honored by Maine Supreme Judicial Court for Pro Bono Service More

November 19, 2021

Preti Flaherty Recognized as 2020 Top Law Firm by Antitrust Annual Report More

November 4, 2021

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Ranks Preti Flaherty Among 2022 Best Law Firms More

October 26, 2021

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Attorney Ethan Johnson to the Firm More

October 12, 2021

Seventeen Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2021 Super Lawyers More

October 4, 2021

Law360 Names Matt Warner 2021 Cannabis MVP More

September 7, 2021

Preti Flaherty Welcomes Cameron Ferrante and Paola Maymi to the Firm More

August 19, 2021

Attorney Joseph Donahue Selected by Peers as “Lawyer of the Year” in Best Lawyers in America 2022 More

August 19, 2021

Preti Flaherty Attorneys Selected by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2022, Including 1 “Lawyer of the Year” More

August 4, 2021

Preti Flaherty Announces Municipal Broadband Practice Group More

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Greg Hansel Appointed Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Antitrust Section's Unilateral Conduct Committee

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Recent Massachusetts Appeals Court Decision Holds that Construction Defects Are Not Covered by CGL Policy

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Democratic House Leadership Update

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Matthew C. Worthen Joins Preti Flaherty’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group

Preti Flaherty is pleased to welcome Matthew C. Worthen as a Director in the firm’s Real Estate and Finance Group. Worthen previously served as a Shareholder and Chair of the Real Estate Group at...