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January 1, 2020

Preti Flaherty Attorney Benjamin S. Piper Promoted to Partner More

January 23, 2019

First Circuit Rules Public Has Right to Names and Home Addresses of Jurors More

January 15, 2019

Sigmund Schutz Invited to Participate in National Center for State Court Focus Group More

January 14, 2019

Preti Flaherty Attorney Sigmund Schutz Authors Maine Chapters in Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press Legal Guides More

November 1, 2018

Preti Flaherty Attorney Sigmund D. Schutz Admitted to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation More

Press Coverage

May 1, 2023

Oxford Police Chief: Officer Tried to De-escalate Pursuit Before Fatal Crash

Sun Journal

March 4, 2023

Authorities Refuse to Release Records for Maine School Shooter Hoax Calls

Kennebec Journal

February 26, 2023

What’s Inside Maine Freight Trains? Public Can Only Hazard a Guess

Portland Press Herald

December 1, 2022

Court Rules Portland Rents Are Public Information, Not Trade Secrets

Portland Press Herald

August 26, 2022

Woman Charged with Starting Massive Blaze That Consumed Pittston Residence

Kennebec Journal

Firm Highlights

131st Maine Legislature End of Session Update

The First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature was expected to end on June 15th or soon after. Instead, the First Regular Session ended on March 30th, and the Governor signed the “continuing services&rdquo...

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Wins Public Records Dispute with York County Jail

2023 Maine Employment Law Summit

For nearly 30 years, Preti Flaherty's Employment Law team has provided Maine employers with practical guidance and best practices at our annual Employment Law Summit. Join us Thursday, October 5 for the 2023 Employment...

Maine Media Organizations Oppose Foreign Electioneering Ban

Question 2 on Maine’s November ballot asserts that corporations owned or controlled by foreign governments do not have the same rights to political speech as companies here in the U.S. and that foreign governments should be prohibited...

Matt Warner Named to Cannabis Law Journal Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2023

Preti Flaherty attorney and Cannabis Business Group member Matt Warner has been named to the list of Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers for 2023-2024. A joint publication of Cannabis Law Report and Cannabis Law...

Municipal Update: Maine Legislature Acts to Clarify Sales of Tax-Acquired Properties

Early this week, in response to the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota (598 U.S. (2023)) , the Maine Legislature passed emergency legislation establishing a new process for...

How to navigate the legal side of nondisclosure agreements

Preti Flaherty attorney Kristy Abraham has authored an article for MaineBiz on navigating the legal side of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), outlining six questions for organizations to review before entering into a NDA.

Schutz and Harriman Author Article for MLRC on Mill's Veto of Constitutionally Fraught Legislation

In an article for the Media Law Resource Center's July 2023 Media Law Letter, Preti Flaherty attorneys Sig Schutz and Alex Harriman explore Gov. Janet Mills' recent veto of L.D. 1610, “An Act to Prohibit Campaign Spending...

Jeffrey Talbert Named to American College of Environmental Lawyers

Jeffrey Talbert, Chair of Preti Flaherty’s Environmental Law Group, has been invited to become a Fellow in the distinguished American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL). Membership in the premiere association of environmental lawyers is by...

Preti Flaherty Litigation Practice Group Adds Four New Attorneys

Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce the addition of four experienced Associates to the firm’s Litigation Practice Group: Stephen Garvey, Michael Hanify, Hanna May, and Tiffany Ottenga. Stephen Garvey is a graduate of Boston...