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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

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

June 10, 2022

Maine State Police Announces Restructuring After 3 Weeks of Declining to Share Details

Bangor Daily News

May 31, 2022

Court Orders State Police to Reveal More Details About Misconduct by Troopers

Portland Press Herald

March 24, 2022

More Reminders of the Shortcomings of Maine’s Freedom of Access Law

Bangor Daily News

Firm Highlights

Court Rules Portland Rents Are Public Information, Not Trade Secrets

Rental information is public information and not protected from public record requests under the Maine Trade Secrets Act, according to a recent ruling by Justice Thomas R. McKeon of the Maine Business and Consumer Court. The...

FTC Proposes New Rule Impacting Legality of Non-Compete Agreements

Background Over the last several years, non-compete agreements, which prevent workers from joining a competitor or starting a competing business for a time after separating from employment, have become less common as states enact...

Dan Sonneborn to Present at Trucking Industry Defense Association 2023 Cargo Seminar

Preti Flaherty attorney Dan Sonneborn will be a speaker at the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) 2023 Cargo Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, presenting on the topic of defending cargo claims concerning perishable goods and the Food...