Andrew Marcus Horton

Background

Horton, Andrew Marcus was born on August 28, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Ryder and Grace (Calhoun) Horton.

Education

Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1977). Administrative Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1976-1977.

Career

Worked at Verrill & Dana (Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Business Planning, Charitable Foundations, Commercial, Construction Law, Copyright, Corporations, Criminal, Environmental, Estate Planning, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Executive Compensation, Finance, Health Care, Insurance, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Zoning, Legislative Relations, Municipal Bonds, Partnerships, Pension Plans and Employee Benefits, Probate, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trademark and Trust Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Virginia.

1978, Maine.

Administrative Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1976-1977.

Company-Author: Maine Civil Remedies, Michie-Butterworth Publishing, 1992. Law Clerk to Honorary John H. Pratt, United States.

District Court for the District of Columbia, 1977-1978. Adjunct Faculty of Law, Suffolk University, 1985.

Chairman, Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation.

Member: American Arbitration Association Labor Arbitration Panel. Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals. Member: Virginia State Bar.

National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

University College Court of Appeals Judicial Advisory. Founded in 1862, Verrill & Dana is one of the largest law firms in Northern New England.

The firm serves as counsel to a large number of Maine-based companies. The firm also acts as special counsel to businesses throughout Northern New England, particularly in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, construction, environmental law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, finance, and tax planning.

Throughout its long history the firm has emphasized civic involvement, and many of its attorneys have gone on to distinguished careers in state and national government and in the judiciary.

Achievements

• ANDREW HORTON has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• book

  • Maine civil remedies

Membership

Chairman Maine Board of Arbitration and Conciliation, Augusta, 1985-1999, chairman alternate Maine Labor Relations, 1998-1999. Chair Portland School Committee, 1987. Member Portland Council Government Tax Reform task force.

Member, chair Falmouth School Board, 1992-1995. Member American Law Institute, Cumberland Bar Association, Maine Trial Judges Association, Maine State Bar Association.

Connections

Married Peggy Louise, January 20, 1973. Children: Rachel, Joanna, Laura, John.

Father:

John Ryder Horton

Mother:

Grace (Calhoun) Horton

Spouse:

Peggy Louise

child:

Laura Horton

child:

Rachel Horton

child:

Joanna Horton

child:

John Horton