Barbara K. WHEATON

Background

Wheaton, Barbara K. was born on November 17, 1962 in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States.

Education

Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1984). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, James Bland Prize.

James Barr Ames Moot Court Finalist.

Career

Worked at Pierce Atwood (Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in General Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Agriculture, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bids and Bidding, Business Planning, Charitable Organizations, Civil Litigation, Commercial, Construction, Consumer Credit, Contracts, Copyright, Corporate, Creditors" Rights, Discrimination, Education Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Employee Retirement Services, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Foreclosures, Franchising, Health Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor, Land Use & Zoning, Legislative, Lender Liability, Lobbying, Municipal and Corporate Finance, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Public Utility, Railroads, Real Estate, Secured Lending, Securities, State and Federal Taxation and Trust Law, Surety Law, Technology, Telecommunications, Trade Regulation, Trademark, Trust and Estate Administration, Utilities Litigation, Utility Privatizations, Utility Reorganizations, Wills and Trusts, Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Maine.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Recipient, James Bland Prize. James Barr Ames Moot Court Finalist. Author: "Passive Activities and the Fiduciary," Income Taxation for Estates and Trusts, Maine State Bar Association, December 1992.

"Introduction to the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax," Preparing Estate and Gift and Gift Tax Returns, Maine State Bar Association, June 1993.

"Advanced Directives for Personal and Financial Management," Maine Medical Center Estate Planning Seminar, Fall 1994. "Estate Planning for Unmarried Persons," Maine Medical Center Estate Planning Seminar, Spring 1995.

Director, Chairperson, Foundation for Governor Baxter School for the Deaf, 1993—. Planned Giving Chair, Maine Women"s Fund (Director, 1993-1996).

Member, Maine Estate Planning Council.

Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1989-1990. Director, 1990-1993) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Probate. Taxation) Bar Associations.

History and Areas of Practice: Northern New England"s largest law firm, Pierce Atwood is a full service firm experienced in handling complex legal matters in the areas of Corporate, Commercial and Securities Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Health Care, Labor and Employment Law, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate Law, Taxation, Estate Planning, Legislation and Litigation.

With offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine and Newburyport, Massachusetts the firm provides legal services to all areas of the State. In the areas of Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Federal Court Litigation, Energy Regulation and Labor Law, the firm"s practice extends throughout New England and beyond.

Achievements

• Barbara K. Wheaton has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Maine Estate Planning Council. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1989-1990. Director, 1990-1993) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Probate.

Taxation) Bar Associations.