Background
Coggeshall, Bruce Amsden was born on September 24, 1941 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States. Son of Theodore Ronna and Katherine (Emery) Coggeshall.
Coggeshall, Bruce Amsden was born on September 24, 1941 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States. Son of Theodore Ronna and Katherine (Emery) Coggeshall.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Cornell University (Bachelor of Laws, with distinction, 1967).
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, 1967, Maine.
1972, United States.
Tax Court and United States. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi.
Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1966-1967.
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1987. Member: Cumberland County (President, 1981), Maine State and American Bar Associations.
American Law Institute. National Association of Bond Lawyers.
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.
Chairman Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Charter Review Commission, 1986-1987, Cape Elizabeth Harbor Commission, 1987-1989. Member Maine Economics Development Incentive Commission, since 1998. Member American Law Institute, American Bar Association, National Association Bond Lawyers, Maine Bar Association, Cumberland County Bar Association (president 1976-1977).
Married Phyllis Conroy, June 22, 1963. Children: Bruce Junior, John P.