Background
Connors, Catherine R. was born on January 26, 1959 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Connors, Catherine R. was born on January 26, 1959 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1981. Juris Doctor, cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1983-1984.
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, 1984, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1986, Maine and United States. District Court, District of Maine.
1988, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and United States.
District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
1994, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1983-1984.
Author: "Appalachian Electric Revised: The Recapture Provision of the Federal Power Acting After Nollan and Kaiser Aetna," 40 Drake L. Review 533 (1991); "Back to the Future: The Nuisance Exception to the Just Compensation Clause," 19 Cap. U.L. Review 1 (1990). Company-author, "Creation of A National Disaster Court: A Response to Judicial Federation in Action," 78 Virginia.
L. Review
1753 (1992). Law Clerk to United States. District Court Judge John F. Grady, 1985-1986. Member: Maine State, Illinois State and American (Member, Appellate Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Amicus Curiae Committee).
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.
Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1983-1984.