Background
Allen, Charles William was born on November 14, 1912 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Neal W. and Margaret (Stevens) Allen.
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Charles William Allen
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Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1934). University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor, 1937). Order of the Coif.
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, 1938, New New York
1946, Maine.
Order of the Coif.
Member: Governor"s Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments, 1979-1982. Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability, 1982-1988.
Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American 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
Membership
Member Portland City Council, 1964-1970, chairman, 1966. Treasurer, trustee Bowdoin College, 1959-1967, board overseers, 1967-1976. Treasurer Hebron Academy, 1954-1959, trustee, 1953-1965.
Trustee Colby, Bates, Bowdoin Educational Telecasting Corporation, 1961-1974. Trustee Portland Public Library, 1971-1984, president, 1980-1982. Member committee visitors University Michigan Law School, 1967-1968, University Maine Law School, 1992-1994.
Board directors Maine Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1976, treasurer, 1974-1976. Member executive committee Portland SANE, 1970-1976, chairman, 1971-1975. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member American, Maine, Cumberland County bar associations, Order of Coif.
Connections
Married Genevieve Lahee, September 5, 1936. Children— Thomas H., Ruth W., William N.
