Background
Creal, Hope K. was born on January 23, 1968 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Creal, Hope K. was born on January 23, 1968 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1990). University of Maine School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1996).
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, 1996, Maine, Massachusetts and United States.
District Court, District of Maine.
Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Maine Trial Lawyers Association.
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.
Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Maine Trial Lawyers Association.