James G. GOOD

Background

Good, James G. was born on March 8, 1949 in Portland, Maine, United States.

Education

University of Maine (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.

Editor-in-Chief, Duke Legal Research Program, 1973-1974.

Career

International Paper Company v. Halperin, 428 A.2d 1182 (Maine. 1981); Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation v. State Tax Assessor, 540 A.2d 770 (Maine. 1988); Georgia-Pacific v. State Tax Assessor, 562 A.2d 672 (Maine. 1989); Tambrands Incorporated. v. State Tax Assessor, 595 A.2d 1039 (Maine. 1991); Jordan-Milton Machinery, Incorporated. v. City of Brewer, 609 A.2d 1166 (Maine. 1992); Scott Paper Company v. State Tax Assessor, 610 A.2d 275 (Maine. 1992); International Paper Company v. Board of Environmental Protection, 629 A.2d 597 (Maine. 1993); Gulf Island Pond Oxygenation Protect Partnership v. Board of Environmental Protection, 644 A.2d 1055 (Maine. 1994); Energuin Air, Incorporated. v. State Tax Assessor, 670 A.2d 926 (Maine. 1996); Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation v. State Tax Assessor 675 A.2d 963 (Maine. 1996).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, 1974, Maine.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Phi Kappa Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Duke Legal Research Program, 1973-1974. Contributing Editor, Commerce Clearing House State Tax Advisory Board.

Correspondent, State Tax Notes. Company-author: Maine Sales and Use Tax Law for Manufacturers, 1995.

Property Tax Law in Maine, 1995.

Attacking the Fairness of Dividend Apportionment Formulas: A Success Story, 10 Journal of State Taxation 28, Spring 1992. "Pollution Taxes - A New Tax Foreign the 90"s," presented at Cooperation in Science and Technology 1991 Great Issues Conference. "The Importance of State and Local Taxes in Business Decisions," presented at NESTOA Annual Sales Tax Conference, August, 1990.

Member, Taxation Committee, Maine Chamber of Commerce and Business Alliance.

Advisor, Tax & Fiscal Working Group, The Maine Economic Growth Council, 1993. Advisor, Select Committee on Comprehensive Tax Reform, 1990-1991.

Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Member, State and Federal Taxation Section) and American (Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Section on Taxation and Member, State and Local Taxation Subcommittee of the Tax Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section) 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

• James G. Good has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Taxation Committee, Maine Chamber of Commerce and Business Alliance. Advisor, Tax & Fiscal Working Group, The Maine Economic Growth Council, 1993. Advisor, Select Committee on Comprehensive Tax Reform, 1990-1991.

Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Member, State and Federal Taxation Section) and American (Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Section on Taxation and Member, State and Local Taxation Subcommittee of the Tax Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section) Bar Associations.