Background
Opperman, John R. was born on May 31, 1953 in Charles City, Iowa, United States. Son of H. Herschel and LaVora M. (Fick) Opperman.
Opperman, John R. was born on May 31, 1953 in Charles City, Iowa, United States. Son of H. Herschel and LaVora M. (Fick) Opperman.
University of South Dakota (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1975). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor.
Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1977-1978.
Worked at Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy, P.A. (Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Business Law, Commercial Law, Trademark and Copyright Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Maine and United States. District Court, District of Maine.
1981, United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Maine State (Member, Sections on: Consumer and Financial Institutions Law, Commercial and Consumer Law Chairman 1992-1993.
Intellectual Property) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Business Law) Bar Associations.
Member Organizational committee Parkside Neighborhood Association, Portland, 1979;delegate Maine State Republican Convention, Bangor, 1980. Member of advisory board Maine Alliance Arts Education, Augusta, 1980-1981. Member government relations committee Greater Portland United Way, 1980-1983.
Trustee Ram Island Dance Center, Portland, 1980-1981. Trustee, advisor Portland Stage Company, 1981-1991. Member county 1st Lutheran Church, Portland, 1980-1981, 88, president, 1989-1990.
Member City Mgrs.' Policy Advisory Committee, Portland, 1987-1994. Trustee Portland Public Library., since 1997. Board directors Downtown Portland Corporation, since 1991.
Member American Bar Association, National Association College and University Attorneys, Maine State Bar Association (chairman commercial law section since 1992), Maine Association Community Banks, CumberlandClub.
Married Julianne Elizabeth Radkowski, June 12, 1976. Children: Paul D., Lucas J.