Background
Gulliver, John William was born on November 3, 1951 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of John Phillip and Bertha Knight (Crocker) Gulliver.
Gulliver, John William was born on November 3, 1951 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of John Phillip and Bertha Knight (Crocker) Gulliver.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa.
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, 1977, Maine and United States.
District Court, District of Maine.
1984, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Company-Author: "Equipment Leasing: An Alternative to Purchasing Hydro Power Equipment," II Hydro.
Review 1, Spring, 1983. "Renewable Energy DowneastAs Maine Goes, so Goes the Nation?" Renewable Energy Technology Symposium and International Exhibition, 1984.
"EMF and Prudent Utilities," The Electricity Journal, May, 1991.
"EMF and Transmission Lincolnshire Siting: The Emerging State Regulatory Framework and Implications for Utilities," Natural Resources & Environment, Winter, 1993. "Nugs, Ewgs and Ipps: Has Speilberg Taken Over the Power Industry?" Center for Management Development Conference, Appraisal Communication Energy & Transportation Properties or for Ad Valorem Taxation, July, 1994. Assistant in Instruction, Yale Law School, 1976-1977.
Law Clerk, Honorary Edward T. Gignoux, United States.
District Court, District of Maine, 1977-1978. Member, Keystone II Transmission Study Symposium, 1988-1991.
Member: Cumberland County, Maine State, American (Member, Section on Public Utility Law, 1982) and Inter-American Bar Associations. Federal Energy Bar Association.
Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation (Board Member and President).
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 Portland Civil Svc. Commission, 1980-1983. Chairman building committee Falmouth (Maine) School Board, 1987-1991.
Trustee Yale Alumni Fund, since 1990, Portland School Art., 1989-1991, Camp Susan Curtis Foundation, since 1990. Member American Bar Association (public utilities section), Federal Energy Bar Association, Maine Bar Association, Maine Bar Foundation (trustee since 1986, treasurer 1991, vice president 1992, president-elect 1993, president 1994), Cumberland County Bar Association, Woodlands Club, Mory's Association (New Haven), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jean Georgia Karter, June 15, 1974. Children: Peter, Kate, Elizabeth, Jean.