Background
Piper, Jonathan S. was born on April 7, 1950 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.
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Jonathan S. Piper
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Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972). University of Maine School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1976). Editor, Maine Law Review, 1975-1976.
Career
Gannett Publishing Company v. University of Maine, 555 A.2d 470 (Maine. 1989); Hossler v. Barry, 403 A.2d 762 (Maine. 1979); Tucci v. Gannett Publishing Company, 464 A.2d 161 (Maine. 1983); Dirigo Distributors and Eastern of Maine, Incorporated., v. Vintners Group Limited., 455 A. 2d 936 (Maine. 1983) and 495 A.2d 318 (Maine. 1985).Worked at Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Limited Liability Company (Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in General Practice. Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Construction, Insurance Defense, Antitrust, Medical Malpractice Defense, Civil Rights, Media Communications, Defamation, First Amendment, Workers" Compensation Defense, Arbitration, Mediation, Corporate, Commercial, Business Services, Contracts, General and Limited Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Syndications, Commercial Lending Transactions, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Troubled Loan Workouts, Creditors" Rights, Lender Liability, Foreclosures, State and Federal Taxation, Municipal Bond Financing, Labor and Employment, Employee Retirement Income Security Acting, Probate, Wills, Estate Planning, Legislative, Regulatory, Governmental Services, Administrative, Lobbying, Environmental, Energy, Utilities, Aviation, International Law, Admiralty, Health Care, Trials and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Maine and United States.
District Court, District of Maine.
United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Editor, Maine Law Review, 1975-1976.
Author: "The Repair Rule: Maine Rule of Evidence 407(a) and the Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures in Proving Negligence," 27 Maine Law Review 225, 1975. Contributor: "Libel in the 50 States," Libel Defense Resource Center, 1982-1991.
Company-Author: "The Media/Law Guide," Maine State Bar Association, 1990.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Edward South. Godfrey, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1976-1977. Member, Defense Counsel Section, Libel Defense Resource Center. Member, Falmouth Town Council, 1982-1985, 1991-1992.
Chairman, Falmouth Town Council, 1984-1985.
Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations. The firm has a diverse and broad-based general practice and provides aggressive and innovative legal services at a reasonable cost to individuals, businesses and institutions throughout Maine and represents the interests of national corporations and institutions both in Maine and nationally.
The firm is best known for its practice in the areas of civil litigation. Corporate, commercial and business services.
Labor and employment.
Legislative, regulatory and governmental services. Environmental permitting and compliance. Energy and utilities.
Health care.
And media law.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Defense Counsel Section, Libel Defense Resource Center. Member, Falmouth Town Council, 1982-1985, 1991-1992. Chairman, Falmouth Town Council, 1984-1985.
Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations.
