Background
Macleod-Ball, Michael Wesley was born on September 1, 1953 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of John H. and Dion G. (Lasher) Macleod.
Macleod-Ball, Michael Wesley was born on September 1, 1953 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of John H. and Dion G. (Lasher) Macleod.
University of Vermont (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Suffolk University Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1989). Technical Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1988-1989.
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, 1989, Maine.
1990, United States.
District Court, District of Maine and United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Technical Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1988-1989.
Member: York County (President, 1995-1997), Maine State (Member, Real Estate and Title Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Entertainment and Sports Law) Bar Associations.
(Resident Partner, Kennebunk Office). 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.
Chairman board directors, finance chairman Christ Church, Kennebunk, since 1996. Trustee Kennebunk Land Trust, since 1997. Director Vinegar Hill Youth Theatre, Arundel, Maine, since 1998.
Member American Bar Association, Sports Lawyers Association, Maine State Bar Association, Kennebunk Dem.Club (chair 1994-1996, vice-chairman 1990-1991, 98).
Married Gail A. Ball, June 27, 1982. 1 child, Kristin A.