Background
Gartland, Michael J. was born on October 3, 1959 in Manhasset, New York, United States.
Gartland, Michael J. was born on October 3, 1959 in Manhasset, New York, United States.
University of Northern Colorado (Bachelor of Science, 1981). Clark University (Master of Business Administration, 1984). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 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, Massachusetts.
1990, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1992, Colorado, New Hampshire, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Districts of Colorado and New Hampshire. 1997, Maine.
Law Clerk to The Honorary James F. Queenan, Junior, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts, 1989-1990. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
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.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.