Background
Jacobs, Peter H. was born on October 19, 1947 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States.
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Peter H. Jacobs
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Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1969. Master of Arts, 1969), London School of Economics and Political Science. Kings College, Cambridge University.
Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Career
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, 1974, Massachusetts.
1975, Maine.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Law Clerk to Justice Sidney West. Wernick, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1974-1975. Chairman, Maine Commission for the Evaluation of the Bar Admission Process, 1980-1983.
Member, Maine Board of Bar Examiners, 1978-1983. Chairman, Special Commission to Review the Maine Electoral Process, 1993.
Member: Maine State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations.
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.
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Membership
Member, Maine Board of Bar Examiners, 1978-1983. Chairman, Special Commission to Review the Maine Electoral Process, 1993. Member: Maine State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations.
