Background
Lancaster, Junior, Ralph I. was born on May 9, 1930 in Bangor, Maine, United States.
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Ralph I. Lancaster, Junior.
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College of the Holy Cross (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1955).
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, 1955, Maine and Massachusetts.
1958, United States.
Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. 1990, United States. Supreme Court. Law Clerk, United States.
District Court Judge Edward T. Gignoux, 1957-1959.
Member: Maine Judicial Council, 1961-1969. Maine Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1973-1978.
Criminal Law Revision Committee, 1976-1978. Committee on Court Administration, 1978-1986.
Chairman, Merit Selection Panel for United States Magistrate for the District of Maine, 1982, 1988.
Counsel for United States before the International Court of Justice in case concerning delimitation of Maritime boundary in the Gulf of Maine area (Gulf of Maine Case), 1984. Special Master by Appointment of the United States Supreme Court in State of New Jersey v. State of Nevada, et al, 1987-1988.
State Chairman, Supreme Court Historical Society, 1985-1990.
Member, Martindale-Hubbell Legal Advisory Board, 1990. University of Maine School of Law, Board of Visitors, 1991, Chair, 1991-1993.
First Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules, 1991. Saint Joseph"s College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, 1991.
Counselor, Edward Thaxter Glgnoux Inns of Court, 1992.
Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (President, 1982. Bar Association Delegate to American Bar Association, 1982-1987), Canadian (Honorary) and American (Member, 1956-1992. State Delegate, 1987-1992.
Member, Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1984-1989.
Chair, 1989-1991) Bar Associations. Maine Bar Foundation (Director, 1984-1985).
Maine Trial Lawyers Association. American Society of Hospital Attorneys (Charter Member).
American Law Institute.
American Bar Foundation (State Chairman, 1982-1987). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee Chairman, 1974-1979. Chairman, Committee on Qualifications and C.L.E., 1980-1982.
Chairman, Canada-United States Committee, 1985-1987.
Regent, 1982-1987; Treasurer, 1985-1987. President-Elect, 1988-1989.
President, 1989-1990). 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.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Maine Judicial Council, 1961-1969. Maine Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1973-1978. Criminal Law Revision Committee, 1976-1978.
Committee on Court Administration, 1978-1986.
Chairman, Merit Selection Panel for United States Magistrate for the District of Maine, 1982, 1988. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee Chairman, 1974-1979.
Chairman, Committee on Qualifications and C.L.E., 1980-1982. Chairman, Canada-United States Committee, 1985-1987.
Regent, 1982-1987; Treasurer, 1985-1987.
President-Elect, 1988-1989. President, 1989-1990).
