Background
Hackett, Richard P. was born on February 21, 1950 in New York, New York, United States.
Hackett, Richard P. was born on February 21, 1950 in New York, New York, United States.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Note Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1977-1978.
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Frank M. Coffin, United States. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1978-1979.
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, 1979, Maine.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1977-1978. Law Clerk, Chief Judge Frank M. Coffin, United States.
Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1978-1979. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Chairman, Commercial and Consumer Law Section, 1982-1986) and American (Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee) 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.
Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Chairman, Commercial and Consumer Law Section, 1982-1986) and American (Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations.
