Background
Pratt, Junior, S. Mason was born on August 6, 1938 in Portland, Maine, United States.
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S. Mason Pratt Jr.
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Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1961). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1967). Spoken languages: French.
Career
Worked at Pierce Atwood (Portland, ME) 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, 1967, Maine and United States.
District Court, District of Maine. 1969, United States. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "OSHA Update, New Options and Risks for Employers," Council on Education in Management, 1993. "OSHA Update: Megafines," American Paper Institute, 1992. "Health Care Goals in Bargaining, The Employer's Perspective," American Arbitration Association, 1990.
"Legal Issues Concerning Drugs and Drug Testing in the Workplace," Maine Safety Council, 1986. "Recent Labor Law Developments," Maine Bar, 1986. "Maine Employers and Defamation Law: To Speak or Not to Speak," Maine Human Resource Management Association and Law Publishers, 1996.
"Employee Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Issues," Maine Forest Products Council, 1996. "Joint Employer and Independent Contractor Issues," Main Forest Products Council, 1996. "The Firing Process: How to Avoid Liability," The Cambridge Institute, 1996.
"Minimizing Potential Liability," The Cambridge Institute 1996. "Minimizing Discrimination Charges When Hiring," Lorman Business Center, 1995. "The Americans with Disabilities Act: The Courts Finally Deliver Answers," 1995.
"How to Avoid Exposure to Costly ADA Claims," Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1994. "The Growing Contingent Workforce: Legal Ramifications of Temporary, Part-Time and Leased Employees and Outsourcing," 1994. "Employment Discrimination -- New Liabilities and Increasing Damages," 1993.
"OSHA Update: Megafines," American Paper Institute, 1992. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1989-1991) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. EEO Committee; Litigation Section.
Chair, Americans with Disabilities Subcommittee) 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.
Membership
Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1989-1991) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. EEO Committee; Litigation Section. Chair, Americans with Disabilities Subcommittee) Bar Associations.
