Background
Beard, Sarah H. was born on May 28, 1959 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States.
Beard, Sarah H. was born on May 28, 1959 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States.
Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1981). University of Michigan. New York University (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Law Clerk for Chief Justice Vincent L. McKusick, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1986-1987.
Tambrands, Incorporated. v. State Tax Assessor, 595 A.2d 1039 (Maine. 1991); Scott Paper Company V. State Tax Assessor, 610 A.2d 275 (Maine. 1992); International Paper Company v. Board of Environmental Protection, 629 A.2d 597 (Maine. 1993).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, 1986, Maine.
1987, United States.
District Court, District of Maine. Law Clerk for Chief Justice Vincent L. McKusick, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1986-1987. Faculty Member and Speaker at Georgetown University Law Center 18th Annual State and Local Tax Institute.
Author: "Factor Relief for Foreign Source Dividends," published as part of program materials for Georgetown University Law Center"s 18th Annual State and Local Tax Institute.
"The State and Local Tax Lawyer," Maine and American Bar Associations, 1996. "Maine Developments," Cost 1995 and 1996 Spring Audit Session Notebooks.
"Kraft in Combined Reporting States," Journal of Multistate Taxation, Winter 1996. Company-author: "A Manufacturer"s Guide to the Maine Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax Laws," 1989.
"Attacking the Fairness of Dividend Apportionment Formulas: A Success Story," 10 Journal of State Taxation 18, Spring 1992.
Correspondent, State Tax Notes. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Company-chair, State and Federal Taxation Section, 1992-1994) and American (Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes) 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 (Company-chair, State and Federal Taxation Section, 1992-1994) and American (Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes) Bar Associations.