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Thirty-four Bernstein Shur Attorneys Listed in Prestigious Directories

October 20, 2010

Portland, Maine, October 19, 2010 – Bernstein Shur, one of northern New England’s largest law firms, announced today that more than one-third of its attorneys, 34 in total, from its offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine and Manchester, NH, were included in the New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars directories.

Attorneys for these directories are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters Legal Division based in Eagan, Minn. Each year, the Super Lawyers research team uses an independent and extensive nomination, research and review process to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The following Bernstein Shur attorneys were recognized in the specified practice areas:

Administrative Law
Patrick J. Scully of Brunswick, Maine

Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Jay S. Geller and Robert J. Keach of Falmouth, Maine
Jennifer Rood of Manchester, NH

Business Litigation
Peter J. Rubin of Scarborough, Maine
John M.R. Paterson of Freeport, Maine
Andru H. Volinsky of Concord, NH

Business/Corporate
John L. Carpenter of North Yarmouth, Maine
Philip H. Gleason of Cumberland, Maine
Leonard M. Nelson of Falmouth, Maine

Construction Litigation
George F. Burns of Falmouth, Maine
David P. Ray of Yarmouth, Maine

Employment & Labor
Linda D. McGill of Freeport, Maine
Patricia A. Peard of Falmouth, Maine
Andrea K. Johnstone of Hopkinton, NH

Energy & Natural Resources
Gordon F. Grimes of Durham, Maine
Jeffrey A. Thaler of Yarmouth, Maine

Health Care
Kenneth W. Lehman of Cumberland, Maine

Land Use/Zoning
Christopher L. Vaniotis of N. Yarmouth, Maine

Real Estate
Charles E. Miller and Nathan H. Smith of Portland, Maine
Jaimie P. Schwartz of South Portland, Maine

Tax
Nelson A. Toner of Portland, Maine

The Bernstein Shur attorneys named as New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars are:

Michael R. Bosse of Scarborough, Maine for Construction Litigation
Scot E. Draeger of Hampton, NH for Securities & Corporate Finance
Lori L. Dwyer of Portland, Maine for Employment & Labor
Michael A. Fagone of Gorham, Maine for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
Steven R. Gerlach of North Yarmouth, Maine for Tax
Katherine R. Knox of Portland, Maine for Government/Cities/Municipalities
Daniel J. Murphy of Portland, Maine for Business Litigation
Joel T. Shaw of Gorham, Maine for Securities & Corporate Finance
Theodore A. Small of Poland, Maine for Construction/Surety
Hawley R. Strait of Portland, Maine for Real Estate
Peter J. Van Hemel of Kennebunk, Maine for Real Estate

Additional information on the directory can be found at www.superlawyers.com.