Bernstein Shur is pleased to announce that three associate attorneys have joined the firm’s Portland office.
Tana Tufts joined the Real Estate Practice Group, where she assists clients with commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and sales, as well as financing and leasing matters. Before joining the firm, Tana clerked for Justice Rick E. Lawrence of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. She also served as an extern to Judge Kermit V. Lipez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit during her final semester of law school. Tana earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law and her B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of New Haven.
Matt Kaplan joined the Litigation Practice Group, where he helps clients with business and civil disputes. He previously served as a Lawyering Fellow at Boston University School of Law, helping teach legal research and writing to first-year students. Through the BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic, Matt advised entrepreneurs and emerging companies on entity formation and data privacy issues involving artificial intelligence applications. He also brings four years of experience working directly with clients on immigration matters before law school. Matt earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and his B.A. from Bowdoin College.
Kristen Renda joined the firm’s Business Practice Group, where she works on a variety of corporate and transactional matters. Before becoming an attorney, she spent several years as a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center, including serving in leadership roles within the hospital’s intensive care unit. While attending Suffolk University Law School, Kristen worked with Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s Eviction Prevention Unit and later interned with Brennan & Rogers PLLC, assisting attorneys with estate planning and elder law matters. Kristen earned her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and her B.S. in Nursing from Curry College.
Tana and Matt both previously worked at Bernstein Shur as summer associates while in law school. The firm is proud to welcome all three attorneys as they begin their next chapter at Bernstein Shur.