Attorney Peter Van Hemel Joins Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson

Attorney Peter J. Van Hemel has joined the Commercial Department at the statewide law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson. He will concentrate his practice in commercial real estate law.

Prior to joining Bernstein, Shur, Van Hemel served as a law clerk at the Boston University Office of the General Counsel in Boston. He also has served as a legal assistant at Zelle & Larson, LLP, in Waltham Mass., and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Boston.

Van Hemel, currently residing in Newburyport, Mass., plans to relocate to Kennebunk in December. He is a 1995 graduate of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., and received his law degree from the Boston University School of Law.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson is one of northern New England's largest law firms, with more than 70 attorneys in offices in Portland and Augusta. The firm provides legal services in all major subject areas, including corporate and commercial law, litigation and trials, municipal and governmental affairs, and tax and estate planning. Bernstein, Shur also has an active practice in bankruptcy, health law, environmental law, technology and commerce, employment law, legislative law, intellectual property, public utilities and other regulated industries. For more information, visit the Bernstein, Shur web site at http://www.mainelaw.com.

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