Bernstein Shur Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA

Firm also recognized in all five practice areas in respected national guide

PORTLAND, Maine - Seventeen attorneys from Bernstein Shur have been selected by a team of independent legal researchers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a prestigious directory of leading attorneys in the United States.

Bernstein Shur also was recognized as a leading U.S. law firm with top rankings in each of the five practice areas cited in the directory, published by London-based Chambers and Partners.

The recognition is significant as it is a result of independent research and interviews with clients and peers to impartially gauge performance and rank top attorneys and firms throughout the United States.

Those selected to be included in the guide for Maine are: Robert J. Keach of Falmouth and Michael Fagone of Gorham for Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy; Charles E. Miller and Nathan H. Smith, both of Portland, Jaimie P. Schwartz of South Portland, William M. Welch of Falmouth, and Tom S. Hanson of Cumberland, all for Real Estate; Eliza Cope Nolan of Portland for Timberland/Conservation Real Estate; Peter J. Rubin of Scarborough for General Commercial; Jeffrey A. Thaler of Yarmouth for Environment and General Commercial Litigation; Gregory M. Cunningham of North Yarmouth in Environment; Linda D. McGill of Freeport and Patricia A. Peard of Falmouth for Employment; and Eric F. Saunders of Cumberland and John Carpenter of North Yarmouth for Corporate/M&A.

Those selected to be included in the guide for New Hampshire are Andru Volinsky of Concord, N.H., for General Commercial Litigation, and Andrea Johnstone of Hopkinton for Employment.

“Having the firm recognized as a leader in each of the five practice areas in the directory is a major accomplishment and confirms what we are all about – providing a high level of service and legal expertise to our clients,” said Charles E. Miller, Bernstein Shur’s Managing Shareholder.

To compile the current directory, researchers conducted more than 14,000 interviews in the United States during a six-month period. The resulting independent rankings are considered to be a highly accurate and reliable assessment of law firms and leading attorneys. For more information, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.

Bernstein Shur is one of northern New England’s largest multi-service law firms, with more than 90 attorneys in Portland and Augusta, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire. Established in 1915, the firm provides practical legal counsel to a diverse group of public and private clients throughout the region and around the world. Bernstein Shur is Maine's exclusive member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. More information is available at bernsteinshur.com.

# # #