For Immediate Release
March 28, 2005

Contact:
Rand Ardell
(207) 774-1200
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083
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Arnold C. Macdonald, an attorney with Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson in Portland, has been elected to chair the Business Law Section of the Maine State Bar Association.

A South Freeport resident, Macdonald joined Bernstein Shur in 2001 and practices in the areas of business and finance. He serves small and mid-sized businesses in formation, finance, intellectual property, mergers, acquisition, and private stock placements. He also works in the area of construction and mechanics’ lien law, including insurance and insurance coverage of construction issues.

He is a 1981 cum laude graduate of Bowdoin College and a 1985 graduate of the University of Denver College of Law.

The Business Law Section of the Maine State Bar serves the professional needs of corporate and commercial attorneys by offering CLE programming, initiating legislative reforms, and providing a forum for professional discussions among the business bar.

Macdonald has served as chair of the Committee on Formation and General Provisions of the Task Force to Revise the Maine Corporate Code and also serves on the Litigation (Construction Industry Forum), Intellectual Property, and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association. He is an associate member of the Associated Contractors of Maine and the Construction Financial Managers Association.

In addition, Macdonald serves as a trustee and is the current president of the Freeport Conservation Trust, is a trustee on the Maine Bar Foundation, and sits on the Advisory Board of the Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Bernstein Shur is one of northern New England’s largest law firms with 85 lawyers in offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine and in Manchester, N.H. The firm provides legal services in all other major subject areas, including corporate and commercial law, litigation and trials, municipal and governmental affairs, labor and employment law, education law, construction law, and tax and estate planning. The firm also has an active practice in bankruptcy, health law, environmental law, technology and commerce, legislative law, intellectual property, public utilities, and other regulated industries. For more information, visit the Bernstein Shur web site at www.bssn.com

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