For Immediate Release
May 05, 2005

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Rand Ardell
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Beryl Wolfe
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Linda D. McGill, a labor and employment law attorney at Bernstein Shur, has been named to the faculty at the upcoming Maine Human Resources Convention May 10 – 13 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine.

McGill will conduct a session dedicated specifically to the unique challenges of nonprofit employers called "Managing Talent in the Nonprofit World." In making the announcement, convention manager Bud Bernstein said, “I've worked with Linda for years and in every instance she has brought a level of commitment and professionalism to the program that benefits our attendees. Every nonprofit employer in the audience ought to drop in on this session.”

More than 550 human resources professionals have registered for the event. For additional information, visit www.mainehr.com/convention or call (207) 693-3100.

McGill is a top labor and employment law attorney in Maine and a shareholder at Bernstein Shur. She represents employers in all workplace issues, including matters under federal and state labor laws, union-management relations, discrimination claims and claims prevention. She also works in the areas of executive compensation, employment contracts and intellectual property in employment. McGill is regularly selected by her peers for inclusion in both Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA.

A resident of Freeport, McGill is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and received her Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, from Randolph-Macon Women’s College. She is involved in the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Women’s Law Section of the Maine State Bar Association and serves as a consultant to the International Senior Lawyers Project based in New York and Washington, D.C.

Bernstein Shur is one of northern New England's largest law firms with more than 80 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.bernsteinshur.com.

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