Nineteen from Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson Designated on 'Best Lawyers in America' List

Lawyers Selected by Peers to Prestigious List

Nineteen lawyers from Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson have been selected for the next edition of "The Best Lawyers in America," a comprehensive, national list of lawyers selected by their peers and noted for their practice areas and accomplishments.

The 2003-2004 edition lists lawyers by their practice area and is also available online at www.bestlawyers.com.

Newly added are: Nelson Toner of Portland for Tax Law; Nathan Smith of Portland for Real Estate Law; George Burns of Falmouth for Construction Law; David Ray of Yarmouth for Construction Law; George Hepner of Gorham for Immigration Law; John Carpenter of North Yarmouth for Franchise Law; Pat Scully of Brunswick for Public Utility Law; Jack Montgomery of Freeport for Construction Law; and Lee Bragg of Manchester for Public Finance Law.

They join 10 other Bernstein, Shur attorneys who have been listed for some time, including Leonard Nelson of Falmouth for Corporate Law; Greg Tselikis of Scarborough for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Peter Rubin of Scarborough for Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Construction Law and Criminal Defense; John Paterson of Freeport for Anti-trust and First Amendment Law; Eric Saunders of Cumberland for Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law; Gordon Grimes of Durham for Corporate, M&A and Securities Law, Construction Law, and Public Utility Law; Charles Miller of Portland for Real Estate Law; Jeff Thaler of Yarmouth for Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law; Bob Keach of Falmouth for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; and Ken Lehman of Cumberland for Healthcare Law.

The nationally recognized list is published by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, South Carolina. To compile the list, lawyers from throughout the U.S. were asked to rate the abilities of other lawyers in their areas of specialization. Only those attorneys who earned the consensus support of their peers were included in the listings, which cannot be purchased. For this reason, inclusion in the 'Best Lawyers' directory is considered a valuable recognition.

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 www.bernsteinshur.com.

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