Admitted
1970, Maine and Massachusetts; 2002, Rhode Island; U.S. District Court, District of Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Duke University, A.B., 1967
Memberships
Cumberland County (President, General Committee, 1983), Maine State, Federal (President, Maine Chapter, 1978-1982; Second Vice President, First Circuit, 1980-1981) and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Member, Harvard Law Review, 1969-1970. President, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, 1998—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, Maine Bar Foundation. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Maine School of Law. Executive Secretary to Maine Judicial Council, 1978-1981. Member, Advisory Board, National Center for State Courts Project for use of voluntary lawyers as supplemental judicial resources, 1983-1987. Listed in Best Lawyers in America.