I provide efficient, effective and principled legal representation. We jointly plan your case as though it is a business project -- identify your goals, the best ways to accomplish your desired end and determine the work required (and who will do it). We evaluate each step to determine its impact on progress and your budget. We refrain from "tit for tat" retaliation because that lets others control your case. My decades of experience in business planning and execution of projects, litigation and dispute resolution and our full embrace of technological advances work for your advantage. No one works harder for you.
Since 1977
1995 - Current
Hayes Dispute Resolution & Legal Services
1995 - 2000
Finance Authority of Maine
1986 - 1995
Hayes & Dyer
1980 - 1986
Hayes Law Offices
1978 - 1979
Southard Hunt Hebert & Hayes
1977 - 1978
Southard Hunt & Hebert
1976 - 1976
Maine Public Utilities Commission
1995 - 1995
Certificate in Negotiation & Dispute Resolution (1995) | Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
Harvard Project on Negotiation, a post-graduate course of study involving students from around the globe, focusing on business and governmental negotiation and facilitation.
1974 - 1977
J.D. (1977) | Law
Honors: Editor, Moot Court Board
1970 - 1974
B.S. (1974) | Sociology
Honors: Magna cum laude
Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program
Maine State Bar
Maine State Bar
Maine State Bar
American Baptist Churches of Maine
Maine State Bar
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
Maine State Bar
Community Mediation Services
Maine EMS System
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests