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Richard Berne | Portland Maine Lawyer. Mr. Berne has been practicing criminal law for over forty-two years. He received a B.S. degree from Harvard College, cum laude, in 1970 and his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1974.. Prior to establishing his office in Portland, Maine, Mr. Berne served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and the Northern District of California, where he prosecuted cases involving narcotics, bank fraud, and various white collar crimes. Upon leaving the Government in 1981, he entered private practice with a nationally prominent white collar defense firm in New York City and, in 1992, established his own law practice in Portland, Maine.. Mr. Berne specializes in the defense of criminal cases in Federal and State Courts in Maine, Massschusetts, Vermont, and New York. These cases have included investigations and prosecutions of complex narcotics cases, child pornography, fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering, as well as driving, assault, and unlawful sexual conduct matters. He also specializes in Pardon and clemency matters.  Additionally, he has an active civil litigation practice, primarily in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury law.. He is a member of the Maine, Massachusetts, and New York State Bars; is admitted to Federal courts in these jurisdictions; and has taught CLE courses in Federal and State practice in Maine and elsewhere.. Mr. Berne has also served on the boards of various civic and charitable organizations in the Greater Portland area.

Jessica has been working in the legal field for over ten years. She practices general civil and criminal law. Jessica is also a Rule 31 Mediator and works with her clients to try and help them reach thier goals.

Mr. MacNeill graduated with honors from Nashville School of Law.

I started my legal career as a trial attorney with the U.S. Justice Department, Antitrust Division in 1980. My experience included trying four antitrust jury trial, in one of which I was the lead attorney.  Thereafter, I became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and tried a number of cases in Superior Court.  In 1987, I accepted a position as an AUSA for the Eastern District of Tennessee, specializing in fraud and public corruption.  I handled civil as well as criminal cases representing the United States in all courts in which it was a party.  I tried well over 150 federal criminal jury trials, briefed hundreds of cases and argued dozens of cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. I was also appointed a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee and had jury trials in those districts. From 1995 to 2003 I was the supervisor of the Chattanooga Branch Office.  I retired in 2011 and entered private practice.. My practice has been varied.  I have represented a corporation in a month long federal jury trial,  I have also represented private clients in the state courts of Tennessee and in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia and the Middle District of Louisiana.  It is an enjoyable experience helping people as a private practitioner.  My clients always come first and I have had great success in helping them.