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• 2026 CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon

  • When
    3 Feb 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Canopy Hotel, 9 Center Street, Portland
  • Spaces left
    26

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  2026 Cumberland Bar Association Annual Meeting and Luncheon

  February 3, 2026

  12:00-1:15 PM

  New location: Canopy Hotel, 9 Center Street, Portland, Maine

  Guest Speaker: Jerrol A. Crouter

  Jerry Crouter has 38 years of experience as a civil trial attorney and now focuses on serving as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial, construction, employment, real estate, probate, family law, malpractice and personal injury disputes.  Jerry also serves as outside counsel for higher education institutions, advising them on a wide range of ever-evolving matters including student discipline, Title IX, faculty and staff employment, and tenure. Jerry is qualified to serve as a Title IX hearing officer and/or decision-maker.

  

  Renowned for his ability to provide parties with an honest assessment of their case and the risks associated with taking a case to trial, lawyers routinely turn to Jerry for help mediating a case. Jerry has extensive experience as a civil trial attorney in both federal and state courts, and has successfully tried jury and jury-waived cases, including employment discrimination, antitrust, commercial torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, and patent infringement. As an arbitrator, Jerry carefully evaluates the evidence and delivers a reasoned and fair decision.

  Jerry’s expertise and professionalism are widely recognized. Best Lawyers named him Maine’s “Lawyer of the Year” in the categories of both Mediation and Arbitration. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Super Lawyers has recognized Jerry from 2007-2024.

  Jerry is an avid swimmer who gets to the pool six days a week, serves as the Secretary of Maine Swim Officials Association, and officiates high school, college, and age group swim meets. Dedicated to serving the needs of the community, Jerry is Treasurer of the Maine Justice Foundation, which is dedicated to providing legal aid to the indigent, and is a member of the Grievance Commission of the Maine Board of Bar Overseers.

  Register now at cumberlandbar.org/events.  Lunch is included with your registration.  Space is limited.

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• 2026 Slate of CBA Officers and General Committee Members

  • When
    3 Feb 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Canopy Hotel, 9 Center Street, Portland Maine

  Proposed Slate of the CBA Officers and General Committee Members to be voted on by the CBA membership on

  February 3, 2026

  Canopy Hotel, 9 Center St., Portland, Maine

  12:00-1:15 PM

  2026 OFFICERS

  President: Parke Burmeister, Esq.-Casco Bay Law

  Past President: Christine Johnson, Esq. – Norman Hanson & DeTroy

  First Vice President: Jacob Bowie, Esq.- Perkins Thompson

  Second Vice President: Alexander Price, Esq.— Pierce Atwood

  Secretary: Jennifer M. Lechner, Esq.

  Co-Treasurers:  Matt Altieri, Esq.—Pierce Atwood and Kylie Germann, Esq.—Lanman Rayne

  2026 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  Austyn Carolin, Esq.

  Cyrus Cheslak, Esq.—Verrill

  Alexandra Harriman, Esq. — Preti Flaherty

  Reid Hayton-Hull, Esq.- Maine Attorney General’s Office

  Conor Shankman, Esq.—Bernstein Shur

  Joseph Siviski, Esq. — Perkins Thompson

  Rosie Williams, Esq.—Thompson & Bowie

  
  

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