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Introduction
With offices in Maine and New Hampshire, Bernstein Shur is home to 120 lawyers and has been a mainstay in New England for more than 100 years. It has expanded from a focus on litigation to expertise in areas such as corporate, energy and environment, labor and employment, real estate, tax, and trusts and estates. And the firm has broadened its scope to a global level as a member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms.
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About the Firm
With more than 120 lawyers and three New England offices, Bernstein Shur focuses on over 20 key areas across a variety of industries. The firm is Maine’s exclusive member of Lex Mundi.
Made in Maine
Bernstein Shur was born of a merger in 1964 between two New England firms: Bernstein, Bernstein & Nelson and Shur & Sawyer. The former dates back to 1915 when Israel Bernstein began a solo practice in Portland, ME. He was joined by his brother, Louis, in 1930 with an aim to become a force in real estate, probate, and commercial. The pair was later joined by Israel's son Sumner after WWII and to-be named partner Leonard Nelson in the 1960s.Around the same time Louis and Israel were getting together, Barnett Shur was founded in 1930 in Portland by municipal lawyer Barney S...
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