Pierce Atwood LLP

Firm bankruptcy attorney Ryan Kelley, a longtime volunteer with Junior Achievement of Maine, gathered a team of attorneys and staff to teach five classes in financial literacy to 230 students at Gorham Middle School. Classes included, "Managing My Money," "Paying for My Wants and Needs," "My Credit and Spending," "My Ride on the Rollercoaster," and "Planning for My Future." Please visit JA for information on how you can get involved: https://maine.ja.org/

Thank you to firm management for the delicious catered lunch from Spinelli's in celebration of !

We had a great time at our office holiday party at The Palm restaurant. It was so nice to gather in person! Thanks to everyone who organized this wonderful event.

We were happy to gather in our Boston office yesterday to celebrate Pride and to help raise money for GLAD, an important nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. Thank you to Kate Hamann and the entire Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee for organizing this event.

We were pleased to partner with Bioscience Association of Maine and Focus Maine to host the state of reception in our office, following day one of I am Biotech convention. Thanks to all who attended, and to Lady Shuckers for the amazing raw bar!

Firm partner Joe Donovan was panelist and moderator at the Energy Bar Association meeting last week, discussing how the supply chain affects growth, reliability, and sustainability in energy infrastructure and investment. Joining Joe were Matt Card of
Suniva, Adrienne Lotto of American Public Power Association, and Brett White of Pine Gate Renewables.

Thank you to all our guests for joining us at last night’s celebration in our new Providence office. We were thrilled to finally get together in person and catch up with clients, friends, and colleagues, while enjoying beautiful views, great music, and delicious food and drink from Easy Entertaining Inc.

We had a great turnout across all firm offices for our recent and awards luncheon where we gathered to celebrate the amazing work of attorneys and staff who helped to support their communities and assist those in need. We invite you to share in our accomplishments from the past year in our most recent report: https://www.pierceatwood.com/sites/default/files/Pierce%20Atwood%20Pro%20Bono%20and%20Community%20Service%20Overview%202022.pdf

In a bittersweet evening with firm colleagues (past and present), friends, and family, we said goodbye to former firm partner Don Frederico, congratulated him for a stellar career as a litigator, wished him great joy and happiness in his retirement, and shared memories and reflections of working together. You will be missed, Don!

We had a great time at Society on High last night for our office social. Good food and great company.