Martha Greene Again Honored by Maine Court for Pro Bono Service

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has once again recognized Brann & Isaacson partner Martha Greene for her commitment to providing legal services to under-served communities by awarding her Katahdin Counsel status for 2024. The Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program honors Maine attorneys who have completed 50 or more hours of pro bono legal work, meaning work...

Eamonn Hart named Brann & Isaacson Partner

Brann & Isaacson is pleased to name Eamonn Hart as a Partner. Hart has earned the trust of clients and peers alike through a strong track record of creative, responsive, and effective legal advice navigating challenging cases. Since joining the firm in 2018, Hart has provided general, commercial, and trust & estate litigation counsel to...

Peter Brann’s Popular Harvard Law Course Returns

Peter Brann is again offering his popular course at the Harvard Law School on “The Role of the State Attorney General” for Fall 2024. For years now, Brann has team-taught this class at Columbia, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools with former Maine Attorney General James Tierney. Brann served as Maine’s State Solicitor before joining Brann...

Jamie Szal and Matt Pick Discuss Nonprofit Tax Planning in MaineBiz

On August 26, 2024, MaineBiz published “How Maine nonprofits can prepare for the 2025 sales tax exemption” by B&I attorneys Jamie Szal and Matt Pick. As the title suggests, Szal and Pick walk readers through new Maine sales tax exemptions going into effect in January 2025. Until this legislation, Maine was the only New England...

Peter Brann Quoted in Wall Street Journal on ADA Website Suits

Brann & Isaacson lawyer Peter Brann was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in an article entitled “The Law Firm Hitting Businesses With Thousands of Disability Suits” (subscription may be required), about the most prolific filer of website accessibility lawsuits last year, the law firm Mizrahi Kroub. According to the reporting of the Wall Street...

B&I Lawyers File Yet Another Motion to Dismiss ADA Website Case

Brann & Isaacson lawyers Peter Brann and Hannah Wurgaft filed a motion to dismiss yet another ADA website accessibility case filed in New York, this time against a serial plaintiff represented by Stein Saks, which has filed more class action complaints nationwide than any other law firm since 2021. The defendant, once again, is a...

B&I Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Another ADA Website Case

Brann & Isaacson lawyers Peter Brann and Hannah Wurgaft sought dismissal of another of the thousands of cases being filed in state and federal court in New York alleging that a small retailer was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by not making its website accessible to blind people. They filed a motion to dismiss...

Brann & Isaacson Announces Stacy Stitham as New Managing Partner

Attorney Stacy O. Stitham will become Brann & Isaacson’s new managing partner, effective July 1, 2024. Stitham will succeed Martin I. Eisenstein, who has led the firm for over 20 years with unwavering dedication, steadfastly strengthening the deep roots the firm has with Maine while guiding it to national prominence in various legal practices. Eisenstein’s...

Meghan L. Myers Named B&I Partner

Brann & Isaacson is proud to announce that Meghan L. Myers has been named a partner of the firm. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and real estate law for clients throughout Maine, including many business owners and entrepreneurs. Myers joined B&I as an associate in 2022 after practicing at firms...

Fourteen Brann & Isaacson Attorneys Honored by Super Lawyers for 2024

Brann & Isaacson congratulates attorneys honored by Super Lawyers for 2024. Brann & Isaacson attorneys listed in the 2024 New England Super Lawyers include: Martin I. Eisenstein (Tax, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate) David W. Bertoni (Class Action/Mass Torts, Consumer Law, Tax) Ben Lund (Real Estate, Business/Corporate) Martha E. Greene (Estate Planning & Probate, Nonprofit Organizations, Estate...