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Brann & Isaacson Managing Partner Stacy Stitham Earns Prestigious Designation from International Association of Privacy Professionals

"Responsible use of consumer personal information has become one of the defining challenges of our time, and state laws affecting the collection, usage, sharing, and retention of personal data are multiplying. Earning this certification helps to equip our firm to strategically help our clients directly face any and all headwinds."

MaineBiz Highlights Stacy Stitham among New Wave of Law Firm Leaders

A conversation with Brann & Isaacson’s new managing partner, Stacy O. Stitham, features prominently in a recent MaineBiz article on how “Maine law firms are looking for a new generation of managing partners.” A Dover-Foxcroft native, Stitham discussed B&I’s ongoing evolution to meet the needs of its existing business clients from its offices in Lewiston...

B&I Attorneys Address “Internet Jurisdiction” in Tax Notes State

David Swetnam-Burland, Nathaniel Bessey, and Eamonn Hart have written the cover article for the November 11, 2024, issue of Tax Notes State, “What State Tax Authorities Can Learn about the Internet from Federal Courts.” Pointing to the experience of the federal courts, which have grappled with questions of personal jurisdiction based on interactive websites, they...

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...

CPSC Overreach? Federal Agency Commandeers Amazon Marketplace

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) appears to be yet another federal agency seeking to expand dramatically its power over commerce. In what could be described as an extraordinary example of CPSC overreach, the agency has deemed Amazon.com Inc. (“Amazon”) to be a “distributor” for purposes of the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”), making it...

Children’s Privacy: Federal Regulations Are About To Change

Is Your Website “Directed to Children” Under 13? None of this matters unless you operate a website or provide an online service that is “directed to children” under the age of thirteen. Under COPPA, however, this is a holistic, i.e., mushy, question. And general businesses have gotten caught in the crosshairs. The FTC looks at...

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...