Mark Laverdiere
Mark is a skilled attorney who provides his clients with exceptional legal representation both in and out of the Courtroom. Mark is passionate about his areas of practice. He is an experienced transactional attorney in both business and real estate matters, while he also maintains an active civil and criminal litigation practice. He has protected his client’s interests through numerous multi-million dollar business transactions. He also provides counsel and assistance with business formations, shareholder agreements, noncompete provisions, and other corporate filings. He serves as corporate counsel to companies throughout the State of Maine.
Mark also works extensively in both commercial and residential real estate transactions, helping his clients or banks by ensuring that their interests are properly protected. Mark works closely with lenders and accountants to provide his clients with a comprehensive service. Mark’s interest in real estate law also finds him working frequently in real estate litigation matters involving property and easement disputes.
Prior to joining Griffin & Jordan, Mark worked as a judicial law clerk for the Maine Superior Court on hundreds of complex cases including real estate and business disputes, medical malpractice claims, employment discrimination and whistleblower cases, and murder/manslaughter trials.
His other practice areas include estate planning and estate litigation, wills & trusts, and personal injury. Mark is a former U.S. Army Sergeant who served from 2002 to 2006. During his time in the service, Mark was deployed to Tikrit, Iraq, with the First Infantry Division, where he operated as a combat commander and squad leader for over 13 months. He was named his battalion’s 2004 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year while in Iraq and earned multiple medals and honors during his time in the service.
He is rated by superlawyers for business transactions.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Maine
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Judicial Law Clerk
- Maine Superior Court
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- University of Maine - School of Law
- J.D. (2012) | Law
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Pro Bono Publico Award,
- Activities: Law Review: Ocean and Coastal Law Journal; Ex Officio Member: Edward T. Gignoux Inn of Courts
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- New England's Rising Stars
- Superlawyers
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- SuperLawyers
- New England's Rising Stars
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- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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- Penobscot County Bar Association
- Member
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- John Waldo Ballou Inn of Court
- Member
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- Maine Bar Association
- Member
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- Gignoux Inn of Court
- Ex Officio Member
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- U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n as Trustee v. Adams
- Maine Supreme Judicial Court
