Law Firm Overview

Eaton Peabody is one of Maine's oldest and most widely recognized law firms. The law practice was founded in 1917 by George Eaton who quickly established himself as the pre-eminent business lawyer in Bangor. He was joined in 1937 by George Peabody. The partnership of Eaton & Peabody flourished and was expanded with the arrival of Merrill "Pappy" Bradford and Arnold Veague. These four founding partners built the practice into a major statewide law firm which today includes 45 lawyers and 46 support staff serving clients throughout Maine and beyond.

Network of Offices
Our principal office is in Bangor. We also have offices in the state capital of Augusta, Brunswick, and Ellsworth. Our structure provides our clients the benefits of a large, full service law firm while preserving the advantages of dealing with a lawyer close to home.

Professional Qualifications and Philosophy
Many of our lawyers are recognized in their fields of practice and have held leadership positions in related professional associations. Several are included in the most recent edition of Best Lawyers in America, a publication that lists the best lawyers in each state as rated by their peers.

We recognize that legal services are expensive, and we endeavor to solve problems for our clients efficiently and effectively. Each client matter receives full consideration from a lawyer, or team of lawyers, with appropriate expertise.

The founding partners established a tradition of conducting the firm's practice consistent with the highest professional and ethical standards. This tradition remains a hallmark of the firm. In an era when the legal profession has come under frequent criticism, Eaton Peabody lawyers believe that legal services still can be rendered aggressively and effectively without sacrificing high professional and ethical standards.

Our founding partners also instilled a strong sense of community responsibility that remains a tradition at Eaton Peabody. Both attorneys and staff are active leaders in the communities in which we practice, contributing both time and resources to strengthen those communities.

Chambers & Partners lists Eaton Peabody as one of Maine's Leading Law Firms for Business in their 2006 The Client's Guide.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Law Business Planning
• Employee Relations and Benefits
• Environmental and Land Use
• Estate Planning
• Financial Services
• Government Relations
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade
• Litigation/Dispute Resolution
• Municipal Law and Finance
• Natural Resources and Timberlands
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Utilities

West Practice Categories

Agriculture Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Government Agencies & Programs, Intellectual Property Law, Business & Trade, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Liability, Taxation Law