Joan C. Cook
Ms. Cook will be limiting her practice to estate planning and settlement and her hours will be by appointment only.
Education:
Plymouth State College, B.Ed. 1969
University of Maine School of Law, J.D. 1978
Bar Admissions:
State of Maine
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Legal & Business Experience:
Walker, Bradford & Labrique, Biddeford, 1978-1992
Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, Biddeford, 1992-1995
Biddeford Savings Bank, Biddeford, 1995-2003
Charter Trust Company, Biddeford/Portland, 2003-2007
Douglas D. Hendrick
Doug is now officially a Judge Advocate Officer, commissioned as First Lieutenant. He is presently on active duty, stationed overseas. While he is on active duty, Doug will be on a leave of absence. Matters can be handled, by the firm, but not directly by Doug until he returns. His input, but not his immediate involvement, can be arranged.
When Doug is not on a leave of absence, he practices in the areas of real estate, construction and design contracts, federal government contracts, estate planning, business law, commercial and general civil litigation, and appeals. He has been practicing law since 1998. A Maine native, he attended college in Colorado and is a graduate of Regis University and the University of Denver. He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in both Maine and New Hampshire as well as various other federal courts, including the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. From 1998 to 2003 Doug had a diverse general practice, including civil litigation, state and federal appeals, real estate, estate planning, commercial
transactions, bankruptcy, child protection, and criminal defense. He also served as New Hampshire local counsel in Chapter 11 matters for the law firm of Bonneau & Geismar. More recently Doug has advised and assisted in the negotiation and management of construction and architecture/engineering contracts for the United States Government, both in Maine and in the Middle East.
Before graduating law school, Doug worked for the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor and also participated in the largest criminal case in US history, the Oklahoma City Bombing case, as an intern to Randall Coyne, death penalty consultant for the defense team for Timothy J. McVeigh.
Doug was a member of the Maine Army National Guard where he served as a Construction Engineering Supervisor. In 2003, he closed his practice abruptly when his unit, the 133rd Engineer Battalion, was mobilized. From March 2004 to February 2005, he served in Mosul, in the northern Iraqi province of Ninevah. Most of that time Doug spent working with the Coalition Provisional Authority and the U.S. Embassy Office, Mosul, administering contracts for the reconstruction of the city of Mosul. This was his second combat assignment, having served in the 1990-91 Gulf War.
In addition to his professional practice and military duties, Doug has a number of other pursuits. He has been active in the Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association as a crewmember aboard the Sailing Vessel Beausoleil out of Falmouth. He and his wife, Jessica, raise farm animals organically at their home with their three boys, William, Samuel, and Lloyd.
Legal & Government Experience:
Maine Legal Associates, P.A.
Kennebunk, ME 2006 -
United States Property & Fiscal Office
Purchasing & Contracting Office
Augusta, ME - 2006
Historian, Joint Force Headquarters - Maine National Guard
Camp Keyes, Augusta, ME 04333 (Apr. 2005 - Sep. 2005)
Serving as the Joint Force Headquarters Historian, particular emphasis on collection and preservation of documents and artifacts from the current Global War on Terror
Assistant Project Manager, Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) - Ninewah and Assistant Economic Development Officer, US Embassy Office - Mosul - Mosul, Iraq (May 2004 - February 2005)
While Mobilized with the 133d Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) from Dec. 2003 - Mar. 2005, selected for a special assignement with CPA and Embassy staff
Identified requirements and prepared Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Evaluated proposals and recommended contract award
Drafted contracts and negotiated with Iraqi contractors
Tracked and assisted in the management of over 70 projects
Accounted for $50Million in Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) funds
Maintained CPA website
Received Army Commendation Medal and Embassy Office Award of Excellence for my work in procurement
Douglas D. Hendrick, Esquire, P.A.
Cornish, ME 1998-2003
General Practice of Law
Education:
University of Denver, College of Law - JD 1998
Regis University - B.S. magna cum laude 1995
Bar Admissions:
State of Maine
State of New Hampshire
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Tax Court
Military Experience:
United States Army/U.S. Army Reserve/Maine Army National Guard (1987-1995; 1998-Present)
Served with 133rd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) in Mosul, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Served with 174th Military Intelligence Center, U.S. Central Command, in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)
15 years total military service
Held Top Secret SCI (Level 6) Clearance
Awarded 4 Army Commendation Medals
Selected as unit Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year - 1999
Qualified as a Terrain Analyst (MOS 81Q), Defense Mapping School - 1988
Qualified as a Carpenter Mason (MOS 51B/21B) - 2000
Qualified as a Construction Supervisor (MOS 51H30/21H30) 2003
Certified in OSHA Construction Standards
Activities and Associations:
Birthwise Midwifery School
-Member of the Advisory Board/Board of Directors 2001-2003
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Post 7642
-Quartermaster(Treasurer) 2000-2002
-Life Member
National Contract Managers Association
-Member
Maine School Administrative District No. 55
-Member of the Board of Directors 2000-2003
Moderator, Town of Parsonsfield - 2003
Board of Appeals, Town of Cornish - 1999-2001
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