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This article was excerpted from Climate & Capital Media’s Leadership Interviews, an ongoing series of in-depth discussions with a wide range of leaders in the climate economy, conducted by David Garrison, publisher of Climate & Capital Media.
Krystal Williams is an impassioned advocate on issues of energy, equity and social justice. Her work with public utilities and renewable energy developers as an energy attorney at Bernstein Shur and Pierce Atwood has deeply influenced her view of both the climate economy and systemic inequities.
A member of the Maine Bar Association, Williams recently launched the Providentia Group, a law and business advisory firm focused on creating economic belonging for traditionally underrepresented groups.
Tabitha Swanson, founder and CEO, the Swanson Group
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Tabitha Swanson of The Swanson Group LLC I started my business a few months before my second child was born. I had a male colleague who would always introduce me to people saying, This woman here birthed two children this year her daughter and her business. I always think back to how true that was. Just like a child, when you start a business, it is in its infancy and you have to nurture it, it requires extra attention and late nights, then as it grows the care you need to give it changes as does the care a child needs along the way in order to help it become a full grown business. I often describe my business as out of its infancy and into its childhood. I guess that makes sense given we are celebrating 10 years in 2021.
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LIVERMORE Auditor Ronald Smith told selectpersons Monday that while some progress has been made on the town’s accounting practices, there is still much more work to be done.
The town is not always in compliance with federal and state rules or even its own policies and procedures, Smith said. While some improvements have been seen, some concerns noted previously remain, he noted.
The board had asked Smith to look at the math, various other concerns regarding errors in payroll calculations and other procedures.
“We will provide you with a blueprint of the math we’ve gone over in the last three years, put the math to the numbers,” Smith said.
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Bernstein Shur Launches Climate Change Practice Group
Law360 (April 26, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT) New England-based Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson PA has launched a climate change practice group focused on handling the various regulatory changes and market opportunities stemming from the evolving environment, the firm has announced.
Bernstein Shur said Friday that it has launched the practice group with 15 attorneys, led by Portland, Maine-based partner David Littell. Littell brings a wide range of experience related to climate change, including his work on designing and implementing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the first market-based greenhouse gas regulatory system in North America.
With climate change affecting so many areas of the economy, Maine s largest law firm is launching a 15-attorney practice group to meet growing demand for expertise on climate-related law and regulation.
Bernstein Shur, a firm based in Portland with more than 125 attorneys, announced the new practice Thursday on Earth Day with members of the multidisciplinary team led by shareholder David Littell as chair.
He told Mainebiz the initiative came from a couple of members of the firm s board after noticing that climate change was impacting different existing practices in ways that clients may not be thinking about. We re seeing climate change pop up in almost every practice in the firm, from banking to real estate and municipal practices where coastal flooding impacts property valuations.