Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP - Portland
1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 100 attorneys serving clients from offices in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. Commonly known as Preti Flaherty, the firm represents businesses, financial institutions, developers, public entities, professionals, organizations, and individuals across transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters. Its multidisciplinary practice supports clients facing business opportunities, commercial disputes, government regulation, development projects, employment concerns, and other complex legal challenges throughout New England and beyond.
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP emphasizes creative, solutions-based representation designed around each client’s objectives. The firm combines legal strategy with an understanding of business costs, operational concerns, regulatory requirements, and long-term goals. Attorneys collaborate across specialized practice groups when matters involve multiple areas of law, allowing clients to draw on a broad range of experience. Whether advising on transactions, negotiating disputes, appearing before regulatory agencies, or preparing for trial, the firm focuses on practical strategies and efficient problem solving.
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP advises clients in corporate and mergers and acquisitions, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, employment, energy and telecommunications, environmental law, government affairs, health law, real estate and finance, taxation, trusts and estates, and litigation. Additional capabilities include construction, education, family law, immigration, international commerce, media law, municipal and public finance, professional liability, transportation and maritime law, and workers’ compensation. Its litigation team handles commercial disputes, antitrust matters, government investigations, product liability, environmental claims, and complex state and federal court proceedings.
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP has earned recognition across several of its major practices. In Chambers USA 2026, six firm practice groups were recognized, including energy and natural resources, environmental law, labor and employment, commercial litigation, medical malpractice and insurance defense litigation, and New Hampshire commercial litigation. Ten individual attorneys were also recognized. By combining broad legal capabilities, substantial courtroom and transactional experience, and a collaborative approach, Preti Flaherty provides strategic counsel for clients navigating significant legal, regulatory, and business matters.