Matthew Tarasevich

Matthew Tarasevich is a Shareholder at Bernstein Shur in Portland, Maine. Tarasevich focuses on labor and employment law, municipal and governmental services, litigation and dispute resolution, and education matters. The practice includes employment litigation, collective bargaining, workplace investigations, contracts, policies, training, and mediation for public and private employers. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.

Tarasevich earned a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in 1982 and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1994. His education complements more than three decades of work advising employers on labor relations, workplace compliance, investigations, and disputes. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.

Tarasevich’s experience includes public-sector labor matters, municipal collective bargaining, employee discipline, employment litigation, workplace investigations, policy development, and mediation. He regularly advises public and private clients on day-to-day employment issues as well as disputes that proceed to administrative or court forums. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.

Matthew Tarasevich has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for employment and labor law and holds an AV Preeminent rating. He also serves in professional leadership roles, including work with the Maine State Bar Association’s Municipal Law Section. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P. A .
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Co-Chair, MSBA Municipal Law Section
• Member, Cumberland County Bar Association
• Member, International Municipal Lawyer’s Association
• Member, National Public Employer’s Labor Relations Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Rhode Island
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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