Peter L. Hatem

Peter L. Hatem is a Scarborough, Maine attorney who has maintained his own practice since 2002. Hatem focuses on real estate law, civil litigation, and bankruptcy. The practice includes property transactions and disputes, civil court matters, and bankruptcy-related legal needs. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.

Hatem earned a B.S. in Economics from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management in 1981 and a J.D. from the University of Miami in 1984. His business and legal education supports work involving property interests, financial issues, contracts, and disputed civil matters. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.

Hatem’s experience includes real estate and civil matters in Maine, together with prior experience helping manage a six-attorney practice north of Boston that handled a high volume of cases. He is admitted in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Florida, reflecting a career that has included practice across several states. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.

Peter L. Hatem has served in local civic and business roles, including planning-board and community-organization work. His long practice combines real estate and litigation experience with bankruptcy representation and community involvement. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation. That combination of experience and professional involvement supports measured guidance on the legal issues within the current practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Attorney Peter L. Hatem, P.C.
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Board Member, Scarborough Chamber of Commerce,
• Board Member, Board of Trustees, Scarborough Public Library
• Member, Planning Board, Cape Elizabeth, ME
• Member, Planning Board, Haverhill, MA

Licensed State

• Maine
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Florida

Education

• University of Miami
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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