Stephen A. Harlan

Stephen A. Harlan is an Associate Attorney at Desmond, Rand & Guerard, P.A. in Westbrook, Maine. Harlan focuses on business and corporate law, real estate, and litigation. The practice includes business counseling, governance, ownership matters, commercial and private real estate, financing, transactions, negotiation, mediation, and disputes. These matters require close attention to legal requirements and to the practical circumstances surrounding each client’s objectives.

Harlan earned a B.A. in History, magna cum laude, from Columbia College and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. His legal education followed a 22-year active-duty career in the U.S. Navy, giving his practice a background in leadership, organization, and disciplined problem solving. This background supports careful legal research, analysis, writing, and practical problem solving across the matters handled in the practice.

Harlan’s experience includes ongoing business counseling, company and ownership issues, commercial and private real estate matters, financing, transactions, and civil disputes. He helps clients address matters through negotiated resolutions, mediation, and litigation when disputes cannot be resolved informally. Across these matters, the work calls for careful preparation, clear issue identification, and practical attention to the available legal options.

Stephen A. Harlan served 22 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy and retired at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. His practice combines business and property work with litigation and a long record of military service. The overall profile reflects sustained professional work in the areas described above and a practical approach to client representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Desmond, Rand & Guerard, P.A.
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Lions Club

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Columbia College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History

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