I am a private practitioner with a dual-focus law practice: consumer product safety and general law practice. If you are involved in the design, manufacture, distribution or sale of consumer products, I can advise and counsel you on your legal responsibilities and requirements under federal laws such as the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as well as state laws such as California's Prop. 65 and other state bans on phthalates and other chemicals. As a former Trial Attorney at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), I now routinely represent companies facing product safety and/or civil penalty investigations by the CPSC. I know the CPSC's laws, regulations and procedures, as well as the staff that enforces them, and I use that expertise to advocate for my clients. Consumers have an entire government agency looking out for them - make sure that you have someone fighting for you when the CPSC comes calling. The other side of my practice is a general law practice, providing legal advice and representation to local residents and businesses in the greater Portland, Maine area. Whether you're in individual with landlord-tenant, family law, minor criminal or other legal issues, or a business seeking advice on a legal issue, contact me to see how I can help. I provide a free, confidential initial consultation to all clients, so if you think you may have a legal issue I can help with, contact me to discuss, risk and obligation free. After all, you have better things to do than worry about legal issues - so let me take the worry out and you can get back to doing what you do.