Biography

Nate serves as a Chapter 7, 11, and 12 trustee for the District of Maine as well as counsel to trustees, federal receivers, creditors' committees, debtors, secured lenders, critical vendors, commercial landlords, asset purchasers, and defendants in many preference and fraudulent transfer actions.

Nate and the firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group are honored to have been selected to manage the complex asset sales and wind-downs of several businesses as bankruptcy counsel to trustees, debtors, receivers, secured lenders, and buyers.

Nate is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, regularly authors articles for the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, and is actively involved with the Maine division of ABI's Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program, which provides financial literacy resources and classes to high school students.

Services/Industries

Education

  • University of Maine School of Law  (J.D., summa cum laude)
  • The Evergreen State College  (B.A.)

Bar Admissions

  • Maine
  • Massachusetts

Memberships

  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
  • Chair, Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • ABI Volo Project, Circuit Court Opinion First Responder: Author

Honors

  • Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business under Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© under Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers© under Bankruptcy: Business
  • American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Law Student from the First Circuit
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies
  • American Law Institute/American Bar Association Scholarship and Leadership Award

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Court and Other Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Firm Highlights

Publication/Podcast

U.S. Tax Considerations When Buying Property Abroad with Ruth Mattson

Verrill partner Ruth Mattson was recently featured on The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel 's podcast series Trust and Estate Talk . In this podcast, U.S. Tax Considerations When Buying Property Abroad...

Blog

GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!

Remember that old parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic we used to sing before there was an Internet? There are apparently many versions, but they all generally involve children inflicting various types...

Blog

Tesla’s Cybertruck Raffle

On May 11, 2023, @BabyTesla3 sent out a Tweet: NEW: Tesla has revamped the Referral program and introduced a new loyalty program! Here’s what you need to know • S/X: 3,500 credits (referrer) &bull...

Blog

New Options for Retirement Plan Distributions Under SECURE 2.0

This post summarizes the new distribution options, including penalty-free withdrawals, applicable to defined contribution plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) and provides a timeline of their effective dates. The new...

Matter

Advised Fortune 500 Company on Group Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

We were engaged by a Fortune 500 manufacturing company to provide legal and compliance services regarding its group health and welfare benefit plans. During the course of our representation, we have advised the company...

Event

Virtual Lunch & Learn: Human Resources in Small Business/Startups

Verrill associate Emily Waddell will be presenting at PROPEL 's Virtual Lunch & Learn: Human Resources in Small Business/Startups. In addition to presenters sharing their expertise, this session covers various Human Resource topics including...

News

Verrill Welcomes Partner Andrew M. Walsh to Firm’s Business Law Group

Publication/Podcast

State Trademark Registration

The United States has two levels of trademark registration: state and federal. A state trademark registration is issued by a state office and protects a trademark only in that state, whereas a federal trademark...

News

Jim Cohen Discusses “No Blank Checks” Citizen Initiative Before Maine Legislative Committee

Verrill Partner Jim Cohen was recently quoted in a Spectrum News article " Maine Ballot Initiative To Require Voter Approval For $1B Borrowing Gets Broad Support.” Maine LD 1772 is a citizen-initiated ballot question...

Matter

Elections and Constitutional Law: Successfully Challenged Certification of Initiative Petition

In a victory for consumers and the ride-hailing public, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently barred the Secretary of State from placing on the November ballot initiative petitions proposed by companies such as Uber...

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