Daniel R. Felkel

 Phone: (207) 780-6789
 Fax: (207) 774-2339

 Email: [email protected]

Dan’s practice areas include creditor-debtor relations, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and labor law. He is a member of the Maine and Cumberland County Bar Associations, as well as the American Bankruptcy Institute. Dan has been with the Firm since its inception and became a Director at the Firm in 1997.

At the University of Maine School of Law, Dan was an Editor of the Maine Law Review. After graduating from law school in 1989, he was the Law Clerk for two years for the Honorable James A. Goodman, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine, during which time he was also assigned to the Southern District of New York. He has been involved, in one form or another, with many of the significant bankruptcy proceedings in Maine in the last three decades.

Dan maintains a regular creditors’ rights and collection practice for large and small commercial clients and banks, though he also represents debtors in and out of bankruptcy court. His labor law practice has led him to work on some of the leading cases involving public employer/employee disputes in Maine in recent years. Dan represents various collective bargaining units, including the Maine State Troopers Association, the Maine Association of Police, the Maine State Law Enforcement Association, the Maine Marine Association, and Maine Employees United. He regularly participates in seminars on varied legal subjects for the bar, the general public, and his clients.

Dan was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and has resided in Maine since 1986. He lives outside of Portland with his wife Kelli. Their three children live close by. He also enjoys reading, music, cinema, hiking, and he participates in several sports.

EDUCATION

University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989)
Boston College (M.A., 1985)
Assumption College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981)

BAR ADMISSIONS

Maine