Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice, P.A. is pleased to announce that it has elected Attorney Jacob (Jake) Bowie as its newest shareholder, effective January 1, 2023.

Attorney Gamache returns to the Sugarloaf Charity Summit with excellent results!

ATR clients Nate Green and Chris Marshall advance another housing development project in Southern Maine.  Attorney Jake Bowie and ATR are proud to have worked with Nate and Chris on the acquisition and title work necessary to secure the property and look forward to assisting with title for development financing with Nate and Chris going forward in tandem with Attorneys Rob Liscord and Dee Barton of Drummond Woodsum handling development, project financing and municipal approvals.  Attorney Bowie previously worked with Chris and Nate on development of the Yarmouth Commons, a mixed-use development in Yarmouth, working with the developers from negotiation of the acquisition and purchase terms to title and loan advisement.  ATR offers its sincere congratulations to Chris and Nate and look forward to their continued success and their projects.

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Attorney Gamache skis for a worthy cause at this year's Sugarloaf Summit Charity Challenge!

This past weekend, Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice sponsored of this year’s Sugarloaf Charity Summit Sugarloaf Charity Challenge to benefit Maine Cancer Foundation, The Dempsey Center, and Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center in the fight against cancer.  ATR’s own Jerome Gamache participated in the event, where skiers collectively skied for over one million vertical feet and individually raised over $7,500 for the fight against cancer!

Jerome is pictured here post-event, and with all digits and limbs attached after starting the day at -9 at the Skyline lift, next to the ATR banner displayed at the Beach for the event.  Many thanks to all who donated to Jerome and to this wonderful cause, especially our clients, family and friends, and we look forward to next year’s Sugarloaf Charity Summit Sugarloaf Charity Challenge!

ATR clients, Craignair Inn and Restaurant and Greg & Lauren Soutiea are proactive members of the resilient Maine hospitality industry and organizations such as Hospitality Maine, Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Saint George Business Alliance who are making creative changes to the business and operations while maintaining strict health and social pandemic procedures to protect customers, staff and themselves.  If that were not enough, Greg and Lauren have worked with the Maine Coast Heritage Trust to provide parking for the public’s access to the Clark Island Preserve and other State of Maine conservation lands.  ATR attorneys Jerome Gamache and Jake Bowie have been with Greg and Lauren every step of the way from drafting and negotiating the purchase agreement terms for the Soutiea’s acquisition of the Craignair Inn and Restaurant, handling the title work and acquisition due diligence and setting up the corporate entities to hold real estate and operate the business, to working with the State of Maine to craft the conservation easement with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and ATR could not be more pleased to see the community spirit shown by Greg and Lauren in the time operating the Craignair Inn and Restaurant.  ATR is ready to assist all of its hospitality industry clients, and any other business owners in their commercial and real estate oriented endeavors.

For more information on the Clark Island Project, and Craignair Inn and Restaurant’s connection to this great State resource: https://www.mcht.org/conservation-work/initiative/the-clark-island-project/

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