WILLIAM H. HANSON, a Penobscot County, Maine native, is a graduate of McGill University and the University of Maine School of Law. He practices chiefly in commercial transactional law, with an emphasis on loan documentation and real estate matters. His real estate practice has a strong concentration in timberland and forest practices work.

Since his undergraduate days in Montreal, Bill has continued his French studies, and now often works with  francophone European and Canadian clients.

Bill serves on the Board of the  Maine Library of Geographic Information as  its member representing real estate and development interests, and is a Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

• Areas of Practice
  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Timberlands and Natural Resources
• Bar Admissions
  • Maine, 1982
  • U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1982
• Education
  • University of Maine School of Law
    • Portland, Maine, 1982
    • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • McGill University
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1975
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
      • Major: Political Science