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Durward W. Parkinson
Bergen & Parkinson LLC
62 Portland Road, Suite 25
Kennebunk, ME 04043
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62 Portland Road, Suite 25
Kennebunk, ME 04043
Recognized to Maine Chapter for Mediation & Arbitration
Other ADR Services: ADR Training/CME, Discovery Referee, Facilitation & Systems Design, Med-Arb
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- Practice Commenced2005
- # of MEDS (as of 8/10/24)
- # of ARBS (as of 8/10/24)
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Mr. Parkinson has extensive experience as mediator or arbitrator in a wide variety of civil cases including real estate, business, employment, municipal/land use and family matters.
He has co-mediated with a Superior Court Justice in a case involving ownership and right-to-use a prominent beach in Maine. The case involved 100+ beach-front owners, 100+ back-lot owners, the Town and State. This complex mediation extended four full days and resulted in settlement mechanism for majority of parties. Additional experience with multi-party cases involving insurance companies, lenders and governmental entities.
Case Experience
- Commercial/Business
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Divorce (High Asset)
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use/Planning
- Legal Malpractice
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Malpractice
- Partnerships
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Title Disputes
- Torts
Education
- Brown University, A.B., Brown University: BA – 1979
- University of Virginia: JD – 1982
- Executive Mediation Training at Mediation Works, Boston, MA – 2008
- Training the Trainer at Mediation Works, Boston, MA – 2009
- Employment Law Mediator Training, at Scheinman Institute of Conflict Resolution, Cornell ILR, New York, NY – 2011
- Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Philadelphia, PA – 2009
- Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Boston, MA – 2012
- Solutions in Seattle, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Seattle, WA – 2015
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Section on Dispute Resolution
- Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals
- Maine State Bar Association
- York County Bar Association
Rates Information
$300 per hr. No charge for travel up to 120 miles.