Gretchen's practice is primarily focused on representing and counseling financial institutions and other businesses. She has extensive experience in legislative and regulatory advocacy on behalf of clients before the Maine Legislature, members of Congress, federal financial regulators and state agencies. She is admitted to practice in Maine and New Hampshire. Her expertise encompasses all areas of business and commercial representation, including regulatory compliance, consumer, commercial and municipal finance, charter conversions and mergers and acquisitions, from the planning stages through consummation of the transaction. Gretchen is a frequent speaker on financial services regulatory matters and other legal issues. Gretchen is a member of the Maine and New Hampshire Bar Associations. She is a member and former Chair of the Maine Bar Association's Consumer and Financial Institution Law Section and is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Corporations, Business and Banking Law Section. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law and was named the "Portland, Maine Best Lawyers Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012. She also serves as Co-Chair for the Red Mass Committee, and is a former member of the Central Maine Healthcare Corporation Institutional Review Board and the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Memberships and Affiliations Maine State Bar Association, Consumer and Financial Institution Law Section New Hampshire State Bar Association, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section National Association of Bond Lawyers Honors Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law Named "Portland, Maine Best Lawyers Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012 Recent News 01-03-12, Eaton Peabody Welcomes Attorney Gretchen L. Jones to the Firm |