BENNETT RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ST. JOSEPH'S MANOR

PORTLAND, MAINE - Peter Bennett, attorney and managing partner of The Bennett Law Firm, P.A., was recently re-elected as President of the Board of Directors for St. Joseph's Manor in Portland. 
 
Bennett joined the board of St. Joseph's three years ago and has been serving as president since 1996. St. Joseph's Manor is a private 200-bed nursing care facility offering residential care, a broad array of rehabilitative services and medically supervised adult daytime care. 

Ron Tardif, Executive Director of the Manor, commended Bennett for his contributions to the board. "Peter has been instrumental in providing us with valuable leadership. His perspective has enabled our board to become more business-oriented in structure." 
 
The Bennett Law Firm, P.A., formerly Bennett & Associates, was founded in 1960 by Herbert H. Bennett. The firm specializes in a wide range of employment, labor law and tax issues on behalf of management through New England. Services include prevention of unionization, employment conflict resolution, collective bargaining and defense of wrongful discharge lawsuits.  The firm also handles commercial, civil, environmental and banking litigation. 
 
Peter Bennett graduated from Harvard University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1985, he received his law degree and Masters in Business Administration from the Boston University School of Law. 
 
Bennett  is a faculty member of the University of Southern Maine Department of Continuing Education for Business. He is a member of several professional and community organizations, including the Maine State and American Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute.  He has authored several articles and legal reviews and is a contributing author to the 1998 edition of Guide to Equal Employment Practices.