2011 Bar Review Workshop Series
Faculty
Jerrol A. Crouter (Maine Evidence) is a member of the Trial Services Group at Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, and has served as an adjunct professor teaching Trial Practice at Maine Law. Mr. Crouter is a 1983 graduate of George Washington University's National Law Center, where he graduated Order of the Coif. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1978 from Colby College. He has more than 25 years' experience as a civil trial attorney in both federal and state courts, and he has extensive experience as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial, construction, employment, real estate, medical malpractice and complex personal injury cases. His practice concentration also includes representation of colleges and universities on a wide-range of higher education law issues, including student discipline, faculty and staff employment, and tenure cases.
Clifford H. Ruprecht (Maine Ethics) is a partner at Pierce Atwood where he practices in the areas of Complex Litigation and General Commercial Litigation. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood in 1999, Mr. Ruprecht was a law clerk for the Honorable D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. He received his B.A. from Williams College (1986), his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago Divinity School (1995), and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1998).
Julia Sheridan (Maine Criminal Procedure and Maine Appellate Procedure), Assistant District Attorney, graduated from Boston College Law School in May of 1989 and was admitted to the Maine bar in the fall of 1989. She was in private practice from 1989 through early 1991, and has been an assistant district attorney for over 15 years. Ms. Sheridan has experience in appellate work, trial work, motion hearing litigation and post‑conviction review. She has also taught Criminal Procedure at the University of Maine School of Law in the past.
Brian Willing (Maine Civil Procedure) is a member of the Trial Services Group at Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon. Mr. Willing focuses his practice in the areas of school law and municipal law, real estate litigation, estate and probate litigation, and construction and commercial disputes. He is admitted to practice before the courts in the State of Maine, the United States District Court for the District of Maine, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Passamaquoddy Tribal Court. Mr. Willing earned his JD from the University of Maine School of Law in 2000, and his B.A. from Middlebury College in 1992.
Kaplan/PMBR (MBE) will present a review session for the Multi-State Bar Examination (MBE). The MBE is a required portion of the bar exam in almost every state. It is typically 40 – 50% of the overall bar exam score. This session will feature a general introduction to the Bar exam and a review of 25 sample MBE questions and answers.
