Jennie Clegg

Jennie is one of the founding members of Marcus Clegg. Jennie achieved prominence in the Maine legal community at an early age. This has been earned by long hours, an unwavering devotion to her clients and their interests, and the ability to document and close a commercial transaction at near warp speed without compromising her thoughtfulness or attention to detail. Jennie’s competence is combined with a well-refined sense of urgency that tells clients that their matters are important and have priority. Jennie is a 1988 graduate of Yale Law School.  She is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell.

Education

B.A. Political Science, cum laude, Stanley Becker Scholar, Union College, 1985

J.D., Yale Law School, 1988

Admitted to Practice

• Maine
• United States District Court for the District of Maine
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Brendan Barry

Brendan is a cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law where his curriculum focused mainly on real estate law, business and corporate law, and tax law.

Brendan was awarded the Faculty Award in the area of tax law for his studies as well as for his work as the tax law student research assistant.

In the past, he has worked as a licensed title insurance agent for one of the major title insurance companies in New England and his practice has since focused on commercial real estate transactions.

Brendan is a member of the Maine State Bar Association.

Education

B.A. Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, Saint Joseph’s College, Standish Maine, 2021

J.D., University of Maine School of Law, cum laude, 2023

Admitted to Practice

• Maine
• United States District Cour for the District of Maine

Participating Consultant

John Galley

Meet the 1031 Consultant for
New England 1031.

For decades, John Galley was a
Real Estate Attorney licensed in
Illinois and Wisconsin.He was the owner of an Exchange Intermediary Company and owner
of a Title Insurance Agency. He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth and received his law
degree from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Specific Exchange Credentials

• Has acted as Qualified Intermediary
  for thousands of Exchanges.
• Schooled by the two lawyers who
  wrote the 1991 Exchange Regulations
  for the IRS and Treasury Department.
• Charter Member of the Midwest
  Chapter of the national Federation of
  Exchange Accommodators (FEA).
• Faculty for State Bar CLE
  presentations.
• Exchange Presentations on behalf of
  eight State Bar Associations.
• Featured Exchange Presentations
  at several American Land Title
  Association (ALTA) annual conventions.
• Consultant and Expert Witness for
  Exchange lawsuits.
• Published Exchange articles in Title
  News (the official publication of ALTA),
  the Illinois Real Estate Journal, the
  Maine Lawyers Review, the Maine
  Business Monthly, and a published
  interview in Lawyers Weekly USA.

Kathryn Porter

Kathryn joined Marcus Clegg in 2017 and has over 12 years of experience in the legal field.

Kathryn is the firm’s corporate paralegal and assists with real estate and business transactions.

She is a value-driven paralegal with experience successfully supporting and managing the caseloads of multiple attorneys.  Her skills include adeptly navigating the management of client deadlines, communication among parties, drafting documents, preparing filings and maintaining corporate records.

Prior to joining the firm, Kathryn was an assistant in the legal department of a large financial institution processing subpoenas and doing legal research.

Education

B.A., University of Southern Maine, 2017