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Sam Sherry
Samuel M. Sherry is the founder of the Metropolitan Legal Center, P.A.
Mr. Sherry is admitted to practice in Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut. He has tried state and federal lawsuits and appeals, including cases before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Sherry has served as a staff research attorney for bankruptcy judges in Maine and in California. Mr. Sherry regularly gives seminars for attorneys and commercial business owners on commercial law topics including collection, foreclosures and landlord-tenant law. He taught advanced legal research at Casco Bay College and was the principal author of materials used by the Maine Bar Association for assistance statewide.
Sam takes pride in his recognition by his peers as reflected by his Martindale-Hubble rating denoting "high legal ability and the highest ethics." On the other hand, as he notes, "The compliment is moderated when one considers the source -- lawyers, talking about lawyers." Attorney Sherry has been Board Certified in Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification since 2000 and is the only attorney in Maine or New Hampshire to have achieved that distinction.
Mr. Sherry graduated from the California Western School of Law cum laude in 1992. He was a published member and staff editor of the California Western Law Review. Mr. Sherry received his B.A. cum laude in Political Science from the University of Connecticut in 1986. He attended the New England Conservatory of Music from 1979 through 1981, and remains active as a professional musician.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Sherry was active in Connecticut politics. He served as a professional staff person on several Connecticut General Assembly campaigns in the mid-80's, and was on the staff of the General Assembly's Human Services Committee for the 1987 session.
Sam is married to the effervescent Kathy and is the proud father of Dylan and Samika. Community activities over the years has included service on the Board of Directors of the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church and on the Advisory Board of the KeyBank Maine Jazz Festival. Sam currently serves as a volunteer coach in the Cape Elizabeth High School music program.
Laura Scott Pearlman
Laura Pearlman is the firm's Foreclosure Coordinator and is of counsel to the firm.
Ms. Pearlman received her bachelor's degree magna cum laude
from Bowdoin College in 1979 in Philosophy and Romance Languages.
She received her Juris Doctor from the Boston College School of Law in 1983 and was
active as a member of the Massachusetts bar from 1983 through 1994.
Laura has been involved with Scottish dance for nearly thirty-five years as a performer, teacher and as a credentialed Adjudicator through the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. Laura and her husband Edward Pearlman live with their children in South Portland and
perform as The Highland Soles.
Ms. Pearlman has worked with the firm since 2007. In May, 2008 she was sworn in as a member of the Maine Bar.
Keith A. McBride
Keith McBride is associated with the firm.
Attorney McBride graduated magna cum laude
from the University of Tampa, Florida in 2000 in Political Science. He moved all the way across town to Stetson University College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2003. Keith is a member of the Bar in Florida (2003), Connecticut (2005) and Maine (2009), and has practiced in each of those states. In Connecticut, Keith worked in the in-house counsel's office of General Electric, which he says was "different from a three-attorney firm in Maine."
Keith is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Planning at USM's Muskie School of Public Service. Keith is the former Head Coach of the Windham High School Golf Team and plays bass guitar in a working rock band. He resides in Gorham with his wife Andrea.
Keith's work focuses on litigation and creditor's rights representation.
Stacy Winslow
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