The Attorneys

Dana E. Prescott

Dana E. Prescott was licensed to practice law in Maine and Massachusetts in 1983 and in 2005 he became a licensed LMSW in Maine. He is a Fellow of the International and American Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers and has maintained a private practice representing parents and children. Dana has served as President of the New England Bar Association and the Maine State Bar Association, and is a former chair of the MSBA’s Family Law Section.

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Neil D. Jamieson, Jr.

Neil Jamieson received his B.A. in History from Bates College in 1982 and his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1986. Neil is licensed to practice in all Maine state and federal courts.

Attorney Jamieson has served as Chair of the MSBA Young Lawyers Section, Secretary, Vice-Chair and Chair of the MSBA Family Law Section and has previously served on the MSBA Board of Governors. Neil is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has lectured on a variety of family law topics. Neil has served on the board of the Kids First Center since 1998, has been vice-president since 2003, and was recently elected president. Neil is also involved in a number of civic activities in his community.

Alan S. Nelson

Alan Nelson was born in Lewiston, Maine and grew up in Kennebunk. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Maine at Orono, and he earned his law degree from the University of Connecticut. He was admitted to practice law in both Connecticut and Maine in 1969.

After completing his military service as an Officer in the U.S. Army, Alan returned to Maine to practice law. He has been an active member of the American Cancer Society since 1970, serving as the first President of the York County Unit, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Maine Division, and Delegate to the National Assembly of the ACS. Alan presently serves as a Director on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society, New England Division.

He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Southern Maine Medical Center and continues as a longtime member of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club and St. Martha's Parish in Kennebunk, where served as president of the Parish Council. Alan and his wife, Sandy, live in Kennebunk where they raised their four daughters.

Timothy S. Murphy

Tim Murphy graduated with special honors in political science from the University of Chicago in 1982. Following three years spent working for U.S. Senator William Cohen and then U.S. Representative (and now U.S. Senator) Olympia Snowe, Tim enrolled in the University of Notre Dame Law School, graduating with a JD in 1988.

Tim began his legal practice at Pierce, Atwood of Portland, Maine before leaving to form his own law firm (Gardner, Gardner and Murphy) in 1990. He subsequently joined Partners, Dana Prescott, Neil Jamieson and Alan Nelson in 2000.

Tim is the Acting City Attorney for the City of Saco, Maine, a position he has held since 1994. He has also represented the City of Biddeford, the Town of Dayton, and the Town of Old Orchard Beach in conflict matters. Tim is also the acting clerk and corporate counsel to 85 small businesses located throughout southern Maine, and he has handled numerous commercial matters for them, including incorporations, trademarks, re-financings, asset purchases and sales.

Tim is a member of the Maine Bar, and is also licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for Maine, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.