Attorneys Michael Levey and Sally Wagley are pleased to announce that Patrice A. Putman joined Levey and Wagley, P.A., in September 2011. Patrice was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in December 1983 and to the Maine Bar in September 1988. She is also a Registered Nurse and has more than 25 years experience working in health care.

Prior to joining Levey and Wagley, Patrice was Director of Employee Development for MaineGeneral Health, Director of Community Relations for HealthReach Network, and a trial attorney for the Maine Department of Transportation. She also served as a volunteer attorney for victims of domestic violence and had a general civil law practice in Boston before moving to Maine.

Patrice has been a national speaker and received international recognition from the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) for her work teaching “Crucial Conversations” – how to have hard conversations in a way that will get you the results that you want.

Patrice is very active in her home town of Winthrop, Maine. She served on the Winthrop Town Council, the Winthrop Planning Board, and recently chaired Winthrop’s Comprehensive Planning Committee. She co-chairs Winthrop’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and is on the Board of Kennebec Land Trust.

Levey and Wagley, located at 161 Main Street, Winthrop, is a general practice law firm with areas of concentration in elder law, trusts and estates, real estate, divorce & family law, and mediation and alternate dispute resolution. Patrice will practice in all these areas. She can be reached at p.putman@leveyandwagley.com.