About John
John Simpson constructed a career that bridges environmental science, enterprise and regulation. He finished his undergraduate research at Colby College in 1978, earning a B.A. in environmental science and geology. He went directly to earn a MBA from Duke University in 1984, concentrating on finance and operations control. He later returned to school and acquired a J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1996.
Early in his post-law program career he took on roles that mixed legal work and business operations. In 1996 he worked as a Special Projects Associate at Perkins Coie LLP. That identical yr he served as CEO and chief legal officer at MacImage of Maine LLC, a position that combined company management with in-residence legal responsibilities.
Those experiences shaped how he approaches client issues. He has knowledge on each the company aspect and in conventional legal practice. His background in finance and operations in addition to environmental science informs how he assesses complex factual and business problems. Colby and Duke provided the technical and enterprise grounding. Vermont Law School provided formal education in legal evaluation and advocacy.
Since 2014 he has practiced as a lawyer at Simpson Law. He is admitted to practice in Maine and keeps expert memberships. His work has ranged throughout corporate counsel responsibilities, enterprise things and legal projects tied to operational questions. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic in advising clients and methodical in dissecting regulatory and transactional problems.
Outside the workplace he has balanced expert responsibilities with roles that require each legal court decision and enterprise acumen. That combination has been a thru line of his profession — from environmental studies in university to operating legal and business operations. He continues to practice at Simpson Law in Maine, drawing on his background in environmental science, finance and corporate counsel experience in his current work.
