Attorneys

Donald J. Bourassa, Esq. (1921-2005)
Don Bourassa was a graduate of Colby College and the Portland University School of Law. He was one of the first French-Canadian attorneys to practice in Augusta. As such, he served much of the French-Canadian population in the general practice of law. In his later years, he restricted his practice to Real Estate and Probate matters, thus paving the way for the work of the firm as it exists today.

Daniel S. Petersen, Esq.
Dan Petersen attended Bowdoin College, majoring in Mathematics, and then went to law school at Ohio Northern University. Before coming to Maine, Dan Petersen practiced law in Syracuse, New York, where he dealt with tax, business, and municipal law issues. In 1988, he came to Augusta and joined his father-in-law, Don Bourassa, to create the firm of Bourassa & Petersen, P.A. Initially, the main focus of the firm was Real Estate and Probate work. However, the practice has evolved gradually over the years, and the major concentration is now Fiduciary Law, which helps clients with diminished capacity, and Elder Law. The firm continues to offer expertise in areas such as estate planning and wills, real estate, small business concerns such as visas, and tax preparation.

Rachel A. Petersen, Esq.
Rachel Petersen graduated from Colgate University with a degree in Mathematics. She began law school at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law) and transferred after her first year to the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, Maine. After law school, Rachel clerked for the Maine Superior Court for one year, serving four justices in Central Maine. She joined the firm in 2018 as its newest associate and third-generation attorney.