PORTLAND – Students from the University of Maine School of Law attended the Robert M. Cover Retreat in New Hampshire recently through a grant from the Maine Bar Foundation.

Local students attending the retreat were Thomas J. Aliberti of Auburn, Chris Berryment of Dixfield and Heidi Pushard of Wales.

The retreat was a gathering of public interest law students, lawyers and professors from across the country to bring to life the vision of Robert Cover, a Yale Law School professor and social change activist. Cover’s vision encompassed four principal goals: to connect students with common goals and interests from across the country; to create a network of professors, peers and practitioners for students headed toward careers in public interest; to provide a forum for discussions about change and growth pertaining to public interest law; and to provide a platform for change in the public interest sector and perceptions about public interest law.