OF COUNSEL
David C. Norman (Of Counsel) born Rochester, NH; admitted to bar, 1965, Maine. Education: Colby College (A.B., 1962); Boston University (LL.B., 1965). Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Northern New England Defense Counsel Association (President, 1983); Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association (Northeast Regional Vice President, 1986-1989; Director, 1990-1994); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: David C. Norman
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Peter J. DeTroy, III (Member) born Brunswick, Maine; admitted to bar, 1972, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Third Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1969); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1972). Gignoux Inns of Court (Treasurer). Member and Officer, Advisory Committees, Maine Assistance Program and Maine Law Foundation. Member: Cumberland and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(25%); Attorney Malpractice/ Professional Licensure Defence(25%); Criminal Defense(20%); Personal Injury(15%); Family Law(10%); Mediation/ Arbitration (5%).Email: Peter J. DeTroy, III
Stephen Hessert (Member) born Bangor, Maine; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine; U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Maine (J.D., 1977). Editor, Maine Law Review. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America. Listed in New England Super Lawyers. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Cumberland Country Bar Association; American Law Firm Association (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section); Maine State Bar Association (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section); American Law Firm Association. Reported Cases: Hincks v. Robert Mitchell Co., 1999 ME 172, 740 A. 2d. 992; Bouford v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 514 A.2d 470 (Me. 1986); Stockford v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 482 A.2d 843 (Me. 1985). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Workers Compensation: State; Workers Compensation: Federal.Email: Stephen Hessert
Roderick R. Rovzar (Member) born Shawano, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine and Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1970); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1973). Recognized by Best Lawyers in America. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American (Member, Corporation, Business and Banking Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law.Email: Roderick R. Rovzar
Theodore H. Kirchner (Member) born Riverside, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1977, Maine. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1969); University of Maine (J.D., 1977). Member, Board of Editors, Maine Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: "Sunset Fuel Co. v. United States: Customer Lists and the Mass Asset Rule", 28 Maine Law Review 302, 1976; "Trademark Rights in Patented Subject Matter and the Patent Policy of Public Dedication", 28 Maine Law Review 470, 1977. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; General Litigation.Email: Theodore H. Kirchner
Mark G. Lavoie (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1978, Maine and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Maine. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Faculty Award for Most Significant Contribution to School. Member, University of Maine Law Review, 1977-1978. Instructor, Legal Writing, University of Maine School of Law, 1979-1981. Recognized: Best Lawyers in America; New England Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State (Past President, 2000) and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers; Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member, Board of Governors); Defense Research Institute(Past Maine State Chairman); Northern New England Defense Counsel Association (Past President); Maine Bar Foundation; Maine Civil Rules Advisory Committee. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Licensing; Health Care Credentialing.Email: Mark G. Lavoie
Stephen W. Moriarty (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1978, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1972); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1978). Co-author of "Maine Employer's Guide: Workers' Compensation", Northern New England Law Publishers, Inc., (1999); Author: "Workers' Compensation and Employer Immunity", (13 Maine Bar Journal No. 6, 1998); Member, Cumberland County Town Council, (1987 - 1993 and 1997 ); Chosen as "Citizen of the Year" by Cumberland/ North Yarmouth Lions Club for 2008. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: Stephen W. Moriarty
James D. Poliquin (Member) born Sanford, Maine; admitted to bar, 1981, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Nasson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member of Staff, 1980-1981 and Research Editor, University of Maine Law Review; Author: Comment, "Food and Drug Administration Regulation", 33 Maine Law Review 103, 1981. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America; Listed in New England Super Lawyers, Insurance Coverage. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: James D. Poliquin
John H. King, Jr. (Member) born Rome, New York; admitted to bar, 1981, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1974); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Note Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Limitations Upon the Prosecutor's Role as an Advocate," 14 Suffolk University Law Review 1095, Summer, 1980. Member, 2001-2006 and Chair, 2006, Maine Fee Arbitration Commission. Member: Maine State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Fernald v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.; Fournier v Aetna, Inc.; Bernard v. Mead Pub. Paper Div.;Lamphier v. Bath Iron Works Corp.; Williams v. E.S. Boulos Co.; Webber v. Cyro Industries; Libby v. Boise Cascade Corp.; LaPointe v. United Engineers & Constructors; Clark v. International Paper Co.; Clark v. Rust Engineering Co.; Bouford v. Bath Iron Works Corp.; Perry v. Hartford Acc. & Idem. Co.; L. Ray Packing Co. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.; L & A United Grocers, Inc. v. Safeguard Ins. Co. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation(80%); Labor and Employment Law(20%).Email: John H. King, Jr.
Paul F. Driscoll (Member) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 1981, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1978); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate. Listed, New England Super Lawyers, Real Estate. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Finance.Email: Paul F. Driscoll
William O. LaCasse (Member) born Skowhegan, Maine; admitted to bar, 1983, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Listed in New England Super Lawyers, Workers' Compensation. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: William O. LaCasse
Mark E. Dunlap (Member) born Norridgewock, Maine; admitted to bar, 1975, Maine; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1971); University of Maine (J.D., 1975). George F. Baker Scholar. Member, Maine Law Review; Maine Supreme Court Criminal Rules Advisory Committee. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America. Member: Cumberland (Past President) and Maine State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Mark E. Dunlap
Robert W. Bower, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Colby College (A.B., 1980); University of Maine (J.D., 1985). Articles Editor, Maine Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "Home Rule and the Pre-Emption Doctrine: The Relationship Between State and Local Government in Maine," 37 Maine Law Review 313, 1985. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation.Email: Robert W. Bower, Jr.
Jonathan W. Brogan (Member) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 1985, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Maine (J.D., 1985). Recognized by Best Lawyers in America; New England Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: International Association of Barristers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Litigation.Email: Jonathan W. Brogan
Christopher C. Taintor (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1986, Maine. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.A., 1983); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1986). Production Editor, Maine Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: "Federal Agency Non acquiescence: Defining and Enforcing Constitutional Limitations on Bad Faith Agency Adjudication", 38 Maine Law Review 185, 1986. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Litigation.Email: Christopher C. Taintor
David P. Very (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1989, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member of the Council on Litigation Management. National Moot Court Competitor. Recipient: American College of Trial Lawyers Advocacy Award; American Jurisprudence Awards in Federal Courts, Negotiations and Family Law. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. [Capt. Retired, U.S Army National Guard]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Insurance Defense.Email: David P. Very
Daniel L. Cummings (Member) born Roswell, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1989, Maine; U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Maine (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Maine (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation; Tax Court Litigation.Email: Daniel L. Cummings
Russell B. Pierce, Jr. (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1991, Maine. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1987); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Research Editor, Editorial Board, Maine Law Review, 1990-199. Author: "Construing Consideration in Maine's Recreational Use Statute: Robbins vs. Great Northern Paper Company", Maine Law Review, vol. 42 no. 1, 1990. Member: Maine State and Cumberland County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Litigation; Environmental Law; Constitutional Law.Email: Russell B. Pierce, Jr.
Anne M. Carney (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1990, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1984); Harvard University (M.T.S., 1987); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Anne M. Carney
David L. Herzer, Jr. (Member) born Lorain, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1992, Maine. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, National Moot Court Champion Team. Member: Cumberland County Bar Association, Maine State Bar Associations and American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Special Agencies: President, Northern New England Defense Counsel Association, 1999-2002; Maine State DRI Rep., 2000-2004; Associated General Contractors of Maine, 2004-2009; American Subcontractors Association, 2004-2009; Associated General Contractors of America, 2004-2009. Reported Cases: Alexander v. Mitchell, 2007 ME 108, 930 A.2d 1016 Morey v. Strattor, 2000 ME 147, 756 A.2d 496 Butler v. Killoran, 1998 ME 147, 714 A.2d 129 Porrazzo v. Karofsk, 1998 ME 182, 714 A.2d 826 Vogt v Churchill, 1997 ME 5, 687 A.2d 961; 679 A.2d 522 (Me. 1996) Rice v Lefebvre, 634 A.2d 963 (Me. 1993) Clients Regularly Represented: Home Properties, Inc.; Union Mutual Insurance Company; Medical Mutual Insurance Company; Lloyd's Of London; One Beacon Insurance Company; DownEast Energy; Fitzpatrick Associates; Leddy Houser Associates. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(55%); Construction Law(30%); Insurance Coverage(10%); Medical Malpractice(5%).Email: David L. Herzer, Jr.
Thomas S. Marjerison (Member) born Brunswick, Maine; admitted to bar, 1993, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1989); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1993). Associate Editor, University of Maine, Law Review, 1992-1993. Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine, 1993-1996. Legal Specialist, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 1998. Member, Advisory Committee on Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1999 - 2009. Chair, Criminal Law Section, Maine State Bar Association, 2000 - 2004. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Maine Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Insurance Defense.Email: Thomas S. Marjerison
Adrian P. Kendall (Member) born Washington, D.C; admitted to bar, 1992, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Westminster School, London, England; University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Honorary Consul, Federal Republic of Germany for Maine and New Hampshire. Vice Chairman, Board of Adjustments and Appeals, Town of Cumberland. Member: Maine State and American Bar Associations. Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; International Commercial Law; Real Estate.Email: Adrian P. Kendall
Emily A. Bloch (Member) born Bronxville, New York; admitted to bar, 1988, Maine; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., Honors in Asian Studies, 1981) Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1988). Editor, Cornell International Law Journal, 1987-1988. Law Clerk to Judge Albert C. Coffrin, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, 1988-1989. Member, Edward Thaxter Gignoux Inns of Court, 1995-1996. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State (Co-Chair, Women's Law Section, 1996-1998) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Healthcare Board of Licensure Defense.Email: Emily A. Bloch
John R. Veilleux (Member) born Waterville, Maine; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Maine School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1999; Colby College, B.A., with distinction in American Studies, 1993. Co-author, "A Review of Developments in U.S. Ocean and Coastal Law," 4 Ocean and Coastal Law Journal 173, 1999. Member: Cumberland County, Androscoggin County and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: John R. Veilleux
Aaron K. Baltes (Member) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 1998, Maine; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maine (B.A., with high honors, 1994); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Criminal Defense; Employment Law.Email: Aaron K. Baltes
Kathryn M. Longley-Leahy (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1983, Maine; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Newton College (B.A., 1974); University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1976); University of Maine, School of Law (J.D., 1982); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Co-Founder & Director, Yarmouth Arts, 2000-2005. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; Maine Estate Planning Council; American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(75%); Elder Law(5%); Probate(10%); Probate Administration(10%).
Lance E. Walker (Member) born Milo, Maine; admitted to bar, 2000, Maine; U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Maine (B.A., 1996); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Law Clerk, Maine Superior Court, 2000 - 2001. Member, Inn of Court, 2000. Recipient, Rubin Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy and Gignoux Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy, University of Maine School of Law. Instructor, Legal Writing, University of Maine School of Law, 1999-2000. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Cumberland County Bar Association; World Affairs Council of Maine. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Professional Malpractice.Email: Lance E. Walker
ASSOCIATES
Hannah L. Bass (Associate) born Farmington, Maine; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1999); University of Maine (J.D., 2006). Dean's List. James Bowdoin Scholar. Licensed Master 100 Gross Tons, United States Coast Guard, 2001. Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(30%); Insurance Coverage(70%).Email: Hannah L. Bass
Doris V. R. Champagne (Associate) born Saigon, Vietnam; admitted to bar, 2000, Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., 1990); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, International Law Society. Member, University of Maine Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Doris V. R. Champagne
Jeffrey B. Herbert (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.A., 1991); University of Maine (J.D., 1999). Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate.Email: Jeffrey B. Herbert
Noah D. Wuesthoff (Associate) born Rochester, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 1994, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1991); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1994). Recipient, Top Oralist, Graduating Class 1994. Member: Maine State Bar Association (Chair, Insurance Practice, 1998). Reported Cases: Landrey v. Samantha Leonard and North East Insurance Company, ME 241, 720 A.2d 907 (1998); Denman v. Peoples Heritage Bank, ME 12, 704 A.2d 411 (1998); York Insurance Group of Maine v. Van Hall, 704 A.2d 366, ME 230 (1997). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense.Email: Noah D. Wuesthoff
Matthew T. Mehalic (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 2007, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Subrogation; Litigation.Email: Matthew T. Mehalic
C. Lindsey Morrill (Associate) born Exeter, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 2003, New Hampshire; 2004, Maine. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1998); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2002). Author: Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 90, Book 2, "Informing Capital Juries About Parole: The Effect on Life or Death Decisions". Member: New Hampshire and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law.Email: C. Lindsey Morrill
Jennifer A.W. Rush (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 2003, Maine; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.S.W., 2000); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2003). Author: "Budzko v. One City Center Associates Limited Partnership," Maine Law Review, Vol.55, No.2. Member: Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Liability; Insurance Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Jennifer A.W. Rush
David A. Goldman (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1998); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2006). Articles Editor: Ocean and Coastal Law Journal. Member: Maine State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(30%); Insurance Coverage(5%); Personal Injury Litigation(5%); Insurance Defense(60%).Email: David A. Goldman