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Address
199 Main Street
Saco, Maine 04072 (York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Arbitration/Mediation, Business, Collections, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Educational Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, General Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Municipal and Administrative Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Estate, Trusts, Wills, Zoning and Land Use. Year Established: 1945
Firm Size: 13
Address199 Main Street
Saco, ME 04072, (York Co.)
PhonePhone: 207-282-1527
Fax: 207-283-4412
Website
http://www.sesgattorneys.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesPortland, Maine: 7 Custom House Street, 5th Floor, 04101. Telephone: 207-774-3199. Fax: 207-774-2235.
Randall E. Smith (Partner) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1971, Maine, Iowa and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Maryland. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Fellow: Roscoe Pound Foundation; Committee to Nominate Justice to The First Circuit Court of Appeals. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; Maine State Bar Association (Member, 1971; Member, Board of Governors, 1999-2006 and Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2006); Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member, 1971; Member, Judicial Liaison Committee, 1990-1994 and Board of Governors, 2007); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, 1971; Member: Aquatic Injury Safety Group, 1982; Attorneys Information Education Group-ATV Subgroup, 1985; Dalkon Shield Litigation Group, 1990; Breast Implant Litigation Group, 1992; State of Maine Liaison to National Steering Committee, 1997; Cardiac Device Litigation Group, 1996; Nursing Home Litigation Group, 2000; Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group, 1999; Civil Rules Committee, 1978-1987 and 1999-2008; Discovery Reform Subcommittee, 1980-1982 and Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, 1999); Maine Board of Bar Overseers Fee Arbitration Commission; Defense Research Information Committee; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1993); Maryland State Bar Association; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Civil Practice; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Randall E. Smith
Charles W. Smith, Jr. (Partner) born Biddeford, Maine; admitted to bar, 1973, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1969); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1973). Former President: York County Shelter, Inc.; State of Maine Grievance Commission. Past Chair, Indigent Defense Committee. President, Biddeford/Saco Country Club. Member: York County (President, 1986-1987), Maine State and American Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Overseers of the Bar). (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Collections; Personal Injury; Civil Practice; Negligence.Email: Charles W. Smith, Jr.
Terrence D. Garmey (Partner) born Canton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Maine Supreme Judicial Court; 1978, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: La Salle College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Harvard University (Ed.M., 1974); Boston College (J.D., 1977). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1996-2002. Co-Editor, Maine Trial Quarterly, 1989-1992. Member: Maine State Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1998); American Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1998); American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, 1994; Maine State Delegate, 1993-1994; Member, Board of Governors, 1994); American College of Trial Lawyers; Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Advisory Board, 1998). (Also at Portland Office). Transactions: Chosen as one of three Maine attorneys to represent the state of Maine in its Trial against the tobacco companies, received a multimillion dollar settlement. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Negligence.Email: Terrence D. Garmey
Peter W. Schroeter (Managing Partner) born Gloucester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1980, Maine, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1975); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Author: "Creditor's Claims Against Decedents' Estates," 14 New England Law Review, 1979. Chairman, 1999 and Member, 1997-2000, City of Saco Planning Board. Founder and President, Friends of Saco Schools, 1996-1998. Member: Maine State Bar Association (Member, Fee Arbitration Commission - Southern Maine Panel, 1989-1994; Chairman, 1992-1994); American Bar Association (Member, Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections); Maine Trial Lawyers Association. (Also at Portland Office). Reported Cases: Slater v. Merit Management, LLC, et al.; Emery v. Hussey; Walker v. Provost; Pawloski v. Century 21 Baltour, et al.; Searles v. Fleetwood Homes of Pennsylvania and Schiavi Homes. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Real Estate.Email: Peter W. Schroeter
William S. Kany (Partner) born Biddeford, Maine; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine; 1985, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Member, 1982-1984 and Research Editor, 1983-1984, Maine Law Review. Author: "Compensation for Financing a Spouse's Education: The Means of Economic Justice in Maine," 35 Maine Law Review 341, 1983; "Correction of Clerical Errors with Juror Affidavits," 36 Maine Law Review 163, 1984. Member, Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club. Corporator, Southern Maine Medical Center. Director, Northern York County YMCA. Board Member and Past President, Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce. Member: York County, Maine and American Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also at Portland Office). Reported Cases: Cyr v. Michaud, 454 A.2d, 1376 (Me. 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Business Organization; Corporate Law; Contracts; Commercial Law; Collections; Construction Law; Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Land Use Regulation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Civil Litigation.Email: William S. Kany
Keith R. Jacques (Partner) born Biddeford, Maine; admitted to bar, 1984, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, highest distinction in History/English, 1981); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1984). Rufus Choate Scholar, Dartmouth College; Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1982-1984. Co-Author: "Self-Help: Extrajudicial Rights, Privileges and Remedies in Contemporary American Society," Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 4, May 1984; Board of Trustees, University of New England; Board of Directors and Corporator, Biddeford Savings Bank; Past President, Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club, Fellow, Paul Harris; Corporator, Sweetser Children's Services; Corporator, Southern Maine Medical Center; Past President, Northern York County YMCA; Member, Board of Governors, Arundel Yacht Club. Member: Cumberland County and York County Bar Associations; Maine State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Maine Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Dartmouth Lawyers' Association. (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Arbitration; Mediation; Education Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Negligence.Email: Keith R. Jacques
Celine M. Boyle (Partner) born Brighton, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, Maine. Education: Regis College (B.A., Political Science, 1984); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Vice Chairperson, Moot Court Board. Polaroid Merit Scholar, 1980-1984. Commencement Speaker, Regis College. Instructor: Massachusetts Bar Association; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Formerly with Lubin & Meyer, P.C. Former Counsel, Middlesex County 4-H Fair. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. (Also at Portland Office). Reported Cases: Jean Mitchell Admx. Hassey v. United States, 141 F.3d 8 (1998); Rappa v. Hillel; Richer v. Hannah. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Negligence.Email: Celine M. Boyle
Nicole L. Lorenzatti (Partner) born Rochester, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Keene State College (B.A., 1988); Duquesne University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Editor-in-Chief, Duquesne Law Review, 1996-1997. Recipient: Dean's Award for Scholastic Excellence; J. Alfred Wilner Award for Academic Excellence and Professional Responsibility; Susan H. Wilkie Award for Professional Responsibility and Ethics in the Practice of Law. Member: Maine State, New Hampshire and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Portland Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Nicole L. Lorenzatti
——————————Barbara J. Dresser (Associate) born St. Johnsbury, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine. Education: Lyndon State College (B.S., Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1998); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Maine State Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Barbara J. Dresser
David Kreisler (Associate) born Bangor, Maine; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1995, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Southern Maine (B.S.W., 1987); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Maine State Bar Association. (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Negligence.Email: David Kreisler
Joshua Hadiaris (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 2007, Maine. Education: Colby College (2003); New England School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. (Also at Portland Office). Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Negligence.Email: Joshua Hadiaris
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