Memberships/Distinctions:

• Winner of the Vincent L. McKusick Award for the best bar journal article published in 2006
• Former Intern, Appellate Division of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maine (Fall 2005)
• Former Articles Editor, Maine Law Review (2005-2006)
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Maine Bar Journal
• Maine State Bar Association
• Maine Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice
• AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group

Admitted to the following bars:

Maine
U.S. District Court- District of Maine

Profile:

Alicia concentrates her practice on personal injury, products liability, and nursing home cases.  Prior to joining the firm of Berman & Simmons, she worked for three years at a firm in Portland, where her practice concentrated on medical malpractice, products liability, and health law.  She has assisted senior attorneys in complex trials throughout the State and has successfully handled cases herself in State court and before administrative tribunals.

Alicia grew up in Gorham, Maine and graduated from Gorham High School.  She earned a B.A. from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, with a Commendation for Academic Excellence.  After obtaining a Masters Degree in Social Work from Boston University, Alicia worked in that field for ten years, assisting and advocating for persons with a mental illness and also the homeless.

At the University of Maine School of Law, Alicia won the Hon. Daniel E. Wathen First-Year Legal Writing Prize.  In her third year of law school, she was selected to be a Legal Writing Instructor, and also an intern in the Appellate Division of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maine.  In addition to serving as an Articles Editor on the Maine Law Review, Alicia was selected as Head Articles Editor for a special symposium issue on difference between French and American perspectives towards international law.  Alicia was awarded the Faculty Significant Achievement Award at graduation. 

Alicia uses her skills in written advocacy and her knowledge and experience of medical issues to help achieve successful results for clients.

Articles Published:

• Maine Bar Journal, Pooled Supplemental Needs Trusts: Keeping the Wolf from the Door of Elderly and Disabled Mainers, Winter 2006.
• Maine Bar Journal, The Reasonable Value of Medical Services: The Amount Paid, The Amount Billed, Or the Jury's Choice?, Spring 2008.
• Tri-State Defense Lawyer's Association Newsletter, The National Trend Towards Recognizing the Claim of Negligent Credentialing: Where Do Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont Stand?, Winter 2008.