Michael Bigos, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, gave a presentation to students today at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland. Bigos is a 2003 graduate of the law school.His presentation, titled âJury Presentations: Planning to Win,â explained the importance of framing a case, trial choreography, storytelling, exhibits, and focus groups for winning a case....
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The public statement issued this week by Berman & Simmons on behalf of Kellie Foley, the mother of the 13-year-old boy who was killed last fall while walking to school in Lewiston, was covered by media outlets across Maine.Berman & Simmons attorney Steven Silin will represent Foley in any civil actions resulting from the Nov. 3, 2016, death of Jayden Cho-Sargent....
The Berman & Simmons law firm released a statement on behalf of Kellie Foley, mother of Jayden Cho-Sargent, the 13-year-old boy who was killed by a truck while walking to school last fall....
A jury awarded $47,800 to a Topsham, Maine, woman who was forced to give up her dream of becoming a nurse after she was injured in a car crash....
Attorney Michael Bigos of Berman & Simmons will represent family members of Lorna Nugent, the 56-year-old Casco, Maine, woman killed by a hit-and-run driver....
Maineâs federal district court has adopted the proposed rules that were circulated at the end of September. The rule changes are summarized below. ...
A Maine hunter has agreed to pay compensation to the landowner he shot during a Halloween 2012 dispute, says the victimâs lawyer, Daniel Kagan of the Berman & Simmons law firm in Lewiston....
Harvest Hill Farm pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of driving to endanger, for the haunted hayride crash that killed Cassidy Charette two years ago....
Berman & Simmons attorneys Susan Faunce and Travis Brennan gave a presentation titled âMedical Malpractice Cases in Maine: How it Worksâ to students at the University of Maine School of Law on Tuesday, Nov. 1....
A Maine judge has awarded $729K to an injured blueberry farmworker. 38-year-old Michael Lund of Machias nearly died of heat stroke while on the job in 2012....
National report on amusement park injuries features Maine attorney Daniel Kagan...
A mechanic will testify in the manslaughter trial against Harvest Hill Farm, in connection with death of Cassidy Charette on a haunted hayride in Maine....
On the two-year mark of Cassidy Charetteâs death on a haunted hayride in Maine, ceremonies were held in her honor at Mt. Merici Academy in Waterville, and at Messalonskee High School...
Recent Proposed State/Federal Rules Changes as of August 2016...
Criminal trials in Maine hayride tragedy have âno bearingâ on civil suit, says Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney for the family of Cassidy Charette....
A trial in Maine asks whether an employer is responsible for injuries to a blueberry farmworker. Travis Brennan of Berman & Simmons represents the plaintiff....
Maine lawyers are deposing workers from Cumberland Farms and other businesses for alleged violations of the Maine Liquor Liability Act...
Maine attorneys at Berman & Simmons have negotiated a settlement for the wrongful death of a teenager in a high-speed police chase....
Maine Attorney Susan Faunce of Berman & Simmons has been named by Benchmark Litigation to the first ever âUnder 40 Hot List.â...
The Rules Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has proposed changes affecting electronic service, class action cases, the stay of execution on judgment pending post-trial motions and appeal, and proceedings against bonds or surety.Rule 5, governing service of motions and papers after the complaint, would be modified as follows to accommodate the increasing reliance on electronic communication and storage of information in the practice of law....