Berman & Simmons News Articles

• Jury awards $131K to central Maine rear-end crash victim

  Posted: June 16, 2017

  A jury has awarded $131,000 in damages to a Maine man who was seriously injured in a rear-end crash in Augusta in 2014.

• Berman & Simmons, Alicia Curtis honored for pro bono work on behalf of Maine’s immigrants and refugees

  Posted: June 12, 2017

  The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Maine’s only statewide provider of free and low-cost legal assistance to immigrants and refugees, selected Berman & Simmons as the Pro Bono Firm of the Year for 2017.In addition, ILAP named Berman & Simmons attorney Alicia Curtis as the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.

• Berman & Simmons ranked as best law firm in Maine for plaintiffs

  Posted: June 6, 2017

  Berman & Simmons has once again been ranked as the best law firm in Maine for representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases and other civil disputes. The firm was the only one in the state to be ranked in the ‘Litigation: Mainly Plaintiff’ practice area by Chambers USA.

• Susan Faunce

  Attorney Susan Faunce to speak with undergraduates about the legal profession

  Posted: May 26, 2017

  Berman & Simmons attorney Susan Faunce will participate in a panel discussion for prospective law students on June 2, as part of an innovative summer program run by the University of Maine School of Law.

• Firm represents northern Maine family in misdiagnosis lawsuit

  Posted: May 19, 2017

  Berman & Simmons has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Penobscot Community Health Care clinic in Brewer, Maine, claiming the clinic’s negligence contributed to the death of a middle school teacher in 2015.

• Husband of Windham crash victim responds to charges against driver

  Posted: April 17, 2017

  Berman & Simmons released a statement on behalf of Justin Perry of Steep Falls, Maine, about the indictment of Philip Macri for the death of Perry’s wife.

• Berman & Simmons to hold reception for Maine Law students

  Posted: March 28, 2017

  Berman & Simmons is excited to host a reception this week for students, staff, and faculty from the University of Maine School of Law in Portland.

• Jodi Nofsinger, Nicole Maines to speak about historic transgender case

  Posted: March 22, 2017

  Jodi Nofsinger, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, will give a presentation with Nicole Maines and her father, Dr. Wayne Maines, to law students and the public at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland on Friday, March 24. The talk will be held from 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. in the law school’s moot courtroom.

• Student’s death in crosswalk prompts safety upgrades in Lewiston

  Posted: March 10, 2017

  The City of Lewiston is taking steps to improve pedestrian safety in the aftermath of several fatal accidents in recent years, including the death of 13-year-old Jayden Cho-Sargent. Jayden was struck in a crosswalk while walking to school on Nov. 3.

• Attorney Silin files wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Steep Falls family

  Posted: February 18, 2017

  The Berman & Simmons law firm has filed a wrongful death lawsuit arising out of a Dec. 1, 2016 crash in Windham, Maine, that killed Rebecca Perry and seriously injured her 15-year-old daughter.