The newly formed advisory committee to consider nominations for the next U.S. Attorney of Maine includes Berman & Simmons attorney Jodi Nofsinger. The 11-person committee is responsible for soliciting, interviewing, and reviewing applications for the role, and members were chosen for their leadership and experience in the field by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Jared Golden,...
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The family of the late Andrew Leighton has filed a lawsuit against Wellpath, LLC for providing substandard care that resulted in his death. The family is represented by Berman & Simmons attorneys Susan Faunce and Christopher Boots. Wellpath, the nation’s largest for-profit provider of health care to correctional facilities, contracts with the Maine Department of...
Whether online, in print, or on TV, we’re proud to be featured in Maine’s top news forums. Here is a 4th quarter 2020 news recap spotlighting some of our lawyers and highlighting the many ways in which we’re helping Mainers find justice and recover the compensation after experiencing serious personal injury. Bangor Daily News: Attorney...
Berman & Simmons attorneys Travis Brennan and Jodi Nofsinger will present “New Strategies to Build Your Case For Trial” at the 2021 MSBA Winter Bar Conference. The presentation will provide several new strategies attorneys can use to strengthen their future cases for trial. The discussion will include the creation and use of illustrations, timelines, and...
Berman & Simmons attorney Susan Faunce, in her role as the Chair of the Medical Legal Committee of the Maine State Bar Association (MSBA), will facilitate a panel presentation at the MSBA Winter Conference entitled, “2020-2021 Review of the Medical Legal Code of Cooperation: A Report of the Medical-Legal Committee.” The panel of physicians and...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine has elected Berman & Simmons attorney Jodi Nofsinger as president of its board of directors. Nofsinger has served on the board since 2009, most recently as Vice President and Equity Officer. “It is an absolute honor to be the newest Board President for the ACLU of Maine,”...
The family of Mary Hughgill appreciates the outpouring of support from friends and family since she passed away on September 3, 2020 due to complications of COVID-19. Mary contracted the virus while a resident at the Maplecrest nursing home in Madison, Maine. Initial indications point to this infection being caused by the early August wedding...
Berman & Simmons attorneys Alicia Curtis and Travis Brennan are scheduled to give a presentation at the Legal Year in Review seminar on November 16. This live webinar hosted annually by the Maine State Bar Association (MSBA) offers continuing legal education credits to Maine lawyers. Curtis and Brennan, who are among a small handful of...
Repeat of death and injury is “senseless,” says Berman & Simmons Attorney WGME update 10/30/20: Another deadly hayride crash triggers warning about lack of regulations, safety standards. October 29, 2020 – Lewiston, Maine — Once again, a haunted hayride through a farmer’s field has ended in an avoidable death, this time in Illinois. Last weekend...
Victims and families claim negligence caused injury and loss of life Attorneys for Larry and Sandra Lord of Jay have filed suit against C.N. Brown Company and Techno Metal Post Maine for causing a September 16, 2019 explosion at the Farmington LEAP building which resulted in catastrophic injuries to Mr. Lord. The attorney for the...
Berman & Simmons trial attorney Daniel G. Kagan was a recent presenter at Defining Moments in Brain Injury, an October 2020 virtual conference produced by the Maine chapter of the Brain Injury Association of America. Kagan partnered with Jeffrey Barkin, MD, a Portland-based forensic and clinical psychiatrist, for a session titled “When the Lawyer Calls:...
Berman & Simmons announced today that under an agreement with the State, the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) has agreed to treat all inmates in its custody who have chronic Hepatitis C. Historically, Hepatitis C patients in Maine DOC custody were only treated if they could show proof that their disease had progressed to the...
Berman & Simmons is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, four are included in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, and attorney Benjamin Gideon is named 2021 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in the Augusta-ME area. The Best Lawyers...
Chambers USA has selected three Berman & Simmons attorneys to be awarded for their distinguished legal service. Jodi Nofsinger, Benjamin Gideon, and Susan Faunce are recognized as distinguished lawyers in the category “Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance – Maine.” Attorney Gideon has been widely recognized for his ground-breaking trial success and client advocacy. He has...
Berman & Simmons has again been recognized as a “Highly Recommended” law firm by Benchmark Litigation. Berman & Simmons is one of just seven firms in Maine to receive this prestigious designation. Benchmark Litigation has also recognized Steven Silin as a “Local Litigation Star”. These lawyers are ranked as being highly regarded by their peers and...
Berman & Simmons attorney Dan Kagan has been honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the preeminent national organization for trial lawyers. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes members of the AAJ Board of Governors who during the past year have been of special assistance to AAJ and the president of the...
The Maine Fuel Board reprimanded and suspended the license of a CN Brown technician who failed to perform a required leak check when refilling the propane tank at the Farmington LEAP office last September, leading to a fatal explosion that claimed the life of Farmington Fire Captain Michael Bell, seriously injured several other firefighters and...
This opinion piece appeared in the Maine Voices section of the Portland Press Herald: Don’t Buy the ‘Coronavirus Lawsuit’ Hoax Most Maine businesses are acting responsibly and they are obeying the law – which is the best immunity one can get from a lawsuit. Some small-business-owning friends here in Maine confided to me that the...
This opinion piece appeared in the Maine Compass section of Centralmaine.com representing the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel: Don’t Grant Immunity for Providers During Outbreak No one wants frivolous lawsuits, but it is important to hold nursing homes and other medicals providers accountable when they make errors. In response to fears of impending lawsuits, a...
Lewiston’s Hope Rubito and Freeport’s Isla Wilson each receive scholarship and donations to the causes they champion Surviving, then standing up to bullies. Devotion to protecting animals. This advocacy has earned Hope Rubito of Lewiston and Isla Wilson of Freeport the latest round of the Berman & Simmons Youth Leaders Award. The law firm award...