Archives: Attorneys

PROFILE Shane Wright represents individuals, businesses, and lenders in transactions, including commercial and residential real estate transactions. In assisting clients with the successful and efficient completion of these transactions, Shane prepares and negotiates the terms of financing documents, security documents, contracts, and documents of conveyance. Also knowledgeable about real estate title matters, Shane resolves title...

PROFILE David Very’s statewide litigation practice encompasses a variety of complex cases involving personal injury, professional liability and attorney malpractice, insurance defense and litigation, product liability defense, construction law, and general business litigation. He is Maine counsel for one of the nation’s largest home improvement “big box” retailers and multiple nationally-known commercial and industrial insurance companies. David...

PROFILE A Winslow, Maine native, John Veilleux graduated from Colby College with a B.A., with distinction, in American Studies in 1993. In the several years following his graduation from Colby, John gained a wealth of business and managerial experience as a business manager operating franchises for a national franchising company based in Watertown, Massachusetts.  John returned...

PROFILE Chris Taintor is a 1983 graduate of the University of Southern Maine and a 1986 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law.  His practice focuses primarily on the representation of healthcare organizations and professionals in the courts and before administrative agencies. Chris represents hospitals and other healthcare organizations in malpractice suits, in...

PROFILE Doris Rygalski has a diverse estate-planning practice that ranges from the preparation of simple wills to handling complex probate matters.  She works closely with clients to help them define their estate-planning goals and counsels them about the competing interests of tax, asset-protection, and elder-law planning.  Doris’s practice includes probating large and small estates, and,...

PROFILE Roderick Rovzar is a member of the Norman Hanson & DeTroy Commercial Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the counsel and representation of credit unions and financial service institutions, public and privately held corporations, businesses and commercial real estate companies, both developers and owners/investors. Rod advises clients on corporate governance and operational issues,...

PROFILE Dan Riley chairs NHD’s Government Relations Practice.  He has over 25 years of experience as a lawyer/lobbyist representing clients before the Maine Legislature, the U.S. Congress, and various state and federal agencies of government.  Dan also has extensive experience representing clients in government contract procurement.   His practice includes representation of a wide variety of...

PROFILE James Poliquin counsels and represents businesses and individual clients in the resolution of insurance coverage conflicts and the litigation of a wide range of commercial contracts and transactions disputes. Jim received his JD degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1981.  He has argued approximately 70 cases before the Maine Supreme...

PROFILE Russell Pierce counsels and represents businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals in a broad civil litigation practice throughout the state of Maine and in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Individuals and businesses from other states also often turn to Russ for handling this broad range of cases – matters such as class actions, complex...

PROFILE David C. Norman was born in Rochester, New Hampshire and raised in Yarmouth, Maine. He co-founded the firm with Robert F. Hanson in 1975. David’s major area of practice was in civil litigation with a primary focus on medical malpractice defense. Currently he serves as a mediator and arbitrator. EDUCATION Boston University School of...

PROFILE Steve Moriarty joined Norman, Hanson & DeTroy in 1981 and has focused his practice in the area of workers’ compensation defense. Throughout this period of time he has provided counsel and representation to commercial and municipal clients, self-insured employers, insurance companies, and diverse employers before the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board, both at hearing and...

PROFILE Matthew Mehalic focuses his work on insurance coverage related matters, including third-party liability defense assessment and first-party claim analysis and investigation.  Matt obtained his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 2016.  He has litigated coverage issues in both Maine State and Federal Courts where he has obtained favorable decisions for his clients.  In...