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NHD trial attorneys JD Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie recently secured a defense verdict for a Maine surgeon in a medical malpractice jury trial at the York County Superior Court. At trial, the Plaintiff claimed that the surgeon failed to obtain valid informed consent for a cervical lymph node excisional biopsy, which had been recommended in...

David Goldman scored another appellate victory in Vargas v. Riverbend Management.  In its decision, the Law Court affirmed the defense verdict secured by Devin Deane in the Superior Court. In Vargas, the Law Court took the opportunity to clarify the circumstances under which an employer can be held vicariously liable for the discriminatory actions of...

For the past 12 years, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy has sponsored the Maine Bench-Bar Hockey Game to promote civility and collegiality among the legal community.  The irony of a hockey game promoting civility and collegiality is not lost on us.  Tom Marjerison and John Veilleux started the game, and Sam Johnson has ably taken over...

Governor Janet Mills recently nominated Dan Cummings to the Board of Directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME).  The Joint Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business and the Maine Senate both unanimously approved his nomination. Dan has nearly 35 years of experience in the lending industry representing credit unions throughout the state...

An article written by Brad Pattershall and Jonathan Brogan was recently published in Maine Town & City, a periodic publication of the Maine Municipal Association (MMA).  The article addresses how to mitigate claims of employment discrimination by implementing best practices. NHD frequently represents MMA insureds both before the Maine Human Rights Commission and in court...

Norman Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is pleased to announce that Jonathan W. Brogan has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) Jonathan W. Brogan is a partner and chair of the firm’s litigation group.  He is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried more than 250 trials to verdict on a range of...

Mark Lavoie recently secured a defense verdict in a seven-figure contract case involving a Maine hospital system. The Plaintiff, a vendor providing Medicare and Medicaid billing services, claimed that a third-party association had negotiated a contract for a “success fee” (essentially a contingent fee arrangement), so it would receive a percentage of any additional federal...

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is proud to announce that Abby Liberman has joined the firm’s litigation group.  Abby is a proud McAuley High School graduate. She attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where she graduated with an Honors degree in History. She spent her summers during college working as a horse wrangler in Colorado...

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is pleased to welcome Kelsey Kenny to the firm. Kelsey is a 2023 cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law where she earned a certificate in Information Privacy Law with distinction.  She is also a 2018 graduate of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst. While in law school,...

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is pleased to welcome Erika Roberge to the firm.  Erika is a 2023 cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and a 2016 summa cum laude graduate of Husson University.  She will primarily focus her practice on workers’ compensation matters. Erika has a background in workers’...

Norman Hanson & DeTroy is honored to be included among the top of the “Highly Recommended” law firms in the State of Maine in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation’s “The Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys.” In addition, the following attorneys received individual recognition from Benchmark Litigation: Local Litigation Stars Mark G....

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy is proud to announce that the 2023 edition of New England Super Lawyers and the 2023 New England Rising Stars has recognized several of our attorneys for inclusion in the publications. We congratulate each of these attorneys for this accomplishment.  Maine Super Lawyers Top 5 Mark G. Lavoie Super Lawyers Jonathan...