Litigation
Drummond Woodsum's trial attorneys are involved in every type of civil and criminal litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, and before domestic and international arbitration panels. Our trial lawyers are committed to aggressive representation of their clients. We listen to and address our clients’ practical and business concerns by using a full spectrum of techniques, including alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, to facilitate prompt and efficient resolution of disputes. We often draw upon the expertise of lawyers in other practice areas, forming a team approach to problem solving in litigation.
Our practice covers a broad spectrum of areas of expertise, and we have recently represented clients in matters involving, among others:
- Appeals to state and federal appellate courts
- Bankruptcy and other proceedings involving debtor and creditor matters
- Business, commercial, and contract-related disputes
- Civil rights claims against municipalities, public officials and public school systems
- Construction disputes
- Copyright and trademark disputes
- Criminal defense against state and federal prosecutions
- Employment disputes
- Federal Indian law-related financial and labor disputes
- Insurance defense matters
- Internal investigations of corporate or individual misconduct
- International commercial arbitration matters
- Personal injury and toxic tort claims and defenses
- Probate
- Product defect and liability matters involving consumers or businesses
- Real estate and land use matters, including easement and zoning disputes
- School law-related disputes involving civil rights and employment matters
Individual Drummond Woodsum trial attorneys also have expertise in environmental law, Internet and trade secrets litigation, and health care law.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS & MATTERS
- Nov. 26, 2013 - acquittal in $1.6 Million securities fraud case
- Bailey v. State of Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
- Board of Overseers v. Warren
NEWS
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Attorney Jerry Crouter Honored With Equal Justice Hero Award
May 30, 2017 -
Adrianne Fouts and Edward Benjamin Obtain Victory for the City of Portland Before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Discrimination Case Brought by Caucasian Taxi Driver
May 3, 2017 -
Drummond Woodsum Welcomes Jeana McCormick
April 26, 2017
ARTICLES
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Leading the Interagency to Shape US-China Relations
Fall 2015 -
Supreme Court At-a-Glance
July 15, 2015 -
Liability for Sidewalk Defects
January 15, 2015
PRESENTATIONS
- Civil Liability for Law Enforcement
April 25, 2017 -
I'll Know It When I See It...or Will I? Navigating the Discretionary and Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Maine Rules of Professional Conduct 8.3
June 24, 2016 - Notes from the Underground: What Defense Lawyers Should Know about Prosecutors
June 16, 2016
