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Rockport Accident Attorneys of Briggs & Counsel Profile
The Rockport, Maine serious injury lawyers of Briggs & Counsel fight for the rights of injured victims within the cities of Rockport, Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn, Augusta, Westbrook and surrounding towns and cities of Maine. Briggs & Counsel attorneys litigate personal injury and wrongful death cases in the courts of Knox County, Waldo County, Kennebec County, Lincoln County, Hancock County and Sagadahoc County.
Firm Contact Information: Address: Briggs & Counsel
815 Commercial Street
Rockport, Maine 04856-4243
Phone: 866-767-3026
Home and hospital visits by attorneys are available if needed.
Your initial consultation on personal injury matters is free.
DON BRIGGS, Attorney
Rockport, Maine personal injury lawyer Don Briggs began practicing in mid-coast Maine in 1988 after working for nine years in personal injury law firms in Boston and Worcester. Attorney Briggs has handled thousands of cases in his career. He specializes in helping victims of car accidents, medical malpractice and other personal injury negligence cases Practice Highlights: - Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate.
- Member of the Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association.
- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Past Editor of Maine Verdicts.
- Recognized as an Advocate by the National College of Trial Advocacy.
- Member of the ATLA Professional Negligence Section.
- Member of the ATLA Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group.
Education: - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1976, A.B.
- Honors: Class Rank: 137 out of 600
- Honors: Dean's List: 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1974-1975
- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
- Major: History
Law School : - Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979, J.D.
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Honors: Class Rank: 9 out of 302
- Honors: Dean's List: 1976-1977, 1977-1978, 1978-1979
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Equity
- Law Journal: Managing Editor, Suffolk Transnational Law Journal
Published Representative Cases: - Irish v. Gimbel , 2000 ME 2, 743 A.2d 736 (Me. 2000)
- Irish v. Gimbel , 1997 ME 50, 691 A.2d 664 (Me. 1997)
- Simon v. Navon , 71 F.3d 9 (1st Cir. 1995)
- Sullivan v. Johnson , 628 A.2d 653 (Me. 1993)
- Fowler v. Boise Cascade , 948 F.2d 49 (1st Cir. 1991)
Professional Associations and Memberships: - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- ATLA Professional Negligence Section
- ATLA Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Maine State Bar Association
- Knox County Bar Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Superior Court Committee on Rules of Procedure for Medical Malpractice Screening
- President Elect Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- President Knox County Bar Association
- ATLA State Delegate
Panels - National College of Advocacy, Advocate
- Maine Verdicts, past editor
- Maine State Board of Bar Examiners
- National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
- Litigation Advisory Board
- Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorneys
Admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: - State of Maine, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1989
- State of Massachusetts, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1980
Pro Bono Activities: - Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Attorney Advisor to Camden Hills Regional High School Mock Trial Team
- Fifth Grade Mock Trial Program
- Local Coordinator for People's Law School
ALISON MYNICK, Attorney
Personal injury lawyer Alison Mynick began practicing law in Maine in 2004, after working for 12 years in personal injury law firms in New Jersey. Alison has participated in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of patients and their families, drawing on her experience as a Registered Nurse. Being a Registered Nurse as well as an attorney gives Briggs & Counsel's clients the advantage in the research and skill necessary to prove the seriousness of their injuries from car accidents, medical malpractice and other personal injury negligence cases. Education: - University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1977,
- Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
- Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, N.Y. 1986, J.D.
- Clerkship: Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Devine, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1986-1988
- Internship: United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985-1986
- Internship: New Jersey Department of Public Advocate, 1984
- Teaching Assistant: Legal Writing, 1987, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Certifications/Specialties: - Registered Nurse, State of Maine
- Certified Guardian Ad Litem, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Professional Associations and Memberships: - Joseph Halpern Inns of Court
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Maine State Bar Association
- Knox County Bar Association
Community Service: - Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
- St. George Elementary School PTA
- Volunteer School Nurse
Admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions: - State of Maine, 2004
- State of Pennsylvania, 1986
- State of New Jersey, 1986
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1989
- United States Court of Claims, 1990
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