There are few attorneys, if any, who don't take advantage of the technological advances that allow us to be everywhere all the time. Peter L. Thompson is one of those lawyers and he's this week's Law Star Inductee.

1. Law Job Star
Peter L. Thompson
By Donna McGill
There are few attorneys, if any, who don’t take advantage of the technological advances that allow us to be everywhere all the time.
It’s those attorneys who cover all the bases, with a focus on their clientele, who will see their clientele grow. It’s also those lawyers
who provide that same clientele with an experience that invokes confidence in their choice of counsel that will see that long term
success every attorney wishes for. Peter L. Thompson is one of those lawyers and he’s this week’s Law Star Inductee.
Located in the Portland, ME area, and was always upfront with my wife and me’’, says one of his
Peter L. Thompson has been a trusted former clients.
member of his community for years and
his popularity stems in part from this Among his many accolades, Thompson was voted ‘’Best
ethical approach to the legal system. Personal Injury Lawyer’’ for four years in a row (2005-2009)
A graduate of Bowdoin College, he by Market Surveys of America, was featured in SuperLawyers,
received his B.A. here before obtaining Who’s Who in American Law and is a member of the Million
his J.D. at University of Maine School of Dollar Advocates Forum. His professional associations include
Law, where he served as the Managing the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Maine Trial
Editor of Maine Law Review. Lawyers Association, Maine State Bar Association, National
Employment Lawyers Association and the Maine Employment
Since passing the State Bar, he has assisted hundreds of Lawyers Association. He also currently serves as the Legal
clients in their efforts of obtaining medical services that Director of the Consumer Health Law Program (CHLP), which
insurance companies and HMOs denied. He is also a vocal exists to provide complementary legal assistance for those
advocate of fair treatment for all of his fellow Mainers. His who have no health insurance benefits. This is certainly taking
successes have been many, including the 1998 Arnold v. center stage with the current ongoing debate about President
United Parcel Services, Inc. that was highly publicized as well Obama’s health care reform. Make no mistake, his goal is to
as Duckworth v. Pratt & Whitney, Inc. in 1998, also a case ensure adequate health care coverage not only for his clients,
that garnered national attention. While he concentrates his but he knows that the efforts made now will affect Americans
energies on those areas of his practice such as accident and as a whole.
injury law, bad faith insurance litigation and employment law,
he is well-versed in other specialties and has successfully Thompson’s law firm specializes in wrongful death, worker’s
represented his clients in many of these other legal sectors. compensation, nursing home abuse, SUV rollovers, defective
His clients describe him as ‘’a leader’’ with ‘’outstanding products, medical malpractice, automobile accidents and
initiatives’’ and they say they felt ‘’respected’’, ‘’truly construction accidents, just to make a few. He keeps his law
represented’’ and ‘’grateful’’. He has had at least seven jury firm small, employing four lawyers, so that each client who
trials that resulted in settlements of more than $2,000,000.00 comes through the door is welcomed with sincerity. It’s a
each. formula that has served him and his firm well.
His law firm takes a ‘’no holds barred’’ stance when it comes We’re proud to have Peter L. Thompson as this week’s Law
to getting the message out. He and his associates maintain a Star inductee and you can learn more about Thompson, his
blog, routinely provide information on current laws that just employees and his firm at Peter-Thompson-Associates.com.
been put into effect and he is also known as an attorney who
stays connected with his clients. ‘’He always returned my call
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