Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Association for Justice, Product Liability Section Law Clerk, Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Cir. (1999 - 2000) Adjunct Professor, University of Maine School of Law (Fall 2006; Fall 2007; Spring 2008) National Police Accountability Project AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group Attorney's Information Exchange Group, Inc. (AIEG)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Discusses a recent amendment to Maine law that the author was instrumental in getting enacted that eliminates blanket immunity for police officers who cause injury or death through negligent operation of the police motor vehicle (such as in a high-speed police chase)., Author, Negligent Driving By Police Officers: Re-opening The Courthouse Door, Maine Lawyer's Weekly, 2005
• Provides and overview on the purpose and trends of providing compensation to injured victims under Maine law, including a statistical analysis of jury verdicts., Author, Making The Injured Plaintiff Whole: Maine Tort Damages In Practice, Maine Bar Journal, 2006
• Describes the strategies available to plaintiffs' attorneys to recover in a case involving death., Author, Survival And Wrongful Death Claims In Maine, Published in Maine Bar Journal, 2006
• Provides guidance to practitioners relating to screening and intake of potential nursing home cases involving avoidable pressure ulcers., author, Evaluating The Nursing Home Case: The Pressure Ulcer Case, Maine Lawyer's Weekly, 2008
• Provides guidance for attorneys in screening and evaluating potential cases involving abuse, neglect or negligence of resident of a nursing home or other instutitional care facility., Author, Evaluating the Nursing Home Case, Published in Maine Lawyer's Weekly, 2008

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Patrons Oxford v. Luce, 905 A.2d 819 (Me. 2006).  Appeal upholding right of injured party to enforce stipulated judgment against insurance company through a reach-and-apply action., 2006
• Bouchard v. United States, 501 F.Supp.2d 200 (D. Me. 2007).  Judgment of $1.1 million on behalf of motorist injured in collision with Federal Border Patrol officer., 2007
• Parker v. City of South Portland, No. 06-129-P-S (D. Me. 2007).  Unanimous jury verdict and award of $111,000 in a civil rights claim on behalf of a man shot by police with a Taser weapon., 2007
• Parker v. Gerrish, 547 F.3d. 1 (1st Cir.2008). The first Federal appeals decision in the U.S. to affirm a civil rights verdict involving the use of a Taser., 2008

Newsletters:

• Archive of Berman & Simmons newsletters, Newsletter Archives