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Philip M. Coffin III

pcoffin@lambertcoffin.com
207.370.3027 direct dial
Phil is a seasoned trial attorney, having brought numerous cases to successful verdicts in both federal and state courts throughout Maine for more than twenty-five years. He is the immediate past president of the Maine and Tri-State Defense Lawyers Association, and is the co-chair of the Law Firm Management and Technology Committee of the Maine State Bar Association. His practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on the defense of physicians, attorneys, agents and brokers in malpractice cases. Phil has also represented physicians and other professionals in licensure investigations and applications, as well as related administrative proceedings. As a result of his considerable accomplishments in medical malpractice defense cases, he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2008. Phil is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.
Philip M. Coffin III
PRACTICE AREAS:
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell   
Recognized in the Best Lawyers in
   America® in the specialties of
   Medical Malpractice Law and
   Personal Injury Litigation 
Selected for inclusion in Super
   Lawyers Edition 2008
EDUCATION
University of Maine at Orono, B.A.
   summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Maine
   School of Law, J.D.
   cum laude
Managing Editor, Maine Law Review
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Maine
United States District Court
   for District of Maine
United States Court of Appeals
   First Circuit
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
President, Maine Chapter of the
   American Board of Trial Advocates
Chair, Ad Hoc Mentoring Committee
   for Young Lawyers
Past President, Tri-State Defense
   Lawyers Association
Co-chair, Law Firm Management &
   Technology Committee of the
   Maine State Bar Association
Member, Cumberland County Bar
   Association
Maine State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Maine Trial Lawyers Association
Maine Civil Liberties Union
COMMUNITY SERVICE
President,
   Village on the Green Association,
   Carrabassett Valley, ME
Board member,
   Bicycle Coalition of Maine
Past Chair,
   Board of Directors of the Regional
   Transportation Program, Inc.
Past Chair,
   Portland Chapter of the American
   Red Cross
“Being a knowledgeable and creative person is essential in my work as a trial attorney. I have to build quickly a full understanding of a client’s business, professional and personal situation in order to advocate effectively on their behalf.”

Phil also has an active products liability defense practice, and has successfully defended national companies as well as local retailers. Phil and his partner Peter Del Bianco currently serve as counsel to the Maine Chiefs of Police and regularly provide advice and representation to law enforcement officials in civil litigation.

Phil is committed to active involvement in both professional and community organizations and has spoken at numerous seminars. In 1994, Phil was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization that is committed to improving the ethical and practice standards of trial attorneys and the trial process, and is currently the President of the Maine Chapter of ABOTA. He also serves on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Professional Responsibility by appointment of the Court. Cognizant of the increasingly few opportunities for new attorneys to develop trial experience, Phil was instrumental in forming an ad hoc mentoring committee for young lawyers and is the co-chair.

Phil and his wife, Susan Peck, also an attorney, have three daughters. They spend much of their free time in the Maine outdoors, skiing, bicycling, hiking, and gardening.


 



 

Lambert Coffin | Attorneys at Law | Portland, ME  207.874.4000

 
P.O. Box 15215 | 477 Congress Street | Portland, Maine 04112-5215 | Tel. 207.874.4000 | Fax 207.874.4040
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