Peter Thompson

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Phone: 800-596-0662
Fax: 207-874-0343

92 Exchange Street
Portland, Maine 04101

For the last 14 years, Peter has fought to protect the rights of Maine employees. In the last three years, Peter has won four employment discrimination jury trials with post-judgments settlements totaling more than $1,000,000.

Peter is a Board Member of the Disability Rights Center (www.drcme.org). He also directs the Consumer Health Law Program (CHLP)(www.mainecahc.org), a non-profit organization based in Augusta, Maine. The CHLP provides free legal assistance to individuals who have been denied health insurance benefits. Through his work with the CHLP, Peter has helped hundreds of individuals and families obtain necessary health care benefits.

Peter has successfully litigated several nationally-reported cases including Arnold v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 136 F.3d 854 (1st Cir. 1998), Duckworth v. Pratt & Whitney, Inc., 152 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1998), and Hall v. Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust, 93 F. Supp. 2d 73 (D. Me. 2000).

Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Listed in Who's Who in American Law

Education

J.D., University of Maine School of Law
Managing Editor, Maine Law Review

B.A., Bowdoin College

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Maine Bar Association

Maine Trial Lawyers Association

National Employment Lawyers Association

Maine Employment Lawyers Association