Peter Thompson
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