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D. Michael Noonan
| D. Michael Noonan | |
| Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. | |
| Member | |
| Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. | |
| Dover, New Hampshire | |
| Michael is the President and Managing Director of Shaheen and Gordon, P.A. He concentrates his practice on representing seriously injured victims of negligence.
Michael received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1987 and in 1990 graduated from the Boston University School of Law, where he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos scholar. Michael began his litigation practice with the firm in 1990 and rapidly developed a significant trial practice representing a diverse clientele throughout Northern New England before State and Federal courts in varied civil matters including personal injury cases such as auto accident, premises liability, products liability, wrongful death and other personal injury matters as well as divorce matters and commercial disputes. Michael's practice is now concentrated on representation of victims and their families in serious personal injury cases of all types. Michael's aggressive and experienced representation has resulted in significant compensation in large cases as well as smaller cases including several cases where recovery has been in excess of one million dollars. In recent years, Michael has successfully represented numerous injury victims in a wide variety of serious injury and death cases, including car/truck/motorcycle collisions, premises liability cases, products liability cases, cases involving pharmaceutical and medical device injury and others. Michael and the rest of the injury litigation team are also currently representing hundreds of consumers injured by prescription and over-the-counter medications and medical devices. Representative Cases: Automobile Accident***$1.7 million settlement: Tractor trailer driver making illegal u-turn hits pedestrian and causes serious, permanent injuries Automobile Accident***$1,000,000.00 Arbitration Award: Serious head and leg injuries resulting from intersection accident, mild brain injury, permanent lower extremity impairment. Premises Liability***$275,000.00 settlement: Claimant was working as a delivery man delivering items to a supermarket in Southern Maine. On exiting the store after delivering the items, plaintiff fell on a crack in the ramp leading from the building. Plaintiff suffered a knee injury requiring several knee surgeries. Automobile vs. Tractor Trailer***$550,000.00 settlement: Tractor trailer driving down a rural hill, Plaintiff driving up the hill on the opposite side of the road, collision occurs near the center line during a snow storm causing serious injuries to the Plaintiff. Case settled during litigation for $550,000.00. Pedestrian vs. Automobile***$699,000.00 settlement: Elderly pedestrian walking on the sidewalk for his morning walk when an elderly female driver loses control of her vehicle driving up onto the sidewalk striking the pedestrian causing serious injuries to both legs. Pedestrian required hospitalization and rehabilitation to regain the use of his legs. Reported Cases: Lachance v. United States Smokeless Tobacco Co., 2007 NHSC 2006-654-082407. Smith v. Padolko, 2008 ME 56. Thompson v. Rothman, 2002 ME 39. Honors & Awards: Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Admissions: 1990, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire 1991, Maine, Massachusetts, United States Claims Court and United States District Court, District of Massachusetts 1992 United States District Court, District of Maine 1999 United States Supreme Court 2004 Vermont State Bar 2005 United States District Court, District of Vermont Professional Associations & Memberships: New Hampshire and Maine State Bar Associations New Hampshire Association for Justice Maine Trial Lawyers Association American Association for Justice Public Justice American Association for Justice New Hampshire Association for Justice, AAJ Delegate New Hampshire Bar Association Maine Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Vermont Bar Association American Bar Association Million Dollar Advocates Forum Career: B.A. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1987 J.D. Boston University School of Law, 1990 Associate Attorney, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. 1990-1997 Shareholder/Director, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. 1997-present President/Managing Director, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., 2007-present |
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