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Stephen B. Wade
Areas of Practice: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
Admitted to Bar, 1980, Maine and U.S. District Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1981, Michigan
Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., engineering, cum laude, 1976); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1980).
Member: International Society of Barristers, Maine; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; The Academy of Trial Advocacy; American Society of Civil Engineers; Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America.
Biography: Board certified civil trial attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy; State Chairman International Society of Barristers; listed in Best Lawyers in America for product liability and personal injury; Martindale-Hubbell peer rating of AV (highest rating); Listed in New England Super Lawyers for plaintiff's personal injury including general, medical malpractice and products liability. Author: Investigating Prescription Drug Reactions. Maine Bar Journal, July, 1986; President, Androscoggin County Bar Association, 1991; Faculty: Recent Developments in Insurance Law. April, 1994; Faculty: Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Liability Coverage Disputes. Maine State Bar Association, June, 1994; Author: Recent Trends in Product Liability. Maine Section of American Bar Association Report, March, 1995; Faculty: Managing Liability Risks for Businesses. Maine State Bar Association, December, 1995; Faculty: Recent Developments in Insurance Law. Lorman Education Services, February, 1996; Faculty: Recent Developments in Insurance Law. Lorman Education Services, February, 1997; Faculty: Personal Automobile Coverage Issues. Maine State Bar Association, March, 1997; Faculty: Recent Developments in Insurance Law. Lorman Education Services, February, 1998; Faculty: Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Maine Lorman Education Services, October, 1999; Faculty: Insurance; Law in Maine Lorman Education Services, June, 1999; Faculty: Insurance Law in Maine, Lorman Education Services, June, 2000; Faculty: The Art of Persuasion in ADR. Trial Negotiation.Maine Trial Lawyers Association, October, 2003; National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Faculty Member at its December, 2004 Trial College in Boston, MA; Faculty: Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance: What Every Lawyer Should Know, Maine State Bar Association, January, 2004; Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Faculty Member at its December, 2004 Trial College in Boston, MA; Faculty: Legal Issues for Maine Professional Engineers: Appearing as a Witness in a Civil Case, Halfmoon Seminars, November, 2005; Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Faculty Member at its December, 2005 Trial College, Boston, MA; Presenter, Maine State Bar Association Annual Meeting, January 2006: Settlements and Releases in Multi-defendant Litigation. Speaker, Androscoggin County Bar Association, Spring meeting, April, 2006. Releases, Settlements Related Issues. Presenter, Maine State Bar Association, Winter Meeting, January 2007, Insurance Coverage in Maine: a refresher on Some Risks and Pitfalls for the Unwary. Trustee Board member of the Auburn, Maine Sewer District from 1981 to 1987; Trustee of Lewiston/Auburn Pollution Control Authority Board from 1988 to 1989.