About
James Clifford focuses his practice on employment regulation, business litigation, incapacity rights, and special training law and advocacy. He is admitted to the Maine and Massachusetts Bars, the U.S. District Courts in Maine and Massachusetts, and First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jim started his career as an Assistant District Lawyer in Massachusetts, then have become a commercial litigation partner at huge regulation workplaces in Portland and Boston. Thereafter, he served as fashionable recommend to numerous begin u.s.a.and small businesses. He returned to non-public practice in 2007.
Jim grew up in Lewiston and comes from a protracted line of lawyers and public servants. He acquired a B.A. in History and Government from Colby College and graduated cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, in which he was awarded the Drinan Fellowship in Criminal Law.
Jim has had a lifelong interest and dedication to advocating for human beings with disabilities. Prior to incomes his regulation degree, Jim taught faculty and worked with teens with developmental disabilities. A enormous a part of his law practice focuses on representing injured or disabled individuals. On a greater private degree, he is also a discern of a child receiving unique schooling offerings. Jim serves at the board of Disability Rights Center, Maine s safety and advocacy employer for humans with disabilities; Southern Maine Parent Awareness, a statewide determine advocacy organization; and StriveU, which presents services for teenagers with developmental disabilities as they transition from excessive school.
Jim is a member of the Council of Parent Lawyers and Advocates (COPAA), Maine State Bar Association, Maine Employment Lawyers Association, and Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Jim additionally sits at the Town of Cumberlandâs Housing Authority and Personnel Appeals Board. He is an avid Red Sox fan, and enjoys golfing and skiing. He and his own family stay in Cumberland.
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- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Social Security Disability
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Public Benefits
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Graduation year: 1994
Graduation year: 1986
