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Timothy E. Zerillo

Timothy E. Zerillo

Managing Attorney
Location:
Portland, Maine
Phone:
207-347-6063
Fax:
866-638-0560
E-mail:

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Divorce
  • Child Custody
  • Federal Practice
  • Appeals
  • Auto Accidents
  • Sex Crimes Defense
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Defense
  • Malpractice
  • Products Liability
  • Business / Commercial Litigation
  • State and Federal civil and criminal litigation
  • Federal and State of Maine criminal defense
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Medical and Legal Malpractice
  • Civil Rights Law and Appeals

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Maine, 2001
  • U.S. District Court District of Maine, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2004
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America

Education

  • New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts
    • J.D. - 2000
    • Honors: Lead Counsel, ABA National Mock Trial Competition, Northeast Region
    • Honors: C.A.L.I. "Award for Future Excellence," U.S. District Court Judge Gordon A. Martin
    • Law Review: New England International and Comparative Law Annual, 2001
  • University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
    • B.A. - 1995
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: English, Economics Concentration

Published Works

  • Pre-Charge Defense of Child Sex Abuse Cases, Maine Lawyer's Review, 2009
  • "Beware the Adam Walsh Act", The Defender, 2008
  • Go Beyond the Maine Rules of Criminal Rules for Exculpatory Evidence, Maine Lawyer's Review, 2008
  • "Yes Virginia, Grand Jury Transcripts Do Exist", Maine Lawyer's Review, 2007
  • "Equal Protection and Due Process for Criminal Aliens in Deportation Proceedings", New England International and Comparative Law Annual, Volume 7, 2001
  • "Confrontation Clause Update after Michigan v. Bryant", Maine Lawyer's Review, May 5, 2011
  • "Confrontation Clause Rights in Maine in Domestic Violence Cases", Maine Lawyers Review, September 9, 2010
  • "President's Page", Maine Defender, Summer, 2010
  • "Melendez-Diaz Requires Maine Restructure the State's Presentation of Evidence in Operating after Suspension Trials", Maine Lawyer's Review, 2010
  • "President's Page", Maine Defender, Spring, 2010
  • "President's Page", Maine Defender, Winter, 2010
  • "Pre-Charge Defense of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations", Maine Lawyer's Review, 2009
  • "President's Page", Maine Defender, Fall, 2009

Classes/Seminars

  • "Domestic Violence: Collateral Consequences of Domestic Assault Convictions", York Bar Association, October 26, 2011
  • Guest Lecturer, "Critical Issues in Criminal Justice", St. Joseph's College, October 8, 2010
  • "Zealous Advocacy in Criminal Defense", York and Cumberland County Bar Associations, 2009
  • Lecturer, "Attacking the Medical Evidence in Child Sex Abuse Cases", Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, CLE, 2009
  • "Hit Hard, Hit First: Criminal Defense for the Modern Practitioner", Maine Association of Criminal Defense CLE
  • Speaker, "New Horizons in Setting Conditions of Release", York and Cumberland County Bar Association, 2008
  • Adjunct Professor, Business Department Professor of Business Ethics, an upper-class Business Department course, Saint Joseph's College, Standish, Maine, 2001 - 2002
  • Claims Representative, Handled hundreds of personal injury and property damage claims for both automobile and homeowner's insurance policies, Allstate Insurance Company, South Portland, Maine, 1995 - 1997
  • Speaker "Ethical and Practical Considerations of Replacement Counsel", Maine Association of Criminal Defense CLE, June 5, 2008

Honors and Awards

  • BV Rated by Martindale Hubbell, Elected to Super Lawyers of New England, Rising Stars, 2010 - 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 2009 - 2010
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Vice President, 2006 - 2008
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2006 - 2008
  • Edward Gignoux Inn of Court, Member, 2008 - Present
  • Maine Trial Lawyer's Association, Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Past President, 2010 - 2011
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President Elect, 2008 - 2009
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Vice President, 2007 - 2008
  • Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors
  • Continuing Legal Education, Chairperson
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