Timothy E. Zerillo
Managing Attorney
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
Representative Cases
- State of Maine v. Robert Forbes, 830 A.2d 417 (Maine Supreme Court 2003)
- Leonard v. Boardman, 854 A.2d 869 (Maine Supreme Court 2004)
- Cox v. Hainey, 391 F.2d 25 (1st Cir. 2004)
- United States v. Charles Stergois, 05-1599 (1st Cir. 2005)
- United States v. Tanya Grover, 04-1942 (1st Cir. 2004)
- Wildes v. Cumberland County, 04-546 (Maine Supreme Court 2004)
- State of Maine v. Metzger, 210 ME 67
- State of Maine v. Reno Metzger, 2010 ME 67 (Maine Supreme Court 2010)
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
