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Hodsdon & Clifford was founded in 2000 by two experienced York County lawyers, Steve Hodsdon and Peter Clifford. With over 50 years of combined legal experience, our firm is responsive, pragmatic, and whenever possible, informal.

We pride ourselves on exceeding our clients' expectations, and it is common for our clients to express their gratitude at the end of a case.

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Since our firm's founding, we have relied on three highly experienced and dedicated legal assistants, with a combined 60 years of paralegal experience. We achieve our goals, including consistently high verdicts and settlements, because everyone at our firm is committed to providing the best legal representation possible.

Call Attorney Peter Clifford today at 207-553-3950, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange your free initial consultation.

Attorney Profile

Peter Clifford, Esq.

Peter has managed a statewide personal injury practice since 1991. In March, 2011, he completed his term as President of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, which has more than 600 trial attorney members statewide.    Since 2001, he has also mediated more than a hundred cases for other lawyers. He is a member of the Maine Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as the Grievance Commission of the Board of Overseers of the Bar. He has been a regular columnist for Maine's "lawyer newspaper," the Maine Lawyers Review, for more than ten years.

Jurisdictions:

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• First Circuit Court of Appeals
• US Supreme Court

Education:

• BS Boston College, 1986 JD
• University of Maine, Cum Laude, 1991

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1991

Honors and Awards:

• Listed, Personal Injury, The Best Lawyers in America (based on selection by peers)
• Listed, New England SuperLawyers (top 5% of Attorneys in Maine, selected by peers)
• Peer Review Rating of AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• Maine Bar Foundation Fellow (Elected, 2009)

Professional Activity:

• Maine Trial Lawyers Association
  • President, Maine Trial Lawyers Association, (2010 -2011)
  • MTLA Legislative Committee Chair (2001 to 2010)
  • Member, MTLA Board of Governors, (2000 to present)
• Member, Maine Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, (2007 to present)
• Member, Board of Overseers of the Bar
  • Grievance Commission (2009 to present)
  • Fee Arbitration Commission, (2004 to 2009)
  • Chair of Fee Arbitration Panel 1-A (2008 to present)
• Member, Roster of Superior Court Arbitrators and Mediators, (2001 to present)

Pro Bono/Community Service:

• Member, Maine Attorneys Saving Homes, (MASH)
  • Mash is a project of the Maine Bar Foundation, the Volunteer Lawyers Project and Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
• Volunteer Mediator, Youth Alternatives

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Columnist, "General Practice", Maine Lawyers Review, 1998 to present
• Presenter, MSBA/MTLA Monthly Seminars on Rules of Evidence, 2007
• Presenter, MSBA/MTLA Monthly Seminars on Rules of Civil Procedure, 2008

Verdicts & Settlements

Rhoades v. Walsh et al,- CV- 08-368-P-H, (2009);  Judgment of $2.2 entered by US District Court (Maine) for a construction accident / crush injury, (2009).  29 page written decision available on kennebunklaw.com website.

Shaw v. Stewart's Transfer; Confidential wrongful death settlement after successful MSJ ruling, US District Court, CV- 09-264, 2010

Wilson v. Bodnar; US District Court; CV- 2-09-cv-544; Written opinion permitted various fraud claims to proceed against stockbroker, 2010 Confidential settlement reached shortly thereafter.

Maskarinetz v. Allstate Insurance- pedestrian crossing outside of crosswalk struck by uninsured driver.  Soft tissue injuries, with medical bills of $3,300.   Verdict of $175,000 (2007)

Elliott v. Castonguay, Premises liability, leg injury- plaintiff stepped in hot molten metal at junkyard.  $326,000; (1996); A subsequent reach and apply action, Elliott v. Hanover Insurance Co. recognized claim against insurer for a failure to defend insured.  1998 ME 138, 711 A2d 1310

Spottiswoode v. Levine; Judgment for $135,000, reported at 1999 ME 79, 730 A.2d 166 (joint guarantors each liable for pro-rata share on guaranty)
 

Representative Clients:

• Arundel Ford
• Chicago Title Insurance Co.
• Shawnee Peak Ski Area
• Ocean National Bank
• Maine Wide Construction, Inc.
• The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design