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James C. Hunt 
Portland, Maine
Partner
phone (207) 772-6565
fax (207) 773-5001
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Areas of Practice:
Insurance Law
Personal Injury
Employment Law
Products Liability Law
Trial Practice and Civil Litigation
Business and Corporate
General Practice
Administrative and Municipal Law
Appellate Practice
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Maine, 1985
U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1991
Education:
University of Maine School of Law, Portland, Maine, 1985
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Class Rank: 1 in 72
Law Review: Maine Law Review, 1983 - 1985


Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970
Ph.D.
Honors: Fulbright Fellowship, 1967 - 1968
Honors: Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1964 - 1965
Major:  History


Hamilton College, Hamilton, New York
A.B.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Class Rank: 1 in 1980
Honors: Fulbright Fellowship
Major:  History


Published Works:
Group Homes for the Mentally Retarded in Maine: Legislative Intent and Administrative Process, Maine Law Review, vol. 37, 1985


Honors and Awards:
Fulbright Fellowship at University of Bonn, Germany, 1979 - 1980


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Maine State Bar Association, 1986 - Present
Member


Maine State Bar Association, Insurance Practice Section, 1999 - Present


Cumberland Bar Association
Member


Maine Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
Member


Exploratory Committee on Gender Bias in the Courts (appointed by Maine Supreme Judicial Court), 1989 - 1991
Member


Maine Historical Society, 1980 - Present


Maine Humanities Council, 1981 - 1987
Member, Board of Directors


Salt Institute for Documentary Field Studies/Salt Magazine, 1994 - Present
Member, Board of Trustees


Salt Institute for Documentary Field Studies/Salt Magazine, 1996 - 1999
Chair


East End Children's Workshop, Portland, ME, 1975 - 1979
Member, Board of Directors


East End Children's Workshop, Portland, ME, 1978 - 1979
Board President


Past Employment Positions:
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986