Attorney Richard Bayer, Robinson, Kriger & McCallum, Portland, Maine

Richard D. Bayer
Portland, Maine,

Partner, since January 1, 2010
phone	207-772-6565
fax	207-773-5001
email	Email Me

Richard D. Bayer's practice encompasses the representation of individuals and entities in workers' compensation litigation and appeals, Social Security appeals, administrative law, insurance law, employment law, personal injury law, and general civil litigation. Mr. Bayer received a bachelor of arts degree with High Distinction from the University of Rhode Island in 1990, and is a 1996 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. Prior to entering the private practice of law with Robinson, Kriger & McCallum, he held positions as a Staff Attorney in the Portland office of the Social Security Administration (Office of Hearings and Appeals), and as an attorney at Maine's largest workers' compensation insurance carrier, where he represented employers and insurers in workers' compensation disputes throughout Maine. He frequently speaks to insurance carriers and employer groups on current and evolving issues impacting Maine workers' compensation law. He is admitted to the Maine bar and the bar of the United States District Court - District of Maine, and is a member of the Maine State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Mr. Bayer is a volunteer attorney for the Maine Volunteer Lawyers' Project, is a member of the Town of Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals, and is a former member of the Town of Falmouth Board of Assessment Review and Sewer Appeals.

Areas of Practice:: Workers' Compensation; Social Security Appeals; Disability Law; Administrative Law; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law; General Civil Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Maine, 1996

Education:: University of Maine School of Law, Portland, Maine
J.D.; University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
B.A.
Honors: With High Distinction
Major: English
Major: Philosophy

Published Works:: Planned Changes to the Medicare Administration Appeals System: Moving Toward a Better Framework for A.L.J. Appeals, ABA The Health Lawyer, Vol. 12, No. 5, 2000

Representative Cases:: Dudley v. Burns and Roe, 784 A.2d 511, 2001 ME 161 (Maine 2001); Cowpertwaite v. M.E.R. Assessment, 799 A.2d 1216, 2002 ME 106 (Maine 2002); Spear v. Town of Wells, 2007 ME 54 (Maine 2007); Standring v. Town of Skowhegan, 2005 ME 51 (Maine 2005)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Town of Falmouth, Maine, 2003 - Present; Member, Board of Zoning Appeals; American Bar Association; Member; Maine State Bar Association; Member; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives; Volunteer Lawyers Project

Past Employment Positions:: Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company, Attorney, 2000 - 2004; United States Social Security Administration, Staff Attorney, 1997 - 2000

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