I grew up in Portland, Maine. I left at 18 years old with a plan to never return to small town life. I had planned to be a novelist. Later, when I began to doubt whether I had the talent to write a great novel, I began working towards becoming a professor of literature. At 22, I enrolled in a PhD program in comparative literature at Columbia. It didn't take me long to realize that the secluded life of an academic wasn't for me. I left after a year.
I had the good fortune to be connected with lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg, who hired me as a paralegal. I loved it there. I wasn't actually very good at the things paralegals were supposed to be good at, but I made close friendships with lawyers who have remained mentors and friends for two decades.
After law school, I practiced law in New York City for several years. Then, much to my own surprise, I decided to return home to Maine, where I began working with my future partner, Ben Gideon.
Five years ago, Ben and I started Gideon Asen. At the firm's inception, there were three of us: Ben, me, and a paralegal. Today, there are 8 lawyers and 12 staff members. We practice primarily in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. We specialize in medical malpractice and complex, high stakes personal injury cases.
Breakfast
7:30am - 9:30am
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Andrew Robb · Brittany Sanders Robb Maximizing DamagesCoffee & Snacks
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Joe CamerlengoGetting to Amazon, FedEx, and Other Large EntitiesCoffee & Snacks
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Tim FeliceDriving Drunk. Hiring Blind: Anatomy of the $92.3M VerdictLunch
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Kurt ZanerCreating Drama at Trial – How to Tell a Story in Trial Through Dramatic Theatrical TechniquesCoffee & Snacks
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Dan Ambrose · Przemek Lubecki TLU Performance Lab Bring Your Case to Life with Performance SkillsCoffee & Snacks
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Kurt ZanerWriting a Story – Win Your Case in a Page and a HalfBreakfast
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Ben B. Rubinowitz · Michael Kelly Jury SelectionCoffee & Snacks
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Ed Ciarimboli · Phillip Miller Creating and Using Visuals in Depositions and Trials to Bulletproof Your CaseCoffee & Snacks
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Patrick Salvi IIABCs of Big Damages: Always Be Closing from Voir Dire to RebuttalLunch
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Jordanna ThigpenFee Applications & What I Learned in BootcampCoffee & Snacks
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Michael AlderFrom Good to Great: How to Maximize the Value of Every Injury CaseCoffee & Snacks
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Michael AlderFrom Good to Great: How to Maximize the Value of Every Injury CaseBreakfast
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesCoffee & Snacks
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesCoffee & Snacks
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesLunch
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Michael HillMaximizing Damages: Winning Large Verdicts and Settlements by Unlocking the Punitive Aspects of Compensatory DamagesCoffee & Snacks
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Stephen J. BurgHow to Super Charge your Verdict with Case FramingCoffee & Snacks
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Rahul RavipudiThe Importance of Jury Instructions And How To Argue The Law At TrialBreakfast
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John RomanoVisibilizing the Injury in Vehicle & Premises CasesCoffee & Snacks
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Eric Oliver · Scott Frost War on Truth: Trial and Closing Argument in Post-Truth TimesCoffee & Snacks
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Dirk VandeverVoir Dire - Wrongful DeathLunch
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Randall Sorrels25 Game-Changing StrategiesCoffee & Snacks
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Lloyd BellUsing AI and Apps to Prevail in Medical Malpractice CasesCoffee & Snacks
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Przemek LubeckiThe Mental Game for Trial5:30pm-8:30pm


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