Gavin G. McCarthy
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Litigation: General Commercial
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About
Provided by Gavin G. McCarthy
Practice Areas
Gavin McCarthy is Chair of Pierce Atwood's Litigation Practice Group. A trial lawyer whose practice covers a wide variety of complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on class action defense and construction litigation. Gavin's practice spans the country, from representing Maine’s largest electric utility in a class action in Maine state court, to handling a $30 million fire loss in Michigan on behalf of national resort developer, to representing a leading national disability insurer in a class action in federal court in Florida. Gavin regularly practices in both state and federal court in Maine, and is the author of the Maine sections of the ABA's 50-state survey of class action law and two leading 50-state construction law treatises.
Career
Gavin has been recognized since 2013 by The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Litigation, and was named "Lawyer of the Year" for Construction Litigation in Portland in 2022.
Professional Memberships
Member, Maine State Bar Association.
Publications
Author, Maine Section of the ABA’s Survey of State Class Action Law; Co-author, chapter on Maine Procurement Rules and Regulations, ABA Guide to State Procurement; Author, Maine Section of the ABA’s Fifty State Lien & Bond Law Treatise.
Personal
J.D. (cum laude), Boston College Law School; B.A., Haverford College.
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