Martha Gaythwaite

Practice Areas

-Litigation & Trial

-Environmental & Land Use

-Business & Commercial Disputes

-Product Liability, Toxic Torts, & Personal Injury Defense

-Appellate

Career

As Chair of Verrill's Litigation and Trial Group, Martha leads a team of more than 40 attorneys, paralegals, and staff. An accomplished trial attorney committed to success on behalf of her clients, Martha is an ardent supporter of the civil jury system.

Martha has spent the bulk of her professional career representing clients before juries. At last count, Martha had tried more than 150 civil jury trial cases to verdict. Over the years, Martha has handled a wide variety of complex commercial matters throughout the country, including product liability cases arising from aviation, agricultural and workplace accidents, and medical devices.

In addition to handling jury trials, Martha has decades of experience handling non-jury and administrative matters. Although the focus of her trial work has involved product liability and commercial litigation, Martha has developed a dedicated interest in environmental law, which started when she worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before becoming a lawyer.

Professional Memberships

-Defense Research Institute

-Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)

-Maine State Bar Association

-Maine Trial Lawyers Association

-American Bar Association

-American Board of Trial Advocates

Public Service:

-Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection, Trustee and Secretary (2011-2014); Trustee (2017-Present)

-American Board of Trial Advocates, Member

-Grievance Commission Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar (2007-2009); Panel Chair (2009-2012)

-Fee Arbitration Commission, Panel Member (1997-2011); Panel Chair (2001-2003)

-Board Member, My Place Teen Center (2014-Present)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Martha is admitted to the Maine, Massachusetts, Florida, and Connecticut bars.

In addition, Martha is admitted to the following courts:

-U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

-U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

-U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

-U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Awards