Thompson & Bowie ::

Thompson & Bowie, LLP
Three Canal Plaza
P.O. Box 4630
Portland, ME 04112-4630

Phone: (207) 774-2500
Fax: (207) 774-3591

Email: law@thompsonbowie.com

Roy E. Thompson, Jr. James M. Bowie Daniel R. Mawhinney Rebecca H. Farnum Michael E. Saucier Mark V. Franco Edward R. Benjamin, Jr. Cathy S. Roberts Paul C. Catsos Robert C. Hatch Elizabeth Knox Peck Dale L. Gavin Rosie M. Williams Victoria Morales Hillary J. Bouchard Jason P. Donovan Thomas P. Marczak Sarah Yantakosol Gayer

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MARK V. FRANCO BORN: Portland, Maine EDUCATION: Bowdoin College, B.A., 1981; Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D. 1984 BAR ADMISSIONS: Maine and U.S. District Court, 1984; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1998; New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, 2008 PRACTICE AREAS: Alternative Dispute Resolution Municipal/Public Official Liability Personal Injury Premises Liability Professional Liability and Malpractice Subrogation and Insurance Defense Trucking Litigation Workers Compensation	mfranco@thompsonbowie.com "A well-informed, involved client is a satisfied client. We keep our clients apprised of each major development in the case and involve them in the decision making process."
MEMBERSHIPS:
Maine Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Subrogation Professionals; American Bar Association, Cumberland County Bar Association; Maine State Bar Association; The Trucking Industry Defense Association; Transportation Lawyers Association; and the Defense Research Institute

BIO: Mark has a broad-based civil litigation practice involving workers’ compensation law, labor and employment law, municipal/public official liability, professional liability, transportation and trucking litigation, premises liability, personal injury, subrogation and insurance defense. He has substantial trial experience in both state and federal Courts. Mark was born in Portland, Maine. He graduated summa cum laude from Cheverus High School in 1977, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1981 with a BA in Economics and Government. While attending Bowdoin, he spent a semester at the Institute of European Studies in London, England and a semester at The American University in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1984. He joined Thompson & Bowie, LLP the same year and was elected partner in 1990. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and training sessions for attorneys and insurance professionals on workers’ compensation, employment law, premises liability and trial practice. Mark was selected for inclusion on the 2007 and 2008 New England Super Lawyers list in the field of Personal Injury Defense.