PRACTICE AREAS
Employment & Labor
Energy & Public Utility Law
Higher Education
Litigation
Attorney Discipline
Maritime Law
Mediation & Arbitration
School & Education
EDUCATION
Colby College, B.A., 1978
George Washington School of Law, J.D., 1983
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of College and University Attorneys
New England Legal Foundation
Maine Trial Lawyers Association
Litigation Section of the Maine State Bar Association
Chair
Maine State Bar Association
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine's Campaign for Justice
Past Campaign Chair
Maine Equal Justice Project, a non-profit organization providing legal services to the indigent
Treasurer and Past President
University of Maine School of Law
Former Adjunct Professor
Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar Grievance Commission
Commissioner
PRACTICE AREAS
Employment & Labor
Energy & Public Utility Law
Higher Education
Litigation
Attorney Discipline
Maritime Law
Mediation & Arbitration
School & Education
EDUCATION
Colby College, B.A., 1978
George Washington School of Law, J.D., 1983
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of College and University Attorneys
New England Legal Foundation
Maine Trial Lawyers Association
Litigation Section of the Maine State Bar Association
Chair
Maine State Bar Association
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar Grievance Commission
Commissioner
Maine's Campaign for Justice
Past Campaign Chair
Maine Equal Justice Project, a non-profit organization providing legal services to the indigent
Treasurer and Past President
University of Maine School of Law
Former Adjunct Professor
Jerry Crouter is a member of the Trial Services Group. He has four primary practice areas: civil litigation, alternative dispute resolution, higher education, and public utility regulation. He has 35 years' experience as a civil trial attorney in both federal and state courts, including employment, commercial and construction litigation. He has extensive experience as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial, construction, employment, real estate, probate, family law, malpractice and complex personal injury cases. His practice concentration also includes representation of colleges and universities on a wide-range of higher education law issues, including student discipline, Title IX, faculty and staff employment, and tenure cases. His experience as an arbitrator, combined with his Title IX higher education experience, makes him ideally suited to serve as a hearing officer and/or decision-maker under the new Title IX regulations. He regularly appears on behalf of public utilities and interested parties in water, electric, and gas proceedings before the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Jerry concentrates his trial practice on commercial, employment and construction cases. He has tried jury and jury-waived cases, including employment discrimination, antitrust, commercial torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, and patent infringement.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation, Jerry has also been named by Best Lawyers as Maine's "Lawyer of the Year" in the categories of both Mediation and Arbitration. In addition, Jerry is listed in the Chambers USA Guide of America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Commercial Litigation, and Benchmark Litigation has recognized Jerry as a Maine Litigation Star. He has served as an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Maine School of Law, where he taught Trial Practice.
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REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS & MATTERS
NB Power before Maine Public Utilities Commission on EMERA-Maine's petition for approval of transmission line
The Maine Water Company on application for approval of conservation easement to Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Thayer Corporation v. M.S.A.D. No. 61
Barr v. Dyke and Bangor Savings Bank
Maine School Administrative Dist. No. 37 v. Pineo
AWARDS
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Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2016, 2018
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Arbitration Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2015, 2020
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Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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New England Super Lawyers, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation, Schools & Education 2007-2019
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Best Lawyers USA
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Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star - Construction, General Commercial, Product Liability 2013-2017
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Chambers USA, Maine, Litigation: General Commercial
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Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent
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Mediation Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2019
Jerry Crouter is a member of the Trial Services Group. He has four primary practice areas: civil litigation, alternative dispute resolution, higher education, and public utility regulation. He has 35 years' experience as a civil trial attorney in both federal and state courts, including employment, commercial and construction litigation. He has extensive experience as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial, construction, employment, real estate, probate, family law, malpractice and complex personal injury cases. His practice concentration also includes representation of colleges and universities on a wide-range of higher education law issues, including student discipline, Title IX, faculty and staff employment, and tenure cases. His experience as an arbitrator, combined with his Title IX higher education experience, makes him ideally suited to serve as a hearing officer and/or decision-maker under the new Title IX regulations. He regularly appears on behalf of public utilities and interested parties in water, electric, and gas proceedings before the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Jerry concentrates his trial practice on commercial, employment and construction cases. He has tried jury and jury-waived cases, including employment discrimination, antitrust, commercial torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, and patent infringement.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation, Jerry has also been named by Best Lawyers as Maine's "Lawyer of the Year" in the categories of both Mediation and Arbitration. In addition, Jerry is listed in the Chambers USA Guide of America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Commercial Litigation, and Benchmark Litigation has recognized Jerry as a Maine Litigation Star. He has served as an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Maine School of Law, where he taught Trial Practice.
To reserve an appointment online, please click your preferred available date.
Our staff will contact you on receipt of your Appointment Request form.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS & MATTERS
NB Power before Maine Public Utilities Commission on EMERA-Maine's petition for approval of transmission line
The Maine Water Company on application for approval of conservation easement to Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Thayer Corporation v. M.S.A.D. No. 61
Barr v. Dyke and Bangor Savings Bank
Maine School Administrative Dist. No. 37 v. Pineo
AWARDS
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Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
-
Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2016, 2018
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Arbitration Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2015, 2020
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Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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New England Super Lawyers, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation, Schools & Education 2007-2019
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Best Lawyers USA
- Arbitration (2011-2020)
- Litigation - Construction (2011-2020)
- Litigation - Labor and
- Employment (2011-2020)
- Mediation (2011-2020)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation (2010-2020)
- Commercial Litigation (2007-2020)
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Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star - Construction, General Commercial, Product Liability 2013-2017
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Chambers USA, Maine, Litigation: General Commercial
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Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent
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Mediation Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2019
