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Thomas P. Elias is licensed in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and has been in practice for over 30 years. Attorney Elias is the founder of Elias Law Offices located in York, Maine.
Attorney Elias has achieved a Distinguished Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, through evaluations submitted by judges and other lawyers. He is rated among the top 2% of criminal defense attorneys by the American Society of Legal Advocates.
Attorney Elias was appointed, and presently serves as a member of the Fee Arbitration Commission of the Board of Overseers of the Bar of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and has also served as a Member of the Maine Medical Malpractice Tribunal. Attorney Elias was appointed as a Criminal Complaint Justice by the Chief Judge of the Maine District Court in 2010, and continues to serve in that capacity.
Attorney Elias is a member of the Maine State Bar Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the New Hampshire Bar Association. He is a Member of the York County Bar Association, and serves that organization as a Member of the Board of Directors. He was appointed, and presently serves as a Member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Maine State Bar Association.
Attorney Elias is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, and is known for his trial skills and as a talented negotiator, and has lectured in seminars attended by other lawyers in the areas of personal injury and civil litigation.
Elias Law Offices offers legal services in the areas of Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Family Law.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injury
- DUI/DWI
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Custody & Visitation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Maine, 2000
- New Hampshire, 1986
- Massachusetts, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of Maine
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: With Honors
- Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts
- A.B. - 1979
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Government Studies
Classes/Seminars
- The OUI Case, Real Issues, Real Defenses, Maine State Bar Association, 2015
- Maine Adult Drug Court, York County Bar Association, 2012 to 2012
- Child Support Income Manipulations, Maine State Bar Association, 2012 to 2012
- Challenging the OUI Intoxilyzer Test, Fact Finder Investigations, 2011 to 2011
- What's New in Child Protection, Maine State Bar Association, 2011 to 2011
- Best Practices for the Family Law Attorney, Maine State Bar Association, 2011 to 2011
- Domestic Violence Issues, York County Bar Association, 2010 to 2010
- Elements of a Criminal Trial, York County Bar Association, 2010 to 2010
- Instructor, The Personal Injury Case, Maine State Bar Association, 2009 to 2009
- Instructor, Successful Settlement or Trial, Maine State Bar Association, 2004 to 2004
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Peer Rating by Judges and Lawyers, 2013 - 2015
- American Society of Legal Advocates Top 2% of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Appointed as Member of Fee Arbitration Commission of the Board of Bar Overseers of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 2012 to Present
- Appointed as Member of Maine Medical Malpractice Tribunal
- Appointed as Complaint Justice by the Chief Judge of the Maine District Court, 2010 to Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Maine State Bar Association, Committee Member, 2000 to Present
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2001 to Present
- Rotary, Member, 1986
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2010 to Present
- York County Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2001 to Present
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Member
- Greater Lowell Bar Association, Lowell, Massachusetts, President and Member of Board of Directors, 1992 to 1996
Pro Bono Activities
- Court Appointed Criminal Defense Attorney, Certified to handle Misdemeanors and Felonies, 2000 to 2013