Practice areas: Medical Malpractice
Licensed in Maine since: 2006
Education: University of Maine School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016 Berman & Simmons
85 Exchange StreetPortland, ME 04101 Phone: 886-479-6037 Email: Susan A. Faunce Visit website
Susan A. Faunce attended law school and graduated from University of Maine School of Law in 2006. Susan Faunce began practicing law in 2006.
Susan Faunce is an attorney at Berman & Simmons, helping people with Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff issues. Berman & Simmons has an office in Portland, Maine, serving the local community.
Susan Faunce was selected to Super Lawyers for 2022 - 2025. Super Lawyers is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas who were chosen after thorough evaluation of numerous criteria.
First Admitted: 2006, Maine
Professional Webpage: https://www.bermansimmons.com/our-attorneys/susan-faunce
Bar / Professional Activity
- Maine Justice Foundation, Board of Directors, 2020–present
- United States District Court of Maine Local Rules Advisory Committee, 2019
- National Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, 2017–present
- American Association for Justice, 2007–present
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association, 2006–present
- Maine State Bar Association (MSBA), 2006–present
- State of Maine, 2006
- U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 2006
Videos
Educational Background
- Bowdoin College, 1998
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Review of the Medical Legal Code of Cooperation, Presenter, 2020-2021 Review of the Medical Legal Code of Cooperation: A Report of the Medical-Legal Committee, Maine State Bar Association Winter Conference, 2021
- Those who believe they have suffered injuries or other health problems because of defective medical devices may be entitled to compensation from the device manufacturers or others., Author, FDA Medical Device Approvals: How a Flawed Process Can Result in Patient Harm, 2019
- An overview of mass tort cases, Presenter, Mass What? An Overview of Mass Tort Cases, How They Are Litigated, Sample Cases, and Emerging Issues and Trends, Maine Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2018
- Orange Is the New Black has raised public awareness about the challenge that the correctional system confronts in providing proper medical care while operating under stringent budget constraints. When an inmate becomes ill or suffers injury while incarcerated, or enters prison with a preexisting medical condition, he/she is entitled to receive proper medical care. The law recognizes a variety of causes of action, from civil rights violations to state medical malpractice claims, to protect a prisoner who has received substandard medical care., Prison Medical Malpractice Claims, 2016
- As attorneys, we have a duty to our clients to inform them of when the statute of limitations will expire in their potential claims., Medical Malpractice and Federally Funded Health Centers, 2013
Honors
- Listed for “Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance”, Chambers USA
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2020
- Rated 10 of 10, Avvo
- Top 25 Mass Tort Trial Lawyers, National Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association
- Under 40 Hot List, Benchmark Litigation, 2016
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2013
Office location for Susan A. Faunce
85 Exchange Street
Portland, ME 04101
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016