D. Michael Noonan

Attorney D. Michael Noonan is the president and managing director of the Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., law firm, and he helped create the firm's Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Committee. The firm has six total law offices across New Hampshire and Maine, and Mr. Noonan represents clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims of all types in NH, ME, MA, VT, HI, WI and NC:

·       Personal injury and wrongful death

·       Product liability

·       Class actions and mass torts

During his time advocating on behalf of those who have suffered injuries or loss as a result of someone else's negligence, Mr. Noonan has achieved considerable success fighting for the rights and entitlements of his plaintiff clients both inside and outside the courtroom. He and his team have recovered tens of millions of dollars in total compensation for individuals and families adversely affected by motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, fires, construction site injuries, defective products, unsafe property conditions, dangerous pharmaceuticals, defective medical devices and other preventable tragedies.

Among his most recent successes, Mr. Noonan achieved settlements of $15 million in a trucking crash wrongful death case, $6 million in a motor vehicle death case, a settlement of more than $1.7 million for a pedestrian struck by a tractor-trailer and a $1.5 million settlement for a fall victim as just a few recent examples. He has also obtained many other awards well in excess of a million dollars for his plaintiff clients at trial as well as at arbitration, and he has earned a membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

In further recognition for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Noonan has received consistent designation as one of the country's best trial attorneys from The Best Lawyers in America since 2008 along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. He is also a fellow with the prestigious American Bar Foundation, and he has received numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients.

A 1987 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Mr. Noonan attended Boston University School of Law where he was recognized as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar, obtaining his Juris Doctor in 1990. He holds his license to practice in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Hawaii, Wisconsin and North Carolina , and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Districts of New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina as well as the U.S. Claims Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Noonan is a member of several local, state and national legal organizations, including the American and New Hampshire Associations for Justice, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and the North American Brain Injury Society, among many others. He is also a member of Public Justice, the Trial Law Institute and the Diversity Law Institute, and he is a barrister with the Order of Veritas.

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