Michael P. Rainboth

Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Portsmouth, NH

Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA
Michael P. Rainboth
Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA

Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation; view more

Licensed in New Hampshire since: 1988

Education: Suffolk University Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2016, 2020 - 2026
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Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA

439 Middle St
Portsmouth, NH 03801 Visit website
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Michael P. Rainboth is a founding partner at Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA, an injury law firm based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His practice focuses on representing individuals and families facing the serious consequences of injuries, medical errors and workplace accidents. His areas of practice include catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation and medical malpractice.

With decades of experience in injury law, Mr. Rainboth brings a focused, client-centered approach to cases involving significant injuries and complex legal issues. He works to help injured individuals and families understand their legal options and pursue the compensation and benefits they may be entitled to after a life-changing accident, medical error or workplace injury. 

Mr. Rainboth earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, in 1985. He later went on to attend the Suffolk University Law School in Boston, where he honed his shrewd legal acumen and obtained his Juris Doctor in 1988, graduating cum laude.

Following law school, Mr. Rainboth began his legal career as a judicial law clerk with the New Hampshire Superior Court, serving from 1988 to 1989. His early experience working within the court system provided a foundation for his subsequent legal practice and advocacy on behalf of injured individuals.

Mr. Rainboth was admitted to practice law in New Hampshire and in Maine. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Maine State Bar Association, the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. His professional affiliations reflect his involvement in the legal community and his commitment to representing individuals navigating complex injury-related claims.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Birth Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death

  • 50% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 20% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1988, New Hampshire

Professional Webpage: https://www.nhtrialattorneys.com/attorney/rainboth-michael-p...

Bar / Professional Activity

  • NH Association for Justice member for over 25 years, 2021
  • Maine State Bar Association
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Maine, 1994
  • New Hampshire, 1988

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Settled several improper opioid prescription cases and many catastrophic injury cases., 2021
  • Settled 5 cases for patients injured by a medical tech who stole fentanyl and infected patients with Hepatitis C virus. Also settled multiple cases in 2018 against a Physician Assistant convicted of taking illegal bribes to prescribe fentanyl. 

Pro bono / Community Service

  • President, Crossroads House, Board of Directors, 2005 - 2006
  • Board of Directors of Montessori school. 
  • Lead Case Attorney, September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund

Educational Background

  • University of New Hampshire, B.A., cum laude, 1985

Honors

  • Chosen one of the Best Lawyers in New England for personal injury and plaintiff’s medical malpractice, Best Lawyers in New England, Best Lawyers, 2021
  • September 11th Trial Lawyers Care Lead Counsel
  • New England Super Lawyers, Medical Malpractice

Awards

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Office location for Michael P. Rainboth

439 Middle St
Portsmouth, NH 03801

Phone: 603-212-1747

Selections

9 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2016, 2020 - 2026

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