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Elizabeth Germani

Drummond Woodsum

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Position: Shareholder
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
Practice Areas:
Insurance
Construction
Commercial
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

Elizabeth Germani has more than 30 years of litigation experience in Maine and New Hampshire. She specializes in civil trial work, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of matters, including insurance defense, insurance coverage, products liability, personal injury, attorney malpractice, fire losses, construction litigation, business litigation and contract disputes. She practices in all the state and federal courts in Maine and New Hampshire, and before the state boards in Maine. Liz also has a busy mediation practice, serving as a mediator and as an arbitrator in more than 900 civil cases.

In addition, Liz has handled a number of appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, sitting as the Law Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Liz has been given a Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Rating of AV, and scored a 5 out of a possible 5 in peer review ratings for litigation, personal injury and alternative dispute resolution, based on ratings given by a number of attorneys and judges who have worked with Liz over the years.

Benchmark Litigation has named Liz one of the top 250 women in litigation in the United States. Liz was 1 of only 4 Maine attorneys so recognized.

Updated Oct 2025

Key practice areas
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial
  • Commercial disputes
  • Construction
  • Dispute resolution
  • Insurance
  • Product liability and recall
  • Medical Malpractice & Professional Liability
Sector expertise
  • Construction and materials
  • Insurance

 

Academic qualifications
  • J.D. - University of Maine School of Law
  • B.A. - Boston College
Association/network memberships
  • Cumberland County Bar Association
  • National Association of Distinguished Neutrals
  • Maine Trial Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Tri-State Defense Counsel Association
Bar admissions
  • Maine Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Address:
84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, Maine
04101, United States
Tel:+1 207 772 1941 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.dwmlaw.com/profile/elizabeth-a-germani/