Attorney Profiles

James G. Fongemie 
Topsham, Maine
Partner
phone (207) 725-5581
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James G. Fongemie, born in Van Buren, Maine, is a graduate of the University of Maine and Hastings College of Law at the University of California. In addition to the state and federal courts in Maine, he is admitted to practice in the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Jim is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. He concentrates his practice on social security disability and workers' compensation.

Areas of Practice:
Social Security Disability
Workers' Compensation Law
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions:
California, 1975
Maine, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1997
Education:
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1975
J.D.


University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 1971
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Bath Iron Works v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 336 F.3d 51 (1st Circ. 2003)
Rosetti v. Land Reclamation, 704 A.2d 312 (Maine 1997)
Cesare v. Great Northern Paper, 697 A.2d 1325 (Maine 1997)
Di Pietro v. J.J. Nissen Baking, 616 A.2d 352 (Maine 1992)
Honors and Awards:
Bronze Star


Purple Heart


Professional Associations and Memberships:
U.S. Marine Corps, 1975 - 1979
Captain


Maine State Bar Association
Member


National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
Member


Languages:
French

The law firm of McTeague, Higbee, Case, Cohen, Whitney & Toker accepts clients throughout the state of Maine including Portland, Topsham, Bangor, Waterville, Lewiston, Augusta, Bath, Brunswick, Auburn and Biddeford. We currently represent former IBM employees in an age discrimination claim in states throughout the U.S. including New York, California, Vermont, North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Oregon.