Thomas B. Benjamin Portland, Maine
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Tom Benjamin has had an active civil practice for the past 19 years. From 1970 to 1984 he practiced poverty law in Maine, Vermont and Washington State, and held various legal service positions including Litigation Director in Maine and director of the farm worker divisions in Maine and Washington State. In Maine he is now of Counsel to the firm Reben, Benjamin & March.
Throughout his career Mr. Benjamin has had extensive trial and appellate experience in both the State and Federal Courts in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Washington State. His trial and appellate experience has focused upon complex civil rights, labor and personal injury law. He also has had an active practice in the areas of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Workers' Compensation, and Social Security.
His cases have included providing civil rights relief for mentally ill welfare recipients, female correctional officers, a special police officer, Hispanic American citizens, agricultural workers, prison inmates, workers' compensation recipients, and city employees.
- Bar Admissions:
- Maine, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- Education:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts,
1968
J.D. - Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1965
B.A., Social Relations
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- "Constitutional and Psychological Implication of the Use of Solitary Confinement: Experience at the Maine State Prison", Co-Author , 5 Cap.U.L.Rev.63, 1976
- "Constitutional and Psychological Implications of the Use of Solitary Confinement: Experience at the Maine State Prison", Co-Author , 2 N.Eng.J.Pris.L. 27, Fall, 1975
- "Constitutional and Psychological Implications of the Use of Solitary Confinement: Experience at the Maine State Prison", Co-Author, 9 Clearinghouse Review 83, June, 1975
- "Solitary Confinement as Psychological Punishment", Co-Author, 13 Cal.Western L.Rev. 265, 1977
- " Implementation of Education Laws Relating to Exceptional Children: the Maine Experience", Co-Author, 11 Clearinghouse Review 499, September, 1977
- Representative Cases:
- Marcoux v. State of Maine, 797 F.2d 1100 (1st Cir. 1986)
- Small v. City of Belfast, 796 F.2d 544 (1st Cir. 1986)
- Graves v. Fisher, 361 F.Supp. 1356 (D.Me. 1972)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Maine Bar Association
- Cumberland Bar Association
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Maine Governor's Landlord-Tenant Task Force, 1971
- Maine Governor's Task Force on Corrections, 1973
- Attorney
- Maine Coalition for Children with Special Needs, Inc., 1976 - 1980
- Steering Committee
- Coalition for Maine's Children, 1976 - 1980
- Steering Committee
- New England Regional Energy Project, 1975 - 1980
- Advisory Board
- Androscoggin Community Coordinating Committee, 1977
- Consumer Action Coalition, 1977
- Burlington Vermont Mayor's Labor Task Force, 1981 - 1982
- Past Employment Positions:
- Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Portland, ME, Director Litigation/Lewiston, 1979 - 1980
- Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, WA, Director, Farm Workers Unit, 1981 - 1982
- Monroe County Bar Legal Services, Inc., Law Clerk
