Our Maine Lawyers
Hardy Wolf and Downing is a unique personal injury firm, started by William Hardy and Fredda Wolf in 1976 in Lewiston. By then Bill Hardy had three years trial experience in another firm in Portland and Fredda Wolf had several years’ experience in a Lewiston firm.
Like most young firms, they were hungry and did all sorts of cases. Everything from car accidents to workers compensation to felony murder trials. Gradually as the firm’s reputation for personal injury accident cases grew, it represented more and more injured Mainers in a variety of cases. The firm members discovered they liked it and were very good at it. They also decided to specialize in injury cases because, like medicine, the law has become so complex that it’s hard to be fully up to speed on every type of case. Hardy Wolf and Downing pledged then to be the best personal injury firm in Maine and to get the most possible money for injured Mainers.
By then, Tom Downing had joined the firm. Tom had experience as a legislative advocate and naturally took to representing the injured victim against the large insurance companies.
Also joining the practice then was Sheldon Tepler, with previous experience in the Maine Attorney General's office and with the federal court system at a high level. Sheldon now manages Hardy Wolf and Downing on day-to-day matters.
Mike Welch as our fifth partner. He joined the firm after several years experience with another law firm.
Chris Lewis has most recently joined the firm after years with the FBI.
Each of the partners had extensive experience investigating, preparing and trying cases in court. Many law firms which advertise on TV do not back it up by handling their own cases all the way through the court system, if that is required. HWD will take each case as far as it needs to go.
The firm is unique because each member is well schooled and experienced in the law and medicine of personal injury, the firm specializes in injury claims and it has an impressive track record of collecting well over $100 million dollars for injured Mainers to back it up.
Learn more about Maine lawyers:
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- Bill Hardy
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Bill Hardy - Maine Lawyer
Bill Hardy was born in Farmington, Maine, attended Colby College, and served in the U. S. Air Force in the United States and Vietnam.
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- Fredda Wolf
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Fredda Wolf - Maine Lawyer
Fredda Wolf was educated at the University of New Hampshire and Boston University. She went on to receive a law degree from the Boston University School of Law, L.L.B. in 1966.
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- Tom Downing
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Tom Downing - Maine Lawyer
Attorney Tom Downing has been fighting for victims of car accidents for more than 20 years. He received his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1978.
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- Sheldon Tepler
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Sheldon Tepler - Maine Lawyer
Sheldon Tepler graduated from State University of New York at Binghamton. He completed a master's degree at Columbia University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1981.
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- Michael Welch
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Michael Welch - Maine Lawyer
He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Northeastern University with highest honors, and graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1985.
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- Christian Lewis
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Christian Lewis - Maine Lawyer
He is a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law, (J.D., 2006), and James Madison University, (B.A., 1996).
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