HWD News

For 50 years, Hardy Wolf & Downing has been a proud member of the downtown Lewiston community. We are stunned and devastated by last week’s horrific violence. The majority of our staff and clients are native to this area, and many have personal connections with the victims and their families.

November is a month to celebrate giving and selfless acts of kindness. This year we have a special topic and story to share about kidney disease. The effects of kidney disease impact people’s lives in unimaginable ways, and recently, one of our own became a living donor to a neighbor in need.  Watch the heartening story on News Center Maine.

Christian Lewis, a partner at Hardy Wolf and Downing, was named President of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) on March 20, 2020. Before becoming President, Chris served the MTLA as Secretary and Treasurer. The MTLA has over 600 Maine lawyers as members. It represents the interests of those who represent the interests of ordinary Mainers in the judicial system.

Portland, Maine – Hardy, Wolf & Downing partner Sheldon J. Tepler will be honored with the Peter J. DeTroy III Award by the Campaign for Justice on March 28 at the third annual award ceremony which will be held at the Custom House in Portland, Maine.

Hardy Wolf and Downing is here to help Mainers injured in car accidents. We don’t represent corporations or insurance companies. And we know that many people can’t afford to pay for a personal injury lawyer up front. So we simply don’t charge a dime until the client gets paid for the suffering she’s endured. But, our desire to help those in need goes even further.

In honor of National Pro Bono Week, October 23-29, 2016, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley today announced that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will honor Maine lawyers who have reported their contributions of at least 50 hours of legal assistance to low income and elderly Maine people. This recognition will take place in ceremonies across the state in the coming weeks.

Hardy Wolf & Downing is pleased to announce the 2016 winner of our scholarship award. We were deeply moved by the number of applications received and as loyal supporters of military veterans and law enforcement personnel, we are proud to offer this year’s scholarship award to Marshall Magincalda, a former Marine who served in the U.S. infantry from 2003 to 2008.

Hardy, Wolf & Downing recently recovered a large premises liability settlement, despite all odds stacked against the Maine resident.  Negotiations were fraught with detrimental admissions, difficult witnesses, and risky legal theory, but our experienced legal team was able to secure $220,000 for a woman who injured herself twice on her landlord’s stairs.

At Hardy, Wolf & Downing, we believe in our clients – and we will not relent until a fair and adequate settlement is reached. In one such case we worked diligently to redress the traumatic brain injury suffered by a plaintiff who, on the surface, described a hard-to-prove fact pattern and a shaky chain of events.

Pro bono work is very much ingrained at the law firm of Hardy, Wolf and Downing, where attorney Sheldon Tepler has once again received Maine’s Katahdin Award for his free services to help low income residents in need of civil representation. Created by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the Katahdin Award has two main goals.