Michael Bosse | Portland Civil Lawyer

Mr. Michael Regis Bosse Esq.

Mr. Michael Regis Bosse Esq.

Experience: 29 years
Language(s): English, Spanish

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About Michael

After clerking for Maine Supreme Court Justice Robert Clifford for a year after law school, Mike dove straight into construction law, defending architects and engineers in construction cases at a small Portland insurance defense firm. Since joining Bernstein Shur a decade and a half ago, Mike has had the pleasure of representing the full panoply of participants on a construction project: developers, owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, and sureties in everything from contract negotiation and administration to construction claims, collection efforts, and litigation. He has deep experience with the prosecution and defense of mechanic’s liens, Prompt Payment Act claims, and cases under Maine’s Home Construction Contracts Act, among other construction statutes.

Mike strives to provide his clients with legal advice and counsel on whatever is affecting their businesses or lives. He has quickly grown from a fresh, young litigator to the chair of the firm’s Construction Practice Group, building his practice into a truly regional one, covering primarily Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In service to his firm, Mike ran for and was elected to the firm’s Compensation Committee and has served for the past five years in that capacity. Over the years, Mike also has developed superior knowledge in asbestos defense, having represented manufacturers of pumps, valves, insulation products, siding, roofing, and gaskets, with additional experience in litigating eminent domain cases for and against the Maine Department of Transportation, municipalities, and private owners.

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Experience

Partner

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P. A .

Present

Portland, ME

Admission

Verified New Hampshire

1997

Verified Massachusetts

1996

Verified Maine

1996

Education

Bates College

B.A. (Philosophy)

1993

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Maine State Bar Association | Member
  • New Hampshire Bar Association | Member
  • American Bar Association | Member
  • Bates College Alumni Association | Past President
  • Cleaves Law Library Board | Previous
  • University of Maine Alumni Association | Previous
  • Construction Lawyers Society of America | Fellow
  • Diversity Law Institute | Member | CLSA
  • Trial Law Institute | Member | CLSA
Honors / Awards
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers in America
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Global Award for Construction Law Firm of the Year Corporate LiveWire
    2015

Notable Work

Publications

The Construction Advantage


Michael R. Bosse, Richard C. Gagliuso


Resolution of Disputes:  The Pros and Cons of Arbitration and Litigation