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KEVIN F. DUGAN

Born:

Kingston, New York, October 30, 1959

College:

Florida State University, B.S., 1981

Law School:

Stetson University, J.D., 1985

Membership:

The Florida Bar;

New Hampshire Bar Association;

The Florida Justice Association formerly known as the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers;

The American Association for Justice formerly known as The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Professional Negligence Section, Birth Trauma Litigation Group);

New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-present; Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1996-1999; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 2000-; Recipient, Board of Governors, Award, 1997 and 2003);

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.

Practice Areas:

• Medical Malpractice;
• Plaintiff’s Personal Injury

Admissions:

1985, Florida;

1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida;

1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit;

1990, U.S. Supreme Court;

1991, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire

Biography:

Kevin was born in Kingston, New York in 1959 and grew up in Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981 and law degree from Stetson College of Law in 1985. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1985 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1986. In 1987, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and before the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1990. Kevin moved to New Hampshire and joined the firm in 1990. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New Hampshire and in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

Kevin is a former President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice formerly known as the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since 1995. He is the Chairman of the Association’s Legislative Committee and formerly chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He was awarded the Board of Governor’s Award in 1997 and the President’s Award in 2003. Kevin is also a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, actively involved with the Association’s Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and is a member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Kevin also remains an active member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Justice, and is of counsel to the Masterson Law Group in St. Petersburg.

Kevin was listed on the Power List 2003 (Bartlett Report) compiled by PoliticsNH.com, which identifies New Hampshire’s 30 most politically influential personalities. He appears frequently before the legislature on civil justice and medical malpractice issues. Kevin has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s Top Attorneys in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law by New Hampshire Magazine in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Kevin is also listed by Woodward and White as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, and received this honor in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Kevin has and ‘AV’ rating, the highest rating available, in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers’ opinions. He is also listed in Who’s Who in American Law, which recognizes the country’s most distinguished legal professionals. In 2007, Best of the US.com, a publishing, consulting, and research firm named Kevin to its list of professionals devoted to excellence in the field of personal injury. Kevin was also named as one of New England’s Super Lawyers in 2007 and 2008.

Kevin has co-authored a number of journal articles including, Broken Promises: Data Shows New Hampshire’s Medical Malpractice Screening Panels Are Not Leading to Early Resolution and Cost Savings 30 TBN 167 (Fall 2008); Medical Malpractice Claims Against Public Health Service and Federally Funded Community Health Center Physicians: Practical Problems and Potential Pitfalls to Be Aware of 30 TBN 17 (Winter 2008); Update: Application of the Collateral Source Rule to Written Off or Reduced Medical Expenses 30 TBN 71 (Spring 2008); Screening Panels for Medical Injury Claims Under RSA 519-B: Implementation, Effect and Issues on the Horizon 48 NHBJ 36 (Spring 2007); Medicaid Lien Repayment in Medical Malpractice Cases After Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services v. Ahlborn 29 TBN 5 (Fall 2006); Pure Referral Fees: Insuring Client Confidence in Complex Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases 28 TBN 106 (Spring 2006); Medicaid Liens and Medicare Liens in New Hampshire Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Litigation 28 TBN 5 (Winter 2006); Dispelling the Myths of the Medical Malpractice Crisis and Vindicating the Victims of Medical Malpractice Through Attorney Conducted Voir Dire 27 TBN 157 (Fall 2005); New Hampshire’s Medical Malpractice Screening Panel Statute: Constitutional Considerations 27 TBN 102 (Summer 2005); Protecting Privilege and Precluding Bad Doctors from the “Bad Genes” Defense: The Non-Discoverable Nature of Medical Records of Related Third Parties in Medical Malpractice Cases 27 TBN 61 (Spring 2005); Vicarious Liability in Action: Holding a Hospital Liable for the Malpractice of its Independent Anesthesiology Group 26 TBN 110 (Summer 2004); Holding Hospitals Liable for the Malpractice of Independent Contractor Physicians 26 TBN 162 (Fall 2003); Res Ipsa Loquitur and Medical Malpractice 26 TBN 114 (Summer 2003); HMO Liability IV: Protecting the Patient and Preserving States’ Rights 25 TBN 64 (Spring 2003); Overcoming the Quality Assurance Privilege in New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Claims 23 TBN 172 (Fall 2001); Handling the Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Malpractice Case 23 TBN 65 (Spring 2001); Birth Injury and Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Claims 23 TBN 13 (Winter 2001); Parental Consortium in Non-Death Cases 21 TBN 161 (Fall 1999); HMO Liability Part III: Return of the Plaintiffs 21 TBN 67 (Spring 1999); Fear of Future Harm in Medical Malpractice Cases 20 TBN 132 (Fall 1998); HMO Liability: Building Corporate Profits at the Expense of Patient Care 19 TBN 144 (Winter 1997); HMO Liability Part II: ERISA Preemption... And the Saga of Corporate Greed Continues 19 TBN 44 (Summer 1997); The Law of Nursing Malpractice 18 TBN 7 (Spring 1996); and Recent Developments in Hospital Liability 16 TBN 129 (Fall 1994).

Kevin has also served on the faculty of the following continuing education seminars: Litigating the Birth Trauma Case in New Hampshire (National Business Institute); The Paralegal’s Role in Medical Malpractice Cases (Paralegal Association of New Hampshire); 15th Annual Symposium on Hemochromatosis: Legal Aspects of Hemochromatosis (Iron Overload Diseases Association); "A Day with the Stars" (NHTLA); The Trial Lawyers Workhorse Seminar (NHTLA); Practical Skills Seminar (NHBA); People’s Law School (NHTLA); and Remedies Seminar (NHBA).

Kevin’s twenty-four years of practicing law have been devoted to representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases in New Hampshire and in Florida.