James M. "Jim" Bowie

James M. "Jim" Bowie


Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC

Recognized since 2007

Portland, Maine

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Mediation

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In 1978, Jim became a founding partner of what was then Hunt Thompson & Bowie. His current practice with Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC focuses on commercial litigation, insurance counseling services and professional liability. His exceptional reputation in the legal community is built, in part, on his successful involvement in cases which have helped shape Maine law. Not only is he a veteran of countless jury trials in both state and federal court, as well as non-jury trials, arbitrations, mediations and administrative hearings, but he has also been counsel of record in over 80 matters before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Jim is also an active arbitrator and mediator, participating in the panels for the Maine’s Rule 16B mandatory ADR program, as well as a substantial private arbitration and mediation practice. He is a frequent lecturer on subjects of trial practice, alternative dispute resolution, insurance law, and risk management for professionals.

Jim’s passion is baseball, appropriately enough, as an umpire. He’s a past president of the Western Maine Board of Baseball Umpires and is a former executive secretary of the State of Maine Umpires Association. Jim also serves on a variety of civic and educational boards and organizations in the Greater Portland and Southern Maine area.

Location
  • 415 Congress Street, Fifth Floor
    P.O. Box 4630
    Portland, ME 04112-4630
Education
  • Bowdoin College, graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
  • Maine, Maine State Bar Association
  • Maine, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
  • Maine, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • Maine, U.S. Supreme Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Mediation
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Insurance
  • Lawyer Ethics
  • Mediation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Legal Malpractice Law

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