About Randall Smith

Randall Smith is Of Counsel to Shaheen and Gordon's Portland, Maine office and has earned a national reputation in medical malpractice and personal injury trial law. He earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Iowa (1968 and 1971). His practice has included cases involving birth injuries, surgical errors, nursing home negligence, anesthesia errors, medication mistakes, misdiagnoses, and defective products including heart valves, pacemakers, diving boards, automobile seat backs, airbags, prosthetic joints, and pharmaceuticals.

He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, which is limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the United States. He served as President of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association in 2014 to 2015. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2011 and has been named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Portland ME in 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2024.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

These results are credited to Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$3.1 millionVerdict

A federal court found the U.S. government liable for the 1984 murder of FBI informant John McIntyre after agent John Connolly disclosed his identity to Winter Hill Gang leaders Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi, and the First Circuit affirmed the $3.1 million award in 2008.

U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (affirmed 1st Cir. 2008) · 2006Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Iowa College of Law
J.D., 1971
University of Iowa
Undergraduate, 1968

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Maine

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Portland firms

Gideon Asen LLC
Gideon Asen LLC
$15.75 million · $25 Million Verdict for Girl, 15, Who Died After Missed Leukemia
Garmey Law
Garmey Law
$8 Million Settlement After Clinic Documented Signs of Abuse on Infant and Never Reported Them

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.