Listen closely
Start with the people, the timeline, and the questions that need answers.
Civil and criminal litigation
Grounded counsel.
Focused advocacy.
Litigation turns on the facts, the law, and the choices that follow. My work is built around careful case development, clear analysis, and direct communication.
Kentucky-licensed attorney based in Portland, Maine. Maine admission is pending. Litigation work since 2021 has been performed under supervising counsel.
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JACOPELLE LAWPortland · Litigation
ResearchCase developmentMotion practiceClient communication
A disciplined approach
Make the case clear.
Then make the next move.
Strong litigation work depends on understanding what happened, identifying what matters under the law, and preparing each decision with care.
Build the record
Review evidence, develop discovery, and connect facts to the legal issues.
Prepare deliberately
Frame the argument, assess options, and make the next step understandable.
Litigation experience
Prepared for the details
that shape a case.
Experience includes wrongful-death and personal-injury matters, criminal defense, insurance/UIM issues, motion practice, and healthcare subrogation.
View litigation experience →Experience in practice
Different cases.
One careful method.
Wrongful death and personal injury
Prepared pleadings, discovery, affidavits, demands, and legal memoranda; analyzed liability, causation, damages, and insurance issues.
Explore this experience →Client-centered case preparation
At a public defender’s office, interviewed clients, reviewed evidence, researched constitutional and procedural questions, and drafted court filings under attorney supervision.
Explore this experience →Insurance and complex claims
Work with insurance/UIM, healthcare-subrogation, and regulated-business risk adds context to the analysis of coverage, recovery, and exposure.
View related experience →A note on admission
Kentucky — active and in good standing. Maine — admission application pending.
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