Gideon Asen specializes in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases in Maine and throughout Northern New England. Gideon Asen was founded by two Yale Law School graduates, Ben Gideon and Taylor Asen, in 2020, and has quickly become recognized as one of New England’s premier law firms. Gideon Asen is Maine’s only law firm ranked as “Tier One” in medical malpractice, personal injury and civil rights law by US News & World Report. Gideon Asen’s founding members are the only two members of Lawdragon’s list of Top Plaintiff’s Lawyers from Maine. Gideon Asen’s attorneys have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for their clients, and have some of the largest jury verdicts in Northern New England.
Gideon Asen has experience in a wide range of medical malpractice cases, including spinal cord diagnosis cases, birth injury cases and delayed diagnosis of cancer cases. In addition to medical malpractice cases, Gideon Asen specializes in trucking accidents, maritime cases and complex auto accidents.
Here are brief descriptions of our three attorneys:
Ben Gideon
Ben began his career in private practice at a large, multi-national law firm in New York City. He practiced there for several years before deciding to return to Maine to join Berman & Simmons, PA, Maine’s largest plaintiff’s law firm. In 2020, he left Berman & Simmons to start his own law firm.
Ben is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading medical malpractice attorneys. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of the best 100 plaintiff lawyers in the United States. He lectures in Maine and throughout the United States on medical malpractice and wrongful death cases, and is a member of the faculty at Trail Lawyers University.
Along with Rahul Ravipudi, Ben co-hosts Elawvate, a popular podcast on trial law. Guests have included many of the nation’s leading trial attorneys, including other members of the Injury Board.
Ben is a member of the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York bars.
Memberships:
- Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, Professional Ethics Commission
- Maine State Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- American Bar Association
- Governor, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
- Cornell University, B.A.
- Yale Law School, J.D.
Read more about Ben here: https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon
Taylor Asen
After graduating from Yale Law School, Taylor clerked for federal judges in New York and New Jersey, before going to work at a law firm in New York that specializes in class action work. In 2016, he moved back to Maine to join Berman & Simmons. In 2020, he left Berman & Simmons to co-found Gideon Asen.
Taylor specializes in medical malpractice and trucking cases.
Memberships:
- Board Member, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Co-chair, Legislative Committee, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Right to Know Advisory Committee, Maine State Legislature, 2019-2022
- Member, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine Selection Advisory Committee (2021)
- Chair, Maine Supreme Judicial Court IOLTA Working Group (2020)
Education:
- George Washington University, B.A.
- Columbia University, M.A.
- Yale Law School, J.D.
Read more about Taylor here: https://gideonasen.com/our-team/taylor-asen/
Meryl Poulin
Meryl is a talented trial lawyer, with experience litigating a broad range of civil disputes. After law school, Meryl worked at a large law firm in Maine defending medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Subsequently, she worked at Maine’s largest legal aid organization, representing low-income Mainers in housing and eviction cases and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in protection order and family law cases.
Memberships:
- Board of Directors, Pine Tree Legal Assistance
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
- Colby College, B.A.
- Maine Law School, J.D.
Read more about Meryl here: https://gideonasen.com/our-team/meryl-poulin/
