Sophia Paslaski

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Bar Admissions:

Maine, 2025

Education:

J.D., University of Maine School of Law, 2025
M.A. with Distinction, Comparative & International Social Policy, University of York (UK), 2019
B.A. Visual & Media Arts magna cum laude, Emerson College, 2015
Sophia has spent her career advocating for workers’ rights.  Before law school, Sophia worked in nonprofit policy research and was a member of The NewsGuild-CWA Local 32035 (Washington-Baltimore News Guild) serving on her union’s bargaining committee.  She has co-authored three reports on economic inequality and has published several articles, most recently in Lawfare("Organized Labor is Key to Governing Big Tech”) . Her graduate thesis examined how workers’ compensation policies in the US and France affected single mothers.
As a law student, Sophia worked as a paralegal in Grauel law offices.  She also worked as a student attorney in Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic representing  clients seeking asylum and clients seeking Protection From Abuse orders in Lewiston District Court.  In her last semester, she was a legal extern at the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board Portland Advocate Office helping Maine workers navigate their state workers’ compensation claims.

Doug Grauel

C.V. / Resume

Bar Admissions:

Maine, 1992
New Hampshire, 2004

Education:

J.D. with Honors, The Ohio State University, 1992 (AmJur award for trial practice)
M.A. Rhetoric, The Ohio State University, 1989
B.S. Technical Writing, Carnegie Mellon University, 1985

Doug has worked for injured workers and accident victims for more than thirty years, now almost exclusively handling cases for military contractor employees working overseas, or workers in maritime construction, shipyard employment, and similar jobs (“maritime employment,” which covers more things than you might first think).  He does not work for insurance companies.  He advocates for people who seek only to be fairly compensated for injuries they received while doing their jobs or injuries caused by the inattentiveness or carelessness of others.  He would be happy to discuss your case and explain what options he can offer.

Doug has represented clients under the Defense Base Act from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and of course, the United States.  Clients with hearing loss claims are especially welcome.

Doug has presented at seminars for other lawyers and for refugee assistance organizations, and has published numbers of pieces on workers’ compensation law.  He has also been a podcast guest on the Defense Base Act for the “Force for Hire” series on Stars & Stripes (Episode 9: Demystifying government, private contracting health care regulations | Stars and Stripes).