Laurence H. Leavitt

Laurence H. Leavitt is a founding partner of McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC with a Maine practice based in the Portland-Falmouth area who focuses on catastrophic fire and explosion litigation and related insurance law matters. His background includes fire forensics, first-party insurance coverage and adjustment, appraisal, subrogation, fire-liability defense, product issues, and other high-exposure loss disputes. The work requires careful attention to the governing law, factual record, deadlines, and practical consequences for the client.

Leavitt attended Dartmouth College from 1977 to 1981 and earned his B.A. He graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 1986 and earned his J.D. His legal education was followed by a career centered on complex fire, explosion, insurance, and liability matters. This background supports careful analysis, clear writing, and practical problem solving in matters involving fire and explosion litigation, insurance coverage, subrogation, product liability, and catastrophic-loss defense.

Leavitt has handled hundreds of fire and explosion matters around the United States and has written and spoken on fire-scene investigation, expert preparation, evidence preservation, and fire-claim handling. His work brings together technical investigation, insurance issues, expert evidence, causation, and litigation strategy. Across these matters, he evaluates the legal and factual issues that shape strategy, negotiation, and the available path toward resolution.

Laurence H. Leavitt has held leadership roles in fire and casualty litigation organizations and has received peer-review recognition. His practice reflects deep experience coordinating legal and technical issues in catastrophic-loss cases, especially matters involving fires, explosions, insurance coverage, products, and property damage. This approach keeps legal strategy connected to the client’s practical objectives and the specific demands of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Co-Chair, Fire Science and Litigation Committee, Defense Research Institute
• Board Member, Forensic Fire Analysis Institute
• Member, Propane Gas Defense Association
• Member, Loss Executive Association
• Member, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Dartmouth College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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