Ellsworth T. Rundlett III (Derry) is a senior partner in the law firm of Childs, Rundlett, Fifield, & Altshuler located at 257 Deering Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103 and has over 30 years of experience in the areas of personal injury law, automobile accidents, premises liability, divorce, probate, and civil litigation.
Mr. Rundlett is the author of a book entitled "Maximizing Damages in Small Personal Injury Cases", published by the James Publishing Company in 1991, now in its 13th printing. He has also authored numerous articles including "Negotiating a Small Personal Injury Claim" published by Trial Magazine, Chapters in Insurance Settlements Handbook, and has made contributions to The Insurance Settlements Journal from 1991 to 1994.
Mr. Rundlett is a past president of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association as well as a past president of the Cumberland County Bar Association and has served on the Board of Governors of the Maine State Bar Association. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a member of the faculty of the Maine College of Advocacy, is the subject of biographical reference in "Who's Who in American Law", and has been selected for inclusion in "Best Lawyers in America, Consumer Guide 2001." Mr. Rundlett has also been included in "Best Lawyers in America" and in 2014 was selected by that publication as 'Lawyer of the Year" in the field of personal injury in the Portland area. He has also been included in "New England Superlawyers" since the publication began in the field of personal injury.
Mr. Rundlett has lectured throughout the country including to the Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute, New Jersey Trial Lawyers, New Hampshire Trial Lawyers, and the Bi-Annual Conference of the Kansas Trial Lawyers. He was the co-host of a popular television show entitled "Law on the Line" for 15 years and has served as a member of the executive committee of the Maine chapter of the American Board of Advocates.
His hobbies include travel, skiing and he participates in senior track events, having won the state championship several times in the sprint events in his age group, and has also been a National Senior Olympic medalist and a Huntsman World Senior Games medalist.
Mr. Rundlett graduated A.B. cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1968 and from the University of Maine School of Law in 1973.