Thimi R. Mina

Thimi Mina began his professional career in 1978 with his selection to the inaugural class of the Presidential Internship Program. After rotational assignments to executive agencies during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, including stints at the Department of Justice and the Office of Management and Budget, Thimi joined the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In 1985, Thimi was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia where he quickly developed a reputation as an outstanding trial attorney.

In 1989, Thimi returned to Maine as an Assistant United States Attorney in Portland. During his tenure as a federal prosecutor in Maine, he was responsible for the prosecution of major crimes, including complex financial crimes such as bank and securities frauds, tax offenses, asset forfeitures, racketeering and money laundering cases. Thimi also tried numerous high visibility criminal cases and exercised senior prosecutorial authority in a number of sensitive public corruption cases.

In 1995, after 17 years of public service, Thimi left the United States Attorney’s Office and entered the private practice of law. As a private attorney, Thimi has developed a reputation for exceptional courtroom advocacy on behalf of clients in the areas of white collar criminal defense, commercial and employment disputes, regulatory compliance, taxation, environmental accidents and cases involving serious personal injuries and death. Among Thimi’s current and former clients are physicians and health care providers, large and small businesses, national insurers, real estate professionals, and scores of private individuals in need of an experienced and capable trial attorney. Thimi holds an AV Rating from the Martindale Hubbell national directory of lawyers, its preeminent rating for legal ability and ethical standards, in the areas of Trial Practice, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law and Criminal Defense.  He has been identified as a Top Rated Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense Law by Corporate Counsel Magazine.

Thimi grew up in Westbrook, Maine. He received a Bachelors Degree with distinction from the University of Maine in 1976 and a Masters in Public Administration from the Michigan State University in 1978. A graduate of the American University’s Washington College of Law, he is licensed to practice law in Maine and the District of Columbia, before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, and the United States District Courts for Maine and the District of Columbia. He has served on the Advisory Committee on the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Thimi has actively supported charitable and non-profit causes, including service on the Board of Directors of the Mercy Health System of Maine and the Mercy Hospital Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of VNA Home Health Care and the Board of Directors of the Tate House Museum. 

Tel: (207) 772-6805
Fax: (207) 879-9374
Email: tmina@lawmmc.com