John Hobson's cross-disciplinary practice includes both commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. He has extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Hobson also writes, lectures and practices extensively in the area of construction law. He is a shareholder and director of Perkins Thompson.

Mr. Hobson is a past President and a member of the Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. He served as Chair of the Governor's Select Committee on Judicial Appointments, appointed by Governor John Baldacci (2005-2011; Vice-Chair 2002-2005). In April, 2011, he was appointed by Governor Paul LePage and currently serves as a member of the new administration's Judicial Selection Committee. He is also a member of both the American Board of Trial Advocates and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mr. Hobson is a former member and Chairman of the Falmouth Town Council.

Mr. Hobson is the author of the State of Maine section for Lien Law Online (available at lienlawonline.com), an authoritative website devoted to mechanics' lien law for all fifty states. He is the author of a chapter in Inside the Minds: Construction Laws, Settlement and Negotiation (Aspatore Books, 2007). He is the co-author of Maine State Construction Law handbook and State Public Construction Law Source Book (CCH, 2002), as well as a lecturer at numerous construction law seminars involving topics related to construction contracts with both public and private entities.

Mr. Hobson was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011 (copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.), in the field of Construction Law for Maine and in New England Super Lawyers in 2007-2011. Mr. Hobson is Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell.

Publications and Presentations

• Author, State and Local Public Construction Contracting Source Book
• Co-author, Mechanics Liens in Maine
• Co-author, Maine Construction Law