Biography

 

• Joseph D. Thornton was born in Portland, Maine

• Jesuit educated, graduating from Cheverus Classical Preparatory School there in 1967

• Graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in English and Philosophy in 1971

• Attended the University of Maine School of Law

• Licensed private investigator in Maine since 1975

• Owned and operated Lawyers Investigating Service in Maine

• Performed civil and criminal investigations for trial lawyers throughout New England

• Licensed and worked extensively in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Florida.

• Between 1999 and 2005 he was a staff investigator for the Federal Defender Office in their Capital Habeas Unit in Philadelphia assigned to Pennsylvania capital cases.

• Thornton has returned to the private sector and currently operates an agency in Portland.

• Former director of the National Association of Legal Investigators, Certified Legal  Investigator, Board Certified Criminal Defense Investigator

• Has active cases pending in several jurisdictions at both the trial and appellate level.

• Member of the Maine Licensed Private Investigator's Association (MLPIA)