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Richard Regan
Topsham, ME Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of Maine - School of Law
Why I do this:
In this profession, there is no better gratification than that which comes from solving an important problem for a client. Whether it is from presenting a substantial check to an injured person after a resolution of a personal injury claim, obtaining a discharge of thousands of dollars of debt for a person in a dire financial situation, saving someone’s home, or resolving one’s criminal charges, I experience a lot of satisfaction knowing that I just made a client’s life a bit easier or even better.
Bankruptcy
Folks who come to me with their financial affairs in shambles are often...
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Peter J Cyr
Portland, ME Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Insurance Claims
University of Maine - School of Law
Attorney Peter J. Cyr graduated from Piscataquis Community High School in 1989. Following High School, he attended Providence College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Social Science in 1993.
In 1994, attorney Cyr spent a year in Austin Texas as a VISTA Volunteer (Volunteers in Service to America)working with kids to help them stay in school.
Attorney Cyr stayed in Texas and worked as a carpenter building houses West of Austin.
In 1997, Peter commenced his first year at the University of Maine School of Law. He graduated Cum Laude and received the alumni...
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Dylan R. Boyd
Portland, ME Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationDomestic Violence
University of Maine School of Law
Choosing the right lawyer will make a significant difference in both the experience and the outcome of your case. Dylan Boyd provides outstanding legal representation both inside and outside the courtroom. He has the experience and skill necessary to help you through your legal challenge and to achieve the best result possible in your case.
Whether you are charged with a crime, going through a family problem, or planning for the future, Dylan Boyd can help. He has defended clients against violations of their constitutional rights, wrongful criminal charges, and unjust punishments. He has counseled and advocated for clients in divorces...
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Margaret E. Machaiek
Rockport, ME Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationDomestic Violence, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Maine School of Law
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Francis Jackson
South Portland, ME Lawyer
Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
Before launching Jackson & MacNichol, Jack practiced general civil and criminal litigation, including employee benefits and personal injury cases. “We narrowed it down to doing Social Security disability cases,” Jack says. “I decided it was something I enjoyed, and I was good at it.” After he had established his Social Security disability practice, a change in federal legislation allowed Jack to expand the firm’s practice areas to include representation of veterans seeking disability benefits. “It’s nice to give back to people who served our country, and it’s an area where people need enormous help and support,” he says. In addition...
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Regan A. Sweeney
Portland, ME Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
American University
I am a solo practitioner, based out of Portland, Maine, with a unique practice that is both local and international.
Locally, I represent and advise individuals and small businesses in a wide array of legal issues, including, but not limited to: landlord/tenant matters, real estate transfers, LLC and small business formation, and small business consulting.
Internationally, I provide legal advice and guidance to consumer product manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers, to ensure compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state laws and regulations. As a former Trial Attorney with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, I represent companies in compliance and other...
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Parke A Burmeister
Portland, ME Attorney with 13 years of experience
1 Union Street, Suite 501
Portland, ME 04101
Free ConsultationUniversity of Maine School of Law
As an estate, probate, and business attorney in Portland, Maine, I am proud to work with individuals, families, and business owners here in Portland, and across the state.
From drafting simple wills and trusts, to helping favorably resolve probate disputes, to business formations and contract negotiations, I strive to treat every client relationship as a partnership. My goal is to maintain a law practice that is easily approachable, immpeccably responsive, friendly, cost-conscious, and effective at helping clients reach their goals.
I earned my J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law in 2010, and my B.A....
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Nicole S. Williamson
Portland, ME Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Maine School of Law
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Elizabeth Stout
Portland, ME Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Maine - School of Law
Elizabeth (Liz) Stout is the Executive Director, a mentor attorney, and a practicing attorney at the Maine Community Law Center, a non-profit law firm dedicated to increasing access to justice by providing low cost legal services to Mainers of modest means.
Liz received her law degree from the University of Maine School of Law and passed the Maine Bar in 1990. Since then, she has worked as an Assistant District Attorney, a business litigator, an Assistant Attorney General, and since 2002, as a family law attorney, guardian ad litem (GAL) and mediator.
Over the years, Liz has seen many families struggle...
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Thomas Douglas
Westbrook, ME Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Will Ashe
Ellsworth, ME Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and White Collar Crime
University of Maine - School of Law
Experience. Aggressive. Results. My practice is devoted exclusively to fighting for individuals in Court. Criminal Defense, OUI/DUI and Divorce. I am dedicated to providing superior representation to every individual that I represent. I have been a lawyer for nearly 10 years and have a proven track record of consistent sustained success in every area that I practice. My office is conveniently located in the historic Main Grind Building on Main Street in Ellsworth, Maine.
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Timothy W Stanley
Ellsworth, ME Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Maine School of Law
I am a practicing attorney in Ellsworth, Maine. I was born and raised on Mount Desert Island, and have long ties to the island community. I am practicing with Jones, Kuriloff, & Sargent, LLC, a firm which primarily deals with estate planning, real estate transactions, and small businesses.
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Matthew Govan
Portland, ME Lawyer
(207) 774-2414
97 India Street, 2nd Floor
PO Box 17647
Portland, ME 04112
Divorce and Family
University of Maine - School of Law
Attorney Matthew Govan is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Maine School of Law, and University of Southern Maine at Portland. He most recently obtained his masterâs degree in Social Work at the University of Southern Maine at Portland in May 2012.
Attorney Govan enrolled in every course that the University of Maine School of Law offered at the time in the areas of family law and childrenâs advocacy. He and a fellow student created the curriculum for and led a class titled The Child, Family and State. After becoming a member of the Maine Bar...
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Misha C. Pride
Portland, ME Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder and Estate Planning
University of Maine School of Law
Misha is a passionate advocate for seniors and committed to providing excellent guidance and education for his clients and potential clients. To that end, Misha is available for house calls and often meets with clients in their homes. He has started his own networking group called the Maine Senior Education Collective, selecting the membership from other entrepreneurs who share his passion for helping seniors stay safe in their homes, or aiding them in the next transition in their lives. Misha went into the private practice of law in February of 2013 and spent his first two years establishing...
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Mr. Richard Lyman Hartley
Bangor, ME Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Maine School of Law
I grew up on the shores of Sebec Lake in rural Maine. I attended Princeton University and then returned to Maine with the intention of practicing law.
My entire 15 year career has been spent in the Courtroom litigating criminal cases - first as a prosecutor and now for 10 years defending persons charged with crimes in both State and Federal Courts throughout the State.
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Gregory LeClerc
Standish, ME Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
University of Maine - School of Law
Located in Standish, Maine, 1820 Law represents clients throughout Maine. Our firm focuses on criminal defense. Whether you’re a teacher, military veteran, or small business owner, we will fight to protect your rights. We bring extensive diligence and professionalism to every case and customize our support to your individual needs and concerns.
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Miklos Pongratz
Windham, ME Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Personal Injury
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Jonathan Steven Handelman
Brunswick, ME Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
I have been practicing law since 2005. I represent people charged with crimes in Maine state courts in a number of coastal counties. My practice regularly brings me to Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, York, and Waldo counties. My clients typically have cases in Superior Court and District Court. The people I help range from juveniles to adults. Everyone deserves a vigorous defense, every case is important, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect. I do not judge my clients, I defend them.
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Michael Stephen Bowser Jr.
Kennebunk, ME Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Attorney Bowser has successfully defended hundreds of cases for clients charged with drunk driving, commonly referred to as Operating Under the Influence (OUI) in Massachusetts and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in New Hampshire. He is Board Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the National College for DUI Defense. This certification is accredited by the American Bar Association but not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has developed a well earned reputation for being on of the top drunk driving defenders in the area.
Attorney Bowser also handles a variety of personal injury claims for clients sustaining injury due...
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Sarah Irving Gilbert
Camden, ME Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Maine - School of Law
“The successful practice of law is so much more than wearing a suit — it takes grit, creativity, and the drive to make things happen.”
Formidable but compassionate; tenacious but fun-loving, Sarah Irving Gilbert has proven herself a force to be reckoned with in courtrooms across midcoast Maine (and across the State). Raised in Machias and fiercely loyal to her Downeast heritage, Sarah left her hometown to study at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, followed by the University of Maine School of Law, where she received scholarships, graduated magna cum laude, and as a professor’s assistant, taught substantive classes in...
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Craig McMurray
Kennebunk, ME Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
New York Law School
Dirigo Law LLC, a small Maine firm specializing in Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate transactions. Remote services available to serve Mainers everywhere.
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Nicholas Walsh
Portland, ME Attorney
(207) 772-2191
120 Exchange Street
P.O. Box 7206
Portland, ME 04112-7206
Free ConsultationBusiness, Maritime, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
A former Coast Guard Officer, commercial fisherman and merchant mariner, since 1988 Nicholas H. Walsh has used his practical knowledge to assist hundreds of New Englanders. The firm has two areas of emphasis: Jones Act work for injured sailors, and injuries occurring because of deficient medical or nursing care (medical malpractice).
The “Articles” section of the site nicholaswalsh.com contains useful information on these areas of the law. “From Injury to Judgment: Medical Malpractice Law in Maine” and “Where Does it Hurt: A Survey of Seaman’s Personal Injury Remedies” are just two useful articles. We suggest you review that material, and give...
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Shelley Carter
Fryeburg, ME Attorney with 23 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
My practice is client oriented, providing compassionate and reliable direction. I am a lawyer, not a baker, so sugar coating is not a service I offer. I give each client reliable, effective legal representation through difficult times by providing dependable, honest advice and tenacious representation.
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Peter Clifford
Portland, ME Attorney with 32 years of experience
University of Maine School of Law
Pete has achieved Martindale Hubbell's highest independent Peer Review Rating, "AV- Preeminent," for both legal ability and ethical standards. He has been selected by his peers to inclusion in the publication "New England Super Lawyers," as one of the top 5% of attorneys in Maine. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in "Best Lawyers in America."
Pete has managed a statewide personal injury practice since 1991. In March, 2011, he completed his term as President of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, which has more than 600 trial attorney members statewide. Pete handles wrongful death cases, personal injury...
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Michael Turndorf
Portland, ME Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationLegal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Highly experienced and highly rated trial attorney. Many jury trials and hearings under his belt. Practice areas include: personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, criminal defense, family law and litigation.
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Elliott R. Teel
Portland, ME Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
I provide legal services for individuals and small businesses throughout southern Maine. I offer legal analysis and litigation services on real property issues. I represent buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. For business owners I can assist with formation, contract and general consulting matters. For many matters I offer services at flat-rate pricing.
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Benjamin Rogoff Gideon
Portland, ME Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaritime, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Yale Law School
Ben grew up in Portland, Maine, attended public schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1989. Ben attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and earned his law degree from the Yale Law School.
Ben began his career in private practice at a large, multi-national law firm, Latham & Watkins, in New York City. He practiced there for several years before deciding to return to Maine to join Maine’s largest plaintiff’s law firm. In 2021, Ben left that firm and formed Gideon Asen LLC.
Over the past decade, no other plaintiff’s lawyer in Maine can match Ben’s level of success...
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John Simpson
Cumberland Foreside, ME Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
Vermont Law School
My practice areas include: Family Law - Divorce, Mediation & Child Custody, Business Law - Contracts & Other Legal Agreements, Litigation, New Business Formation, Financing & Acquisitions, Criminal Defense - OUI, OAS, White Collar Crimes, Drug possession, etc., General Litigation - Trials in District & Superior Courts, and Appeals to Maine's Supreme Judicial Court. Client service is my highest priority. Please call for a free 30 minute consultation. Weekend and evening appointments can be scheduled upon request. Phone: 207) 200-5565 email: John@SimpsonLaw.me website:...
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Jesse Bifulco
Camden, ME Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Jesse Bifulco is an elder law attorney in Camden Maine. He’s been helping families as their lawyer for 23 years. He uses wills, trusts and estate planning to prevent family conflict, and preserve family wealth.
Jesse began practice with his father and mentor Judge Pat Bifulco. Judge Bifulco taught Jesse to be the kind of lawyer people turn to for legal help for their family. Jesse began in New York City, practicing in one of the most intense, active and legally diverse cities in the world. He practiced elder law and estate planning in NYC for ten years before...
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Vincent S. LoConte
Portland, ME Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Maine School of Law
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William Robitzek
Brunswick, ME Lawyer with 44 years of experience
After 35 years as a civil trial lawyer in all kinds and sizes of cases, Bill Robitzek has formed a practice devoted to serving the needs of other attorneys. He offers alternative dispute resolution services as well as confidential consultations on pending cases. He is the former President of the Maine State Bar Association and the New England Bar Association. He has lectured widely to lawyers and law students on issues relating to trials, evidence, preparation of witnesses, depositions and client relations.
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Zachary J. Smith
Bangor, ME Lawyer with 9 years of experience
(207) 573-4229
P.O. Box 1049
304 Hancock St. Suite 1K
Bangor, ME 04401
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Maine - School of Law
While I concentrate in criminal defense and workers' compensation, I have represented a fair number of clients on civil cases and have formed a respectable number of business entities.
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Michael Griffin
Orono, ME Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Maine School of Law
Michael is a graduate of the University of Maine and the University of Maine School of Law. He has been practicing law in the Bangor, Maine, area since 1974. Michael’s law practice is diverse, with a special emphasis on residential and commercial real estate, estate planning and corporate law. He is well recognized as one of Maine's preeminent real estate minds. During his career, he has conducted nearly 10,000 residential and commercial closings as well as crafting hundreds of estates plans and trusts for his clients. Michael is active in the Maine Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, and other professional...
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James Wholly
Hampden, ME Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Business
Boston College Law School
James Wholly has substantial experience representing debtors in bankruptcy cases under Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13. He obtained his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University in 1980. He served as a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1980 to 1984 and earned his J.D. (cum laude) from Boston College Law School in 1987. Jim worked as an attorney and partner at the Bangor, Maine law firm of Gross, Minsky & Mogul from 1987 until 2002 practicing primarily in the area of bankruptcy. From 2002 until 2016, he served as a career law clerk to Bankruptcy...
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Lisa Butler
Portland, ME Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
University of Maine School of Law
Lisa has practiced employment law for employees in Maine, Florida and Maryland for over 15 years. For more than a decade she worked with legal services in Maryland and Florida representing migrant farmworkers on employment conditions, wage, health and safety and worker exploitation issues. Since returning to Maine in 2008, Lisa has represented employees on civil rights cases, including discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower claims in State and Federal Courts. Reported decisions on cases which she with co-counsel litigated include Carmichael v. Verso Paper, 679 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D. Me. 2010) and Osher v. University of Maine...
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Andrew C Hill
Brunswick, ME Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
University of Maine School of Law
Andy is an attorney based in Brunswick and Lewiston, Maine. His statewide practice focuses on Land Use, Real Estate, Conservation, and Business Law. Andy has experience helping clients with municipal land use permitting, real estate transactions, forming business entities, and land use violations.
Prior to starting his own firm, Andy was an associate at a firm in Damariscotta, Maine. During that time, he gained experience in a wide range of practice areas such as Business, Real Estate & Land Use, Estate Planning, and Taxation.
Andrew graduated from the University of Maine School of Law, cum laude, in...
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Cassandra Morin
Westbrook, ME Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Animal, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of Maine School of Law
Cassandra is Maine's estate planning attorney for animal lovers. She is passionate about assisting clients in ensuring that their pets receive the care that they deserve if they can no longer care for their pets on their own. Her areas of practice include estate planning, trusts, probate administration and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and animal law, as well as contracts and real estate transactions.
She has experience working on personal injury cases, contract drafting and litigation, estate planning document preparation and execution, deed preparation and execution, and business formation and administration (forming LLCs, corporations, annual reports, etc).
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Virginia Lee Holt
Saco, ME Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Maine - School of Law
Practicing in Cumberland and York Counties since 1994.
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Amanda LaBelle
Saco, ME Attorney with 5 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Maine - School of Law
Amanda (Mandi) LaBelle lives in Saco with her husband and two daughters. Mandi is a graduate of Biddeford High School. After graduating from high school, she went right into the work force and was employed for 10 years at a local insurance agency where she specialized in dental and legal malpractice. Once her daughters reached school age, Mandi decided to make a career change and enrolled in college full-time. Mandi graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2015 with a degree in Political Science. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree, Mandi applied and was accepted into the...
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Andrew Sarapas
Brunswick, ME Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Maine School of Law
Andrew (Andy) Sarapas of the Brunswick, Maine law firm Ranger Copeland French, P.A. practices bankruptcy and real estate law, helping individuals and businesses in the Midcoast and Greater Portland, Maine regions resolve financial difficulties through workouts and in bankruptcy proceedings. Andy has served as lead counsel to debtors, committees and trustees in small to large Chapter 11 cases, and has assisted hundreds of clients in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies. He has also brought to successful resolution many real property disputes that become complicated when defective title and mortgage issues come to light in bankruptcy cases.
Before...