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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.

Elizabeth Kayatta is an impassioned advocate for her clients with a track record of success in the courtroom. As a trial attorney at Berman & Simmons, she helps deliver justice for people who have suffered catastrophic and life-altering injuries. Her practice includes personal injury lawsuits arising out of medical errors, child sexual abuse, reckless driving, and dangerous premises. Elizabeth has a reputation as a strategic and fearless advocate for her clients in medical malpractice cases. She takes on claims against medical providers and hospitals across Maine and Massachusetts. Her experience with handling complex healthcare negligence includes cases...

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...

Andrew (Andy) Sarapas of the Brunswick, Maine law firm Sarapas Law, PLLC specializes in commercial real estate transactions and title insurance. Andy has also helped many 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...

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.

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...

I have grown up in Maine attending Erskine Academy and UMaine Orono. I obtained my law degree in Connecticut (Uconn Law) and returned to practice near my home. Now that I have returned to Maine I have picked up my favorite hobbies: hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, visiting the local towns for those small hidden gem's like Eat More Cheese, Liberal Cup, Jess's Market, Perry's Nutshop (any many others), and spending time with family and friends.

My primary focus in my practice is assisting taxpayers with tax debt resolution. I help my clients by eliminating tax debt when I can, or, arranging affordable tax debt repayment of actual tax liability. I find it extremely rewarding when I watch the relief overcome people during an initial consultation when they learn about their options and strategies available to manage tax debt. As Judge Learned Hand pointed out, "there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible."

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.

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.

Kathleen E. Kienitz, Esq., CELA, has practiced elder law and estate planning in Lewiston since 1991. Her firm, Elder Law Offices of Kathleen Kienitz, PA, concentrates in elder law and disability planning, estate planning and probate. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and is a certified elder law attorney (CELA) through the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). She served on the board of Directors of National Law Foundation, and serves on committees on occassion. She is a board member and current vice chair of Maine Legal Services for the Elderly. She was selected...

Christopher K. Ring, Esq. is licensed with the Maine Bar and US Patent and Trademark Office.

Dan Benier has been practicing since 1993. He concentrates his practice on business law, wills, trusts, estates and real estate law.

George Washington University, JD, Harvard University B.A. Fifty years experience in cases great and small including winning felony charges by going to jail for contempt, badge of honor, in other words, zealous fighter who thinks and acts outside of the box. Done time for conspiracy to sell Marijuana sale (wrong move, not honorable) then reinstated - like Thomas Moore lay down to bleed awhile and then rise up to fight again! Extensive experience across the board.

Ross is a former prosecutor with extensive courtroom litigation experience. Ross has spent over 18 years in both Maine and Texas practicing as a criminal lawyer. Ross recently spent almost two years as an assistant district attorney in Kennebec/Somerset District Attorney's Office. During this time Ross was the prosecutor for sex crimes, domestic violence and arson for Somerset county. In addition, he shared prosecution duties for all other crimes in the county. Ross has extensive jury trial experience in cases ranging from murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, DWI (OUI in Maine), drug trafficking, ...

Attorney Christian Lewis joined the firm in 2006. He is an active trial attorney handling personal injury and professional negligence cases. He is a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law, (J.D., 2006), and James Madison University, (B.A., 1996). Christian is a member of the Maine State Bar Association and the Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors and Legislative Committee), and Town of Cumberland, Board of Adjustment and Appeals. Before attending law school, Christian was an analyst with the U.S. Department of Justice. While working for the federal government, he attended the Joint Military Intelligence College and earned...

Taylor Asen is a founding partner of Gideon Asen LLC, a firm that specializes in medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases in Northern New New England. Taylor is a graduate of Yale Law School.

Meryl is a Maine native and attended Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law. At Maine Law school, Meryl distinguished herself as an appellate advocate, winning the distinction of "Prize Arguer" in her class and the Gignoux Award for Appellate Advocacy. Meryl was a part of two moot court teams that competed on a national level. In her third year, she and her moot court partner finished in the top three of a competition of more than forty. After law school, Meryl worked at a large law firm in Portland defending medical malpractice and personal injury cases....