Weld Lawyers

Chad represents employees in all manner of employee rights litigation including disability discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, medical leave violations, and failure to accommodate claims. He has both first chaired and second chaired employee rights cases to successful verdicts. Chad is listed in U.S. News "Best Lawyers in America"© directory (Employment Law - Individuals), the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide in the legal profession.

After graduating from the University of Colorado School of Law, Chad worked for the National Organization for Women (“NOW”) National Judicial Education Program which educates the judiciary with regard...

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...

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...

Sidney St. F. ("Pete") Thaxter is the chair of the firm's Litigation and Administrative Law and Estate Planning and Probate Practice Areas. For over 30 years, he has led the firm's litigation practice, which has focused on business disputes and property rights. Pete also works with multiple generations of the firm's clients and their families to help them through their estate tax and business succession planning.

Chrissy has specialized in civil litigation for over 17 years. She is well-regarded as a fair, compassionate and zealous advocate on behalf of her clients. During the first half of her career, Chrissy litigated cases for a preeminent insurance defense firm in Easton, MA. This experience provided her valuable insight into how insurance companies and their attorneys operate. In the years prior to establishing Mann Law, Chrissy was fortunate enough to develop her true passion and help people; advocating for injured individuals throughout New England at a Maine personal injury firm. She is a creative and...

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....

I have been practicing immigration law in the mid-coast region of Maine since 2013, after almost 20 years working in natural resources conservation law and policy. My interest in immigration is both professional and personal. I was a landed immigrant (permanent resident) of Canada for several years and, after returning to the U.S. adopted both of my children internationally. I love learning and working across cultures and am a strong believer in the need to attract new immigrants to this region.

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...

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...

I have been Corporation Counsel for the City of Portland and other municipalities as well as private clients in land use and related real property, and civil liberties disputes.

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...

As a staff attorney at the Maine Community Law Center, Tyler is focused on providing affordable legal services to clients in the areas of wills and estate planning, probate matters, transactional law, real estate, and general practice.

Maine Community Law Center is a non-profit law firm dedicated to increasing access to justice by providing low cost legal services to Mainers of modest means. The lawyers at MCLC practice law in a variety of fields. While they are recently admitted to the Maine bar, they have the support and guidance of many experienced Maine attorneys. Your case will benefit from professional care...

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...

Amy Fairfield is an accomplished and experienced trial attorney. Amy's commitment and determination to protecting the rights of her clients is legendary. Amy's criminal practice has included numerous high profile cases and she has represented thousands of individuals charged with serious felonies and misdemeanors. Amy's family practice focuses on divorce and parental rights and responsibilities. Amy is also a rostered Guardian ad Litem.

I have always found it odd that many lawyers claim to be “experienced” simply based on how long ago they graduated law school. Some lawyers even take this one step further touting “combined experience” by adding together all the time elapsed since graduation of every attorney at the firm. Experience should not be measured by the number of years that have passed since passing the bar exam and number of grey hairs. Experience should be measured by what an attorney has accomplished since graduation, not when he or she graduated. Prior to starting my own law firm, I served for...

“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...

Jason Rice has been practicing law for over 13 years. He currently practices in Maine and New Hampshire. He graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa and earned his law degree from Stetson College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Jason began worked as a Staff Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Tampa. In that role, he assisted judges in a variety of areas, including family law. During that time, he also co-authored, “Relocations: A Judge’s Perspective,” with the Honorable Judge Daniel Sleet. Jason worked as a Career Staff Attorney at the Second District Court of Appeal, which was the...

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.

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.

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...

At this time, I am only offering Mediation and ADR services. Most of my cases are divorce and post-divorce matters and probate matters, although I do mediate a variety of other types of cases (family business, unmarried co-ownership cases, etc.). My particular area of professional interest is the intersection of families and finances. All of my mediation work is now via online video (primarily Zoom). Current email = barry@barrykohlerconsulting.com. Current tel = 207-838-3300.

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.

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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.

Tori focuses her practice primarily in Family Law, including divorce, parental rights and responsibilities, child custody, child support, spousal support, post-judgment modifications. Tori is admitted to both the Maine State Bar and the United States District Court, District of Maine. Tori is a 2005 cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. While in law school, she served as a member of the Moot Court Team, and was both a member and co-chair of the Women's Law Association. Additionally, she served as a student attorney for both the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic and the Cumberland County District Attorney’s...

With 20 years experience, Michelle L. DelMar, Esq. provides business, trademark, contract and corporation advice and representation. Michelle helps start new businesses, existing Businesses grow and executives achieve their goals.

Representing Good People Who Need Legal Help in Maine - Named "Top 100" lawyer in U.S.

Tim Zerillo is a Maine lawyer who handles serious personal injury, state and federal criminal defense and other high stakes litigation matter. He work in both State and Federal Courts. Tim servies on the Board of the "National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers" is a former President of the "Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers." He been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers “Top 100” attorneys. He has been elected to “New England Super Lawyers” every year since 2010.

Tim has represented people...

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...

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...

Legal and mediation services for divorce, family law, probate, estate planning, business and consumer matters. Help by the hour, day or entire case. Offering a variety of services to assist all clients at an affordable rate. Free half hour consultations by phone or at the office.

Adam graduated from Hobart and William Smith College with a bachelor's degree in English and earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of Maine School of Law. While at law school, Adam interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office and also practiced as a Student Attorney at the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. Prior to joining Cooper & Bull, Adam worked as a litigation attorney with a concentration in consumer and creditors' rights actions. Adam is admitted to the Maine State Bar and to the United States District Court, District of Maine. He is a member of the Maine State...

Dirigo Law LLC, a small Maine firm specializing in Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate transactions. Remote services available to serve Mainers everywhere.

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.