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Unchanged number of lawyers were granted admission to practice law in cities in Lincoln County during March compared to the previous month

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Cities in Lincoln County had an unchanged number of lawyers with active licenses during March compared to the previous month, according to the Board of Overseers of the Bar.

In total, there were 58 active legal licenses registered in cities in Lincoln County in March.

Within Lincoln County, Damariscotta had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during March (17).

Up until recently, Maine was the only US state without any public defenders, relying solely on private attorneys to represent low-income defendants. In 2022, it hired five public defenders to cover these cases statewide, but officials acknowledged that this number falls short of meeting the current demands.

Justin Andrus, executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, said the state cannot effectively rely on only five people to address systemic issues.

At the same time, the state was found to be struggling when representing clients requiring legal aid or who couldn't afford their own lawyers. A 2021 report revealed that more than one in eight assignments requiring specialized representation were given to ineligible attorneys.

To tackle the problem, Governor Janet Mills proposed allocating $17 million to hire ten more attorneys.

As of 2023, the average salary for a lawyer in Maine is around $101,226 per year.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyers With Active Licenses in cities located within Lincoln County in March

Lawyer NameBar NumberDate Of Admission
Scott G. Adams00801912/31/1981
Jennifer Atkinson01021601/14/1994
William M. Avantaggio00772410/19/1993
Kelly L. Baetz00990106/06/2001
Daniel I. Billings00949610/23/2003
Meegan J. Burbank00899105/16/2000
Martha E Claverie00621712/13/2018
Robert B. Cumler00300010/03/1984
Marcia Ellen DeGeer00460311/14/2004
Peter Whittington Drum00988410/25/2005
Richard W. Elliott00349605/12/1987
Lorenzo F. Exposito00606212/13/1994
Joseph D. Fay00826312/07/1984
James W. Gallagher00011204/21/1977
Robert R. Goodrich00143808/09/1971
Robert B. Gregory00226809/30/1980
Harold J. Hainke00371204/14/1987
Bruce M. Harris00503605/01/1994
Jeanne-Marie Van Hemmen01017109/19/1991
Nathanial D. Hussey00707412/31/1989
Joanna M. Jacobs00599212/01/1978
Ralph A. Jacobs00643210/09/1975
Catherine B. Johnson00275810/02/1983
Sean P. Joyce00849504/14/1992
Thomas S. Karod00795610/16/1994
Timothy J. Kimpton00933710/16/2002
Jane C. Langdon-Gray00602210/19/2017
William C. Leonard00223809/30/1980
David Levesque00864012/15/1997
Page Lockhart00925012/15/1977
William W. Logan00279710/05/1983
Sarah Crittenden Loud01079711/05/1987
Peter J. Lynch00296410/29/1984
Catherine F. McCarron00731712/31/1985
Joy C. McNaughton00298910/05/1984
Christopher T. Monroe00576910/27/2016
Karen Michaud Moran00727811/30/1985
Matthew H. Newman00937610/16/2002
Patrick A. Parson00940712/22/2002
Deborah A. Potter00346412/31/1981
Daniel C. Purdy00679204/15/1973
Patricia V. Shadis00681104/24/1989
Amanda Ray Silverman00667305/24/2021
Scott H. Silverman00652812/03/2020
David B. Soule00016708/10/1971
Leah W. Sprague00953006/09/1975
Margaret Mlynczak Stern00807809/30/1989
Michael E. Stern00807906/16/1991
Nicholas J. Stiles00674410/19/2021
Patrick M. Stoddard00585412/03/2014
Sherry Tash00365009/30/1986
David Villa00792610/17/2021
Jennifer G. Villeneuve00922410/19/2000
Katherine M. Webber00390909/29/1988
Hylie A. West00392801/01/1986
Melissa Holmes Whitt00514801/22/2009
Linda K. Yarmosh00389112/31/1987
Andrew J. Zulieve00700404/30/1990

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