Mid Coast Today

Cities in Sagadahoc County had a growth in the number of lawyers with active licenses during October 2023 compared to the previous month, according to the Board of Overseers of the Bar.

In total, there were 68 active legal licenses registered in cities in Sagadahoc County in October 2023, compared to 67 in the previous month.

The only city in Sagadahoc County to grant licenses during the month was West Bath, with one license granted.

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.

Lawyer Name	Bar Number	Date Of Admission
Valerie A. Adams	005479	10/23/2014
Justin W. Andrus	009321	10/16/2002
Sarah Austin	006375	10/11/2019
Jessica R. Avery	009228	10/18/2001
Vanessa A. Bartlett	008873	10/25/1999
Braden Beard	006324	03/17/2014
Carolyn A. Bird	005018	11/06/1985
Ella L. Brown	008996	11/07/1989
Howard Brown	009161	11/30/1976
Jenny E. Burch	004495	10/20/2009
Andrews Bruce Campbell	001344	09/10/1969
Matthew L. Caras	002984	10/04/1984
Richard R. Chipman	005951	10/19/2017
Mary Lou Ciolfi	003177	12/31/1984
Jon P. Clark	007049	12/31/1989
Jennifer L. Cohen	006645	10/01/2000
Christian R Crabtree	008688	11/16/1995
Karissa J. Davan	005659	04/30/1996
Jennifer A. Davis	008923	11/05/1998
Christopher D C. Dawson	004773	12/20/2010
Pierre H. Dillon	010711	10/18/2023
Peter B. Dublin	001013	08/10/1971
Seth V. Fairbanks	004088	05/29/2007
Jon A. Fitzgerald	008173	10/17/1995
George Flores	010152	02/22/2022
John P. Flynn	008462	05/14/1997
Gary A. Gabree	003034	10/03/1984
Matthew B. Gildart	009325	10/16/2002
Joseph Guzzardo	006702	10/01/2004
Walter Hanstein	003083	12/31/1980
Natalie L. Haynes	009744	10/27/2004
William G. Higbee	000247	08/09/1971
Phillip E. Johnson	001270	05/09/1975
Suzanne L. Johnson	007440	11/24/1987
Dennis L. Jones	001357	07/31/1969
David A. King	001881	01/01/1977
Alice E. Knapp	007017	02/28/1989
Bonnie L. Kouletsis	008489	01/25/1989
Donald S. Lawson-Stopps	009050	10/26/2000
Loretta Morse Leighton	005682	--
Armand L. Lucier	010306	10/17/2022
Christopher L. Mann	007283	12/31/1989
Charles W. March	003115	10/03/1985
Michelle L. Maynard	009869	10/25/2005
Jennifer M. Micozzi	004646	05/24/2010
Daniel Leslie Myers	004089	05/29/2007
William L. Neilson	009413	01/24/1993
Kevin M. Noonan	003364	09/30/1986
Deirdre M. O'Callaghan	003879	09/28/1988
Laura M. O'Hanlon	007589	10/12/1992
Walter T. Ollen	003195	10/02/1985
David Paris	006781	04/23/1989
Meg LeMay Phd	010375	--
Jane E. Quirion	007796	11/01/1992
Howard T. Reben	000426	02/11/1970
Richard R. Regan	007949	10/16/1994
Julian Richter	005644	10/15/2015
Ryan Schmitz	006345	10/11/2019
David A. Sinclair	004689	10/25/2010
Brenden D. Smith	009572	05/13/2004
Ira M. Sterling	005532	05/19/2015
James B. Thelen	005705	--
Michael E. Therriault	009111	01/18/2001
Roger R. Therriault	001373	08/29/1972
Patricia J. Thompson	006577	12/09/2020
John W. Voorhees	000228	09/28/1977
David G. Webbert	007334	12/31/1985
Wenonah M. Wirick	009634	10/27/2004