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Cities in Knox County saw 2 fewer licensed lawyers during November 2023 compared to the previous month

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

In total, there were 88 active legal licenses registered in cities in Knox County in November 2023, compared to 90 in the previous month.

Within Knox County, Rockland had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during November 2023 (34).

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 Knox County in November 2023

Lawyer NameBar NumberDate Of Admission
Cindy L. Allen00522110/27/2013
Cheryl B. Ayer00883105/13/1999
Esther R. Barnhart00267012/31/1976
Jeffrey E. Baroody00467810/25/2010
Jesse F. Bifulco00993502/10/1995
James W. Brannan00217712/19/1979
Alison A. Wholey Briggs00965112/22/1986
Catherine Bunin-Stevenson00830410/16/1996
Gregory S. Clayton00264210/05/1982
Justin S. Coffin00454710/20/2009
Mary Platt Cooper00891412/15/1993
Laura E.S. Curtis00537205/15/2014
Lindsay B. Dean00407705/10/2007
Carol R. Emery00302110/04/1984
Christopher R. Fernald00908210/26/2000
Adrianne L. Fernstrom00900310/25/1999
Peter Lanston Fitzgerald00585302/13/1977
Kathleen M. Flanagan00673309/02/2021
Alison K. Freeborn01040406/17/1990
Paul L. Gibbons00149106/02/1974
Katherine C. Gibson00487710/28/2011
Sarah Irving Gilbert00457610/14/2009
Debra J. Hall00648605/01/1980
Lauren C. Hall01004510/24/2006
Stephen W. Hanscom00129409/22/1974
Danielle R. Hansen00579210/27/2016
Doris A. Harnett00230809/30/1980
Paul Harrell00480711/16/2007
Sara C. Harvey01011801/19/2022
John M. Healy00539212/17/1985
Jason Reginald Heath00998005/24/2006
Laura S. Hopkins00594111/07/2004
Natasha C. Irving00549010/23/2014
David F. Jenny00871605/20/1980
Rendle A. Jones00016808/08/1967
Lisa J. Lattes00882610/02/1994
Dale L. Lavi00884806/04/1998
Robert J. Levine00034709/22/1974
David B. Losee00650009/30/1971
Christopher K. MacLean00835010/16/1996
William S. Maddox00717710/14/1990
Lynn J. Madison00532401/07/2014
Robert Marks00082512/31/1968
Brianne M. Martin00424910/16/2007
Daintria W. McClure00951309/30/2002
Patrick J. Mellor00885609/30/1998
Jack D. Miller00929604/30/1979
Eric B. Morse00798010/16/1994
Anthony F. Muri00940509/25/1973
Kim Newby00957012/28/1994
Frederick Newcomb00205709/25/1979
Elizabeth D. Noble00463105/25/2007
William F. Pagnano00815612/31/1972
Robert B. Patterson00923406/11/1975
Anne Person006268--
Steven C. Peterson00061909/28/1976
Michael J. Pierce00835410/16/1996
Kendra L. Potz00920710/17/2001
Jeremy Pratt00996605/23/2006
Melissa J. Reynolds00811810/17/1995
Kathleen Ross00881805/06/1976
Robert J. Rubin00844805/31/1972
Sarah Ruef-Lindquist00384809/28/1988
Jesse D. Rutter00614505/16/2006
John J. Sanford00025009/07/1973
Cheryl A. Saniuk-Heinig00675410/17/2021
Laura P. Shaw00563110/15/2015
Marina L. Sideris00530111/01/2009
Ellen Simmons00996705/23/2006
Rebekah Smith00878611/01/1998
Gregory E. Snow00498705/12/1972
Joseph Steinberger00185504/12/1973
James W. Strong00034604/12/1973
Elizabeth Gifford Stuart00796910/16/1994
Julian L. Sweet00239512/31/1979
Crystal L. Tarjick00571905/23/2016
Allan A. Toubman00145901/01/1974
Kimberly J. Tucker00696911/26/1985
Darby C. Urey00896010/25/1999
Jo-Ann Cook W005686--
Grant F. Wahlquist00605902/27/2012
Kevin C. Wells00814610/15/1993
Mari S. Wells00814510/17/1995
Patricia A. Welte00379412/17/1982
William H. Welte00339112/20/1981
James M.B. Wickenden00606112/20/1990
Daniel B. Wyman00360809/16/1987
David M. Zirschky00564710/15/2015

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