There were 87 lawyers with active licenses in cities located within Hancock County as of October 2023, according to the Board of Overseers of the Bar.
This is a decrease from the previous month, when there were 91 lawyers.
Within Hancock County, Ellsworth had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during October 2023 (49).
Maine, previously the only state without public defenders, now faces a shortage despite the recent addition of five attorneys. State 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.
To tackle the problem, Governor Janet Mills proposed allocating $17 million to hire ten more attorneys.
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.
As of Dec. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn C. Ashcroft | 007631 | 12/01/1982 |
| William H. Ashe | 004486 | 10/20/2009 |
| Jason C. Barrett | 004326 | 10/30/2008 |
| Justine Barry | 006709 | 01/03/2020 |
| Justin Michael Bennett | 009343 | 10/16/1994 |
| Ellen S. Best | 002479 | 10/06/1981 |
| William B. Blaisdell | 008799 | 10/20/1995 |
| Gerald A. Botta | 009460 | 10/16/2002 |
| Daniel D. Burke | 004728 | 10/25/2010 |
| Valerie Cook Chiasson | 009977 | 05/23/2006 |
| Rose Lai Chong | 007844 | 12/22/1990 |
| Richard C. Cleary | 007730 | 10/24/1993 |
| James W.J. Collier | 009114 | 05/21/2001 |
| Eric Nelson Columber | 004065 | 11/06/2000 |
| Maxwell G Coolidge | 005738 | 12/22/2013 |
| Dawn M. Corbett | 008919 | 10/25/1999 |
| Brandi Corbin | 005671 | — |
| Nathan Dane | 000309 | 09/22/1974 |
| James E. DeBeck | 002991 | 10/03/1984 |
| Rick Doyle | 009501 | 10/23/2003 |
| David Einhorn | 003276 | 01/01/1965 |
| Benjamin J. Elias | 004897 | 10/27/2011 |
| Eileen McGlinchey Fahey | 008295 | 10/16/1986 |
| Catherine L. Fenton | 008423 | 12/11/1996 |
| Jacob L. Ferm | 005269 | 10/27/2013 |
| Matthew J. Foster | 009436 | 05/22/2003 |
| Stephen Dale Foster | 000056 | 12/31/1975 |
| Rosemarie Giosia | 003880 | 09/18/1988 |
| Robert C. Granger | 007392 | 10/10/1991 |
| Mary Kellett Gray | 007576 | 10/12/1992 |
| Melissa M. Hale | 007094 | 10/15/1990 |
| Kevin J. Haskins | 004393 | 10/30/2008 |
| Charles H. Helfrich | 008454 | 05/15/1997 |
| Robert Moir Van Horn | 004515 | 10/21/2009 |
| Jennifer M. Van Horne | 004991 | 05/20/2012 |
| Jacqueline Riley Hunt | 002354 | 11/23/1980 |
| Margaret T. Jeffery | 007600 | 10/01/1992 |
| Jeffrey Warren Jones | 003962 | 12/07/1977 |
| Steven A. Juskewitch | 000272 | 09/28/1976 |
| Alison M. King | 009904 | 10/25/2005 |
| Roberta S. Kuriloff | 003089 | 09/30/1976 |
| Christina S. Lewis | 004741 | 10/26/2010 |
| Catherine S. Longley | 002760 | 08/01/1983 |
| Patrick W. Lyons | 005600 | 10/15/2015 |
| Daniel G. McKay | 000791 | 09/04/1977 |
| Ronald G. McMullen | 007759 | 09/30/1993 |
| Zachary F. McNally | 005834 | 10/27/2016 |
| Barry K. Mills | 000135 | 08/07/1967 |
| Sally N. Mills | 009505 | 01/09/1998 |
| Brian P. Molloy | 007923 | 10/16/1994 |
| Todd L. Noyes | 007888 | 10/21/1993 |
| Diane S. O’Connell | 009475 | 12/05/1996 |
| Travis Allen Parker | 010263 | 01/21/2021 |
| Christina B. Perkins | 009786 | 05/19/2005 |
| Daniel A. Pileggi | 003858 | 09/28/1988 |
| Karin Marchetti Ponte | 002044 | 06/26/1979 |
| Michael E. Povich | 000901 | 08/12/1968 |
| Douglas S. Pulitzer | 010376 | 03/15/1992 |
| Carly M. R. Reger | 006459 | 06/10/2020 |
| William C. Reiff | 003016 | 06/30/1970 |
| James W. Reuter | 005677 | — |
| Michael L. Ross | 001847 | 01/01/1977 |
| Rebecca J. Sargent | 006930 | 09/14/1989 |
| Susan Scherbel | 004634 | 09/30/1982 |
| Dorrance Sexton | 007900 | 12/31/1967 |
| Brian P. Shaheen | 006100 | 05/03/2018 |
| Warren M. Silver | 000890 | 01/01/1973 |
| Ferdinand A. Slater | 008632 | 05/04/1998 |
| Peter W. Sly | 001507 | 12/31/1973 |
| Jacqueline L. Smith | 009438 | 05/21/2003 |
| Jeffrey W. Spaulding | 004200 | 10/17/2007 |
| Timothy W. Stanley | 005243 | 10/27/2013 |
| Heather A. Staples | 004686 | 10/25/2010 |
| Dustin M. Starbuck | 006295 | 09/30/1993 |
| John Z. Steed | 005399 | 10/24/2012 |
| Bronson C. Stephens | 006115 | 01/23/2013 |
| Michael Tadenev | 004635 | 05/24/2006 |
| Brian W. Thomas | 005228 | 05/29/2013 |
| Toff Toffolon | 003349 | 10/01/1986 |
| Jeffrey C. Toothaker | 007523 | 12/21/1990 |
| Rebecca P. Totten | 006350 | 10/10/2019 |
| William J. Tymoczko | 002577 | 10/05/1982 |
| Delwyn E. Webster | 004857 | 10/27/2011 |
| Thomas B. Wheatley | 002144 | 03/05/1974 |
| Lynne A. Williams | 009267 | 05/13/2002 |
| Brett D. Witham | 009209 | 10/17/2001 |
| Charlotte M. Young | 005673 | — |
