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1 less licensed lawyer in cities in Hancock County during November 2023 compared to the previous month

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Cities in Hancock 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 86 active legal licenses registered in cities in Hancock County in November 2023, compared to 87 in the previous month.

Within Hancock County, Ellsworth had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during November 2023 (50).

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 Hancock County in November 2023

Lawyer NameBar NumberDate Of Admission
Marilyn C. Ashcroft00763112/01/1982
William H. Ashe00448610/20/2009
Jason C. Barrett00432610/30/2008
Justine Barry00670901/02/2020
Justin Michael Bennett00934310/16/1994
Ellen S. Best00247910/06/1981
William B. Blaisdell00879910/20/1995
Gerald A. Botta00946010/16/2002
Daniel D. Burke00472810/25/2010
Valerie Cook Chiasson00997705/23/2006
Rose Lai Chong00784412/22/1990
Richard C. Cleary00773010/24/1993
James W.J. Collier00911405/21/2001
Eric Nelson Columber00406511/06/2000
Maxwell G Coolidge00573812/22/2013
Dawn M. Corbett00891910/25/1999
Brandi Corbin005671--
Nathan Dane00030909/22/1974
James E. DeBeck00299110/03/1984
Rick Doyle00950110/23/2003
David Einhorn00327601/01/1965
Eileen McGlinchey Fahey00829510/16/1986
Catherine L. Fenton00842312/11/1996
Jacob L. Ferm00526910/27/2013
Matthew J. Foster00943605/22/2003
Stephen Dale Foster00005612/31/1975
Rosemarie Giosia00388009/18/1988
Robert C. Granger00739210/10/1991
Mary Kellett Gray00757610/12/1992
Melissa M. Hale00709410/15/1990
Kevin J. Haskins00439310/30/2008
Charles H. Helfrich00845405/15/1997
Robert Moir Van Horn00451510/21/2009
Jennifer M. Van Horne00499105/20/2012
Jacqueline Riley Hunt00235411/23/1980
Margaret T. Jeffery00760010/01/1992
Jeffrey Warren Jones00396212/07/1977
Steven A. Juskewitch00027209/28/1976
Alison M. King00990410/25/2005
Roberta S. Kuriloff00308909/30/1976
Christina S. Lewis00474110/26/2010
Catherine S. Longley00276007/31/1983
Patrick W. Lyons00560010/15/2015
Daniel G. McKay00079109/04/1977
Ronald G. McMullen00775909/30/1993
Zachary F. McNally00583410/27/2016
Barry K. Mills00013508/07/1967
Sally N. Mills00950501/09/1998
Brian P. Molloy00792310/16/1994
Todd L. Noyes00788810/21/1993
Diane S. O'Connell00947512/05/1996
Travis Allen Parker01026301/21/2021
Christina B. Perkins00978605/19/2005
Daniel A. Pileggi00385809/28/1988
Karin Marchetti Ponte00204406/26/1979
Michael E. Povich00090108/12/1968
Douglas S. Pulitzer01037603/15/1992
Carly M. R. Reger00645906/10/2020
William C. Reiff00301606/30/1970
James W. Reuter005677--
Michael L. Ross00184701/01/1977
Rebecca J. Sargent00693009/14/1989
Susan Scherbel00463409/30/1982
Dorrance Sexton00790012/31/1967
Brian P. Shaheen00610005/03/2018
Warren M. Silver00089001/01/1973
Ferdinand A. Slater00863205/04/1998
Peter W. Sly00150712/31/1973
Jacqueline L. Smith00943805/21/2003
Jeffrey W. Spaulding00420010/17/2007
Timothy W. Stanley00524310/27/2013
Heather A. Staples00468610/25/2010
Dustin M. Starbuck00629509/30/1993
John Z. Steed00539910/24/2012
Bronson C. Stephens00611501/23/2013
Michael Tadenev00463505/24/2006
Brian W. Thomas00522805/29/2013
Toff Toffolon00334910/01/1986
Jeffrey C. Toothaker00752312/21/1990
Rebecca P. Totten00635010/10/2019
William J. Tymoczko00257710/05/1982
Delwyn E. Webster00485710/27/2011
Thomas B. Wheatley00214403/05/1974
Lynne A. Williams00926705/13/2002
Brett D. Witham00920910/17/2001
Charlotte M. Young005673--

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