Focus Law: Rural Appeal: Efforts to attract lawyers to remote parts of Maine gain momentum

Renee Cordes

Source

Mainebiz

Date

11-13-2017

Volume Number

VOL. XXIII, NO. XXVII

Pages

16-19

Abstract

Longer article about the shortage of new lawyers wanting to practice in Northern Maine, along with the retirement of many Maine lawyers is creating issues with people being able to secure legal help. Includes information about the Rural Lawyer Pilot Project which was launched by the Maine Justice Foundation. Also includes a short bit about the Maine Volunteer Lawyers effort to use technology to provide legal help in rural Maine. Includes charts, data and statistics about registered attorneys by Maine counties, and other data.

Subjects

Frank Bemis, Paul Dumas, Danielle M. Conway, Rural Lawyer Pilot Project, Cameron Goodwin, Ryan Rutledge, Technology, Pine Tree Legal, Christine Smith, Presque Isle, Lawyers, Shortage, Rural Maine, Cassie Rodgers,

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