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2009 MSBA Annual Meeting

Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks

January 29-30, 2009

Click here for a complete PDF of the meeting brochure.

Click to see the Jan. 2, 09 Legislative update.

2008 edition of ‘On Your Own’ now in print for schools and social agencies, and via download for all

AUGUSTA — The Maine State Bar Association’s annually revised guide to adulthood for graduating high school seniors and other young adults is now available.

Maine high schools and social agencies may order copies of “On Your Own” by calling Rita Lessner at the MSBA at 207-622-7523. Schools should be prepared to provide the number of high school seniors expected to graduate this June. Orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until the 2008 print run is exhausted. >> more

LRIS is “The Right Call” When You Need a Lawyer

The Right Call for the Right Lawyer is the slogan trademarked by the American Bar Association for use by lawyer referral services meeting the ABA’s standards of professional experience criteria, accountability, and public service. This summer, the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Maine State Bar Association became one of fewer than 70 referral services nationwide authorized to use this slogan and the ABA seal of approval.

As an impartial not-for-profit professional and public service, the Lawyer Referral & Information Service is, more clearly now than ever, the most effective access point for members of the public looking for assistance with legal issues.

1-800-860-1460

2008 edition of 'On Your Own' available online

Jan. 6, 2009

AUBURN—Attorney moves to suppress evidence seized from the car and home of a Lewiston man charged with murder
Lewiston Sun Journal

BANGOR—Local woman who pleaded guilty to distributing illicit drugs sentenced to reduced term of 9 years in federal prison as a career criminal
Bangor Daily News

BANGOR—Aroostook County man pleads guilty in federal court to being part of a smuggling ring that distributed marijuana from the St. John Valley to Portland
Bangor Daily News

BOSTON—1st Circuit upholds decision against Sumner, Maine family’s lawsuit targeting law enforcement officers who fatally shot their mentally ill son 9 years ago
Lewiston Sun Journal

PORTLAND—To trim 4,000 criminal cases per year, DA tells Cumberland County police to treat numerous misdemeanors as traffic offenses
Portland Press Herald

Jan. 3–5, 2009

SKOWHEGAN—Jury decides Palmyra man must pay nearly $400,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to the family of a man who said he was sexually molested when he was 13
(Waterville) Morning Sentinel

SKOWHEGAN—Former Hartland man sentenced to 9 years in prison on 2 counts of gross sexual assault of a child; other sentencings
(Waterville) Morning Sentinel

Dec. 30, 2008–Jan. 2, 2009

AUBURN—Lisbon man who helped out at his parents' home day care center sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to possessing sexually explicit materials and misdemeanor sexual touching
Lewiston Sun Journal

AUGUSTA—Human trafficking now illegal in Maine; other news statutes take effect
Associated Press

AUGUSTA—Ethics commission fines Maine Association of Realtors PAC $10,000 for filing a campaign finance report 20 days late
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal

AUGUSTA—Local lawyer named young professional of the year by Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal

AUGUSTA—Lawyers who sued this city over its public assembly requirement to post a bond for police services seek $117,000 in attorneys’ fees for the MCLU; city lawyers, who billed $100,000, say MCLU lawyers want too much
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal

AUGUSTA—Brooks teen sentenced to 6 months in jail after confessing to 5 counts each of burglary and theft and returning a stolen all-terrain-vehicle
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal

AUGUSTA—Judge rejects defense request to lower $1 million bail to $50,000 for Augusta man facing 4 counts of aggravated attempted murder
(Augusta) Kennebec Journal

BANGOR—Federal jury convicts a Whiting man guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm
Bangor Daily News

BANGOR—Local man sentenced in plea agreement to 3 years in prison for shooting a woman in a dispute over drugs and money
Bangor Daily News

BELFAST—Grand jury in special session indicts Searsport man, accused of holding Stockton Springs fifth-grade class hostage, on 22 counts of kidnapping, 12 counts of criminal restraint with a dangerous weapon, 6 counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and 1 count of burglary
Bangor Daily News

LEWISTON—Local lawyer chosen as a co-recipient of MSBA’s Ballou Distinguished Service Award
Lewiston Sun Journal

PORTLAND—With 20th defendant arraigned in federal drug conspiracy case, trial likely in March for several accused Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club members
Portland Press Herald

PORTLAND—Federal judge schedules Feb. 2 trial for Boston man accused of leading a cocaine-and-firearms conspiracy
Portland Press Herald
(Haverill, Mass.) Eagle Tribune

"On Your Own," subtitled "A short guide to your legal rights and responsibilities as an adult," is available for download here as a PDF document.

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