The Coffin Family Law Fellowship provides legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance through the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Named after Frank M. Coffin, Senior Judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Project supports attorneys based in the Portland, Maine offices of Pine Tree Legal Assistance.…Read More
Maine Law students gear up for busy summer as Rural Practice Fellows
Here is a great article from Mainebiz: Maine Law students gear up for busy summer as Rural Practice Fellows. A three-year Rural Pilot Program launched last year by Maine Law with funding from the Maine Justice Foundation. PHOTO / TIM GREENWAY. Ryan Rutledge, left, and Cameron Goodwin, both students at the University of Maine School…Read More
End of protection for Salvadorans fills immigrant families with dread
Nearly 200,000 people face a choice of leaving the U.S. or being deported after Sept. 9, 2019.…Read More
Maine school moves to reverse shortage of rural lawyers
From The Portland Press Herald, staff writer, NOEL K. GALLAGHER. A new program puts aspiring young lawyers in country practices in hopes of increasing access to justice in underserved areas. Click here to read more.…Read More
Protecting the Vulnerable Remains a Priority
The following article ran in Maine Voices in the Maine Sunday Telegram on 6/4/17. The Maine Justice Foundation aims to help protect those who face additional barriers, even within systems to help them. BY ARNIE MACDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM The motto “Equal Justice for All” engraved on our Supreme Court building is fundamental to America’s exceptional…Read More
Bill Harwood Honored at Muskie Access to Justice Dinner
Last Tuesday Maine’s champions for civil legal aid celebrated the contributions of Bill Harwood, the 2017 honoree at the annual Muskie Access to Justice Dinner. Bill has in the course of a 38-year legal practice represented hundreds of low-income Mainers pro bono, helped put in place key recommendations of Senator Muskie’s Commission on Legal Needs,…Read More
Congressman and Gay Rights Advocate Barney Frank & Maine Justice Foundation Launched New LGBT Justice Fund
Portland, ME. December 7, 2016 — The Maine Justice Foundation (MJF) launched its new LGBT Justice Fund at an event held at Holiday Inn by the Bay, and nearly 100 supporters and advocates attended. The fund is designated solely to ensure that vulnerable members of the LGBT community in Maine have access to civil legal…Read More
Maine Justice Foundation Receives $1.5 Million under Bank of America Settlement
Diana Scully, executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation, announced that the Foundation has received $1,500,410 from the Bank of America mortgage settlement. The Foundation is one of 56 state-based organizations receiving funds under the settlement. The settlement addresses legal claims arising from mortgage-related activities by Bank of America and its subsidiaries. As mandated, the…Read More