The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce that University of Maine Law School Juris Doctor Candidate, Haley Brazier, has been selected as the 2024 Coffin Family Law Fellow.
The Frank M. Coffin Family Law Fellowship provides legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance through the Volunteer …
Augusta, ME – The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce the third round of grants from the Racial Justice Fund. The Foundation will accept applications for grants of up to $10,000 from October 23-November 6, 2023.
The Racial Justice Fund supports education and advocacy aimed at achieving racial justice and addressing systemic racism. The …
Augusta, ME – On October 11, 2023 Zohra Ahmed will discuss Social Movements Pushing for Criminal Justice Reform
Zohra Ahmed is an assistant professor of law at the University of Georgia, where she teaches courses related to criminal law, prisons, and social movements. She has worked as a public defender in Manhattan, and as a …
Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Announcement of Applications for 2024 and 2025
and Notice of Public Meeting
It has come to our attention that the previously posted application from the Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission for funding for civil legal service providers for 2024 and 2025 contained a discrepancy with the statutory eligibility …
Augusta, ME | The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Access to Justice Tax Credit Program. In an effort to encourage lawyers to provide services to underserved areas of our State, the Legislature enacted the Access to Justice Tax Credit Program. Starting in 2022, the program authorized five lawyers …
Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Announcement of Applications for 2024 and 2025
and Notice of Public Meeting
Application Packet
The Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission will make funding determinations for eligible civil legal service providers for 2024 and 2025 on the basis of written applications. The Application Packet is available on the following …
Augusta, ME – The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded grants from its LGBTQ+ Fund to five Maine organizations for 2023. The LGBTQ+ Fund supports education and advocacy aimed at achieving access to justice and equity for individuals identifying as LGBTQ+. The Fund supports organizations serving members of the LGBTQ+ community …
Augusta ME – The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce that applications for the 2023 Access to Justice Tax Credit Program will open on June 1, 2023. The Foundation will accept applications from eligible attorneys from June 1- 15, 2023. Please visit https://www.grantinterface.com/sl/SUzDEJ to apply.
In an effort to encourage lawyers to provide services …
Join Bill Harwood and Margaret Groban for a Lunch & Learn event on the second amendment.
This presentation will discuss the legal landscape surrounding the Second Amendment and how that landscape has recently changed dramatically since the issuance of seminal Supreme Court cases.
Bill Harwood
After 42 years of private practice, William …
Augusta, ME – The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to announce a round of grants from the LGBTQ+ Fund. The Foundation will accept applications for grants from organizations working to advance awareness and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues from May 9-31, 2023. The grants awarded through the LGBTQ+ Fund will typically range up to $10,000. The …