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 …
Maine Justice Foundation Opens Applications for the 2023 Access to Justice Tax Credit
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 …
Bill Harwood and Margaret Groban to speak at Bar Fellows Lunch & Learn
The Second Amendment
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 …
LGBTQ+ FUND SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 GRANTS
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 …
Frank M. Coffin Family Law Fellowship
For twenty-three years, the Coffin Family Law Fellowship has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to justice in Maine. Named after Frank M. Coffin, Senior Judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fellowship supports attorneys to provide legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance …
TOMORROW is Access to Justice Day
Help us ensure this day is defined by action!
Tomorrow – March 21st – is Access to Justice Day at the State House – and Maine legislators need to hear from us! This year, legislation (LD 564) would help bridge the justice gap in Maine by investing in our state’s civil legal service programs…
James E. Tierney to Speak at Bar Fellows Lunch & Learn
Augusta, ME – On March 8, 2023 Harvard Law School lecturer and former Maine Attorney General James E. Tierney will discuss how state attorneys general are impacting our nation’s legal landscape.
Although all attorneys general continue to provide daily legal services to government, each office also possesses broad jurisdiction and discretion along with a sweeping …
Maine Justice Foundation Awards 2022 Howard H. Dana Award to Barbara Cardone
The Maine Justice Foundation is pleased to honor Barbara Cardone with the 2022 Howard H. Dana Award.
The Maine Justice Foundation presents the Howard H. Dana Jr. Award annually to a Maine lawyer to recognize significant contributions to enhance access to civil legal assistance to economically vulnerable Mainers and outstanding service in the advancement of …
William Cotter to Speak at Bar Fellows Lunch and Learn
Augusta, ME – On October 19, 2022, William Cotter, the former President and Professor of Constitutional Law at Colby College, will discuss two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
In Dobbs, the Court voted 6-3 to uphold a Mississippi policy banning most abortions after …
Justice Action Group Presents Rural Access to Justice Summit
September 9, 2022 – Maine’s Justice Action Group is pleased to announce that it will present a Rural Access to Justice Summit on October 26, 2022. This Summit will convene participants from the judicial branch, rural practitioners, the University of Maine School of Law, the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, and others to discuss the need …