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It amazes me how often clients or potential clients think that the lawyer is “not fighting for them.” I suppose sometimes it is true, but more often it is based on emotional responses to good advise fom the lawyer. On … Continue reading
The corollary to fighting over the lawn ornaments is giving up too soon on a legitimate position. I find this situation to be most common when one spouse or the other is fundamentally upset about getting divorced in the first … Continue reading
I am tired of competing with the “big” personal injury firms for worthwhile cases. For years I pursued the same strategy as everyone else with a huge advertising budget in the yellow pages. We did a lot of personal injury … Continue reading
CROSS EXAMINATION OF SEX CRIME WITNESSES A presentation given on February 3, 2011 and May 18, 2011 for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services 1. BE WILLING. DON’T TAKE THESE CASES UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO GET YOUR HANDS … Continue reading
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff Posted June 02, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. Last modified June 02, 2011, at 6:33 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — Kelly Rider of Newport was just 17 when a neighbor recruited her to marry a man she’d … Continue reading
By Rich Hewitt, BDN Staff Posted May 27, 2011, at 7:38 p.m. Last modified May 27, 2011, at 7:55 p.m. ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Hancock County jury Friday found a former Gouldsboro man not guilty of raping his spouse. The … Continue reading
By Bill Trotter, BDN Staff Posted May 26, 2011, at 1:33 p.m. Last modified May 26, 2011, at 6:51 p.m. ELLSWORTH, Maine — A former Gouldsboro man testified in his own defense Thursday afternoon in Hancock County Superior Court, … Continue reading
By Bill Trotter, BDN Staff Posted May 25, 2011, at 8:02 p.m. ELLSWORTH, Maine — The chilling sound of a Steuben woman’s screams reverberated through the courtroom Wednesday as the sexual assault trial against her husband continued in Hancock County … Continue reading
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff Posted May 24, 2011, at 7:09 p.m. Last modified May 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge Tuesday ordered that a Parkman man facing gun charges be freed on … Continue reading
By Eric Russell, BDN Staff Posted May 23, 2011, at 7:29 p.m. Last modified May 23, 2011, at 8:26 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge did not issue a ruling at Monday’s bail hearing for a Parkman man arrested … Continue reading
