For Attorneys
This page provides attorneys with quick access to the topics most relevant to them in one convenient location.
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Assigned Counsel
To become eligible to receive assignments you must file an application with the Commission on Indigent Legal Services. More information is available on the Maine Commission for Public Defense Services website.
Administrative Orders & Court Rules
Board of Overseers of the Bar
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar was created by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1978 and governs the conduct of lawyers as officers of the Court.
Appeals
Information on appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court.
Court Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADRES)
Court Security
- Visiting a Courthouse
- Process and application for attorney exemption from courthouse entry screening
- Regional Schedules
- Arraignment Schedules
- Holidays
- Administrative Weeks
- Court Alerts (lists closures when in effect)
Citations
Uniform Maine Citations provides updated rules for the citation of Maine legal authorities, including judicial decisions, constitutional provisions, statutory and legislative materials, court rules, treatises, periodicals, and miscellaneous Maine authorities.
Forms & Fees
Professional Associations
Pro Bono Legal Service
Writs of Execution