Maine doesn't have enough public defenders to represent people who are criminally charged and can't afford their own attorney.

The emergency bill makes it easier for judges to appoint lawyers for people who can't afford one themselves, and it ...

The request specifically asks the Maine State Bar Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to adopt clear statements. "We urge all ...

A Kennebec County judge gave the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services until April 3 to provide lawyers to criminal suspects waiting for one. According to an action plan submitted by Public ...

the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to adopt clear statements. "We urge all elected Maine officials and our representative legal ...

Maine’s public defense agency says it will redirect several employees at its central office who oversee billing and training to instead work on finding lawyers for criminal defendants who have ...

“As we know all through the state, we need lawyers,” said Leigh ... well-lit professional pathway to criminal defense law at exactly the moment when Maine needs to staff up its public ...

Maine Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "Recent attacks on judges and judicial decisions, and on law firms, are threats to the protection of civil ...

Included below are some resources related to criminal defense which are relevant to PDS's mission ... What to Expect and Not to Expect from a Court Interpreter State of Maine Judicial Branch This ...