Augusta, ME – The Maine Justice Foundation has awarded grants from its Racial Justice Fund to six Maine groups for 2023. The goal of the Fund is to support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color statewide to forge social, systemic, and economic solutions that will address racism and inequities in our culture, organizations, and systems.…
Maine Justice Foundation Announces 2024 Coffin Family Law Fellow
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 …
Racial Justice Fund Seeks Applications for Third Round of Grants
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 …
Zohra Ahmed to Speak at Bar Fellows Lunch & Learn
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 …
Update: Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission Announcement of Applications for 2024 and 2025
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 …
Maine Justice Foundation Awards the Second Access to Justice Tax Credit
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 …
Notice of Public Meeting of Maine Civil Legal Services Fund Commission
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 …
Maine Justice Foundation Awards Grants to Five Maine Groups Working for LGBTQ+ Justice and Equity
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 …