Last Tuesday Maine’s champions for civil legal aid celebrated the contributions of Bill Harwood, the 2017 honoree at the annual Muskie Access to Justice Dinner. Bill has in the course of a 38-year legal practice represented hundreds of low-income Mainers pro bono, helped put in place key recommendations of Senator Muskie’s Commission on Legal Needs,Read More
Bar Fellows Reception June 22, 2017
The Board of the Maine Justice Foundation invites all Bar Fellows to a special reception at the Summer Conference of the Maine State Bar Association. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres 5:00PM – 6:00PM, Thursday, June 22, at Sugarloaf Mountain, Carrabassett Valley; Narrow Gauge room on the 2nd level of the main lodge.Read More
Coffin Family Law Fellowship Applications Are Open:
The Coffin Family Law Fellowship provides legal representation in family law matters to clients who have qualified for pro bono assistance through the Volunteer Lawyers ProjectRead More
Civil Legal Aid in Danger
The Trump Administration proposed to eliminate the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and zero out federal funding for civil legal aid. If this cut is implemented, Pine Tree Legal Assistance no longer will be able to help thousands of Mainers who cannot afford the legal help they need when faced with a life-changing situation.Read More
Trump plan to gut civil legal aid would have devastating impact on Mainers
Low-income families, elders and veterans all benefit from the federal Legal Services CorpRead More
Economic Impact of Civil Legal Aid Services in Maine
A new study shows services provided by six core legal aid providers to low-income individuals and households in Maine have a positive economic impact on the State. The providers include the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Maine School of Law, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Legal Services for the Elderly, Maine Equal Justice Partners, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, and Pine Tree Legal AssistanceRead More
Legal Services Corporation Funding At Risk
The Maine Justice Foundation has learned from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the American Bar Association that there is a hit list of programs that President Trump might eliminate to trim domestic spending, including the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Maine’s recipient of LSC funds is Pine Tree Legal Assistance.Read More
Welcome to our new Development Director!
The Maine Justice Foundation is very pleased to announce that Mathew (Matt) Scease of Hallowell, Maine is our new Development Director. A 1993 magna cum laude graduate of Bowdoin College, Matt has more than 15 years of development experience.Read More
Congressman and Gay Rights Advocate Barney Frank & Maine Justice Foundation Launched New LGBT Justice Fund
Portland, ME. December 7, 2016 — The Maine Justice Foundation (MJF) launched its new LGBT Justice Fund at an event held at Holiday Inn by the Bay, and nearly 100 supporters and advocates attended.Read More
Justice for all LGBT Mainers? Not yet…
But with your help, we can make it happen for LGBT people. Imagine having your house, your health benefits or even your children taken away.Read More