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Type: Direct Certification
ABA Accreditation: Yes
State Programs: None
Private Programs: Business Bankruptcy, Civil Trial Advocacy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Criminal Law Trial Advocacy, DUI Defense, Elder Law, Estate Planning Law, Family Law Trial Advocacy, Juvenile Law - Child Welfare, Legal Professional Liability, Medical Professional Liability, Social Security Disability
Regulatory Scheme: Maine's code of professional responsibility permits lawyers to make truthful statements identifying fields of specialty practice or "reporting certification or other recognition of expertise conferred by a named organization that has been approved by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar." [Rule 3.8(b)]. The state plan of specialization permits the Board to "approve without further investigation an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association." [Maine Bar Rules - Rule 4(d)(24). Proposed revisions currently before the Court would allow communication of specialty certificaton only where the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has approved the certifying organization's program.
Contact:
Bar Counsel
Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar
97 Winthrop Street
P.O.Box 527
Augusta, ME 04332-0527
(207) 623-1121
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