An Auburn attorney has been suspended from practicing law for nine months. A single justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found that Jeffrey P. White violated multiple ethics rules in the past five years. White, who has practiced for more than 37 years, focuses on bankruptcy cases. The Maine Board of Overseers of the […]
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Jim Howaniec, two other musician lawyers release debut album
LEWISTON — The title track, “Andreita,” has shades of Paul Simon. “Me and the Moon” goes a little country. “Batman in Pacific Palisades” is as dance-worthy as three acoustic guitars can get. After five years of playing together, lawyers Jim Howaniec, Steve Brochu and Stephen Dassatti released a new CD last week. Next up: Agreeing […]
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Maine lawyer gets two years for laundering drug money
PORTLAND (AP) — A former criminal defense attorney and sports agent from Maine has been sentenced to two years in prison for laundering nearly $200,000 of a business partner’s illicit drug profits. Gary Prolman of Saco broke down in tears as he apologized at his sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland. Prolman […]
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Franklin County lawyers boycott state-appointed sex-assault cases
FARMINGTON — Two defense lawyers in Franklin County have announced they will no longer be taking on state-appointed sexual-assault cases, in a protest against the state’s compensation rate for public defenders. In a March 6 letter to the Franklin County Courts, Walter Hanstein of Farmington and David Sanders of Livermore Falls said the $50-per-hour rate for […]
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Maine bar association seeks to help veterans
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine State Bar Association has launched a campaign aimed at providing legal help to veterans. The bar association says the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan over the coming 17 months will result in returning service members who will face employment and financial challenges, stressful family situations and legal issues that might have […]