LEWISTON — The Million Dollar Advocates Forum announces that attorney Verne Paradie Jr. of Lewiston has been certified as a member. Membership in the forum is limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion-dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Forum membership acknowledges excellence in advocacy and provides members with a national network of experienced colleagues […]
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Lewiston lawyer plays role in freeing murder defendant
PORTLAND — A Lewiston lawyer who worked with a defense team that on Wednesday secured the freedom of Anthony Sanborn Jr., who had been convicted in the murder of a 16-year-old girl, said the volume of evidence not shared with Sanborn’s trial lawyers was “monumental.” A judge re-sentenced Sanborn on Wednesday to time served, 27 years […]
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High court rejects Lewiston’s Nicholas Begin’s conviction appeal
The state’s highest court ruled Thursday against a Lewiston man, upholding his conviction on several charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer. Nicholas Begin, 28, had been at the Bartlett Street home of a woman named “Ashley,” who had secured a protection order against Begin, according to a written opinion issued by the Maine […]
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Hearing for convicted Lewiston man’s new murder trial concludes
AUBURN — A judge watched three videos and listened to two audio recordings Wednesday during a hearing on a motion filed by a Lewiston man who was convicted of murder last summer and is seeking a new trial. Michael McNaughton, 27, was in Androscoggin County Superior Court for the continuation of a February hearing at […]