Aroostook News

There were 65 lawyers in good standing in cities within Aroostook County as of the third quarter of 2024, according to the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar.

This is unchanged from the previous quarter.

Within Aroostook County, Presque Isle had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during the third quarter of 2024 (20).

Lawyers in good standing do not have any complaints or disciplinary actions being taken against them.

As of December 2024, the average salary for a starting lawyer in Maine is around $103,838 per year, which is roughly in line with the national average.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been authorized to sue the state of Maine for allegedly failing to provide legal representation to indigent defendants. According to an ACLU report, nearly 800 individuals were without legal counsel in October 2024, a significant increase of over 620% compared to November 2023.

"Today’s order shows that it is time for the finger-pointing to stop. Just as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 61 years ago, the entirety of government is responsible for upholding the people’s right to an attorney – not one agency, one official, or one branch of government,” said ACLU of Maine Legal Director Carol Garvan.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Bar Number	Date Of Admission
Robert R. Michaud	000024	06/28/1971
Richard L. Rhoda	000124	04/15/1974
David J. Edgar	000141	09/28/1976
Hugh S. Kirkpatrick	000231	01/01/1960
Gary A. Severson	000719	09/02/1965
William J. Smith	000893	08/07/1967
Daniel R. Nelson	000937	04/22/1977
Philip K. Jordan	000979	08/30/1972
Alan F. Harding	001113	10/14/1978
Forrest W. Barnes	001295	09/03/1963
Robert F. Ward	001343	10/03/1975
James L. Lavertu	001617	12/31/1974
Jeffrey Pickering	001644	10/02/1975
Richard L. Currier	002245	09/30/1980
Robert G. Bellefleur	002333	11/05/1978
Carrie L. Linthicum	002380	12/18/1980
Martha A. Grant	002427	10/06/1981
Robert J. Plourde	002650	10/05/1982
Patrick E. Hunt	002707	04/19/1983
Richard D. Solman	002724	11/09/1981
Michael E. Carpenter	002730	03/31/1983
Sarah E. LeClaire	002841	10/05/1983
Brian T. McNally	003235	12/31/1979
Norman G. Trask	003901	09/28/1988
Christine M. Smith	004388	10/30/2008
Kari A. Wells-Puckett	004483	10/14/2009
Adam P. Swanson	005118	11/01/2012
Jessica R. Currier	005284	10/27/2013
Jeremiah M. McIntosh	005543	11/21/2014
Freeman Corey	005670	--
Cassandra D. Rodgers	005815	10/27/2016
Molly M. McGuire	005910	05/15/2017
Mark A. Roy	006110	02/29/2008
Christiana Rein	006360	10/10/2019
John Inglis	006420	06/20/2019
Amanda L. Bridges	006548	11/29/2020
Daniel J. Picard	006651	05/10/1982
Benjamin T. Everett	006745	10/17/2021
Allan W. Hanson	006814	04/27/1989
Brent A. York	006837	09/28/1989
Scott G. Hunter	007031	10/09/1990
Richard K. Dubois	007032	10/10/1990
Jefferson T. Ashby	007509	10/12/1992
Francis E. Bemis	007738	10/15/1993
Matthew Colin Dyer	007858	05/16/1994
Christopher M. Leger	008250	05/08/1996
James M. Dunleavy	008315	10/16/1996
Heidi D. Silver	008582	10/16/1997
Vaughn Marquis	008822	11/17/1997
Luke M. Rossignol	008913	10/25/1999
Todd R. Collins	008970	10/26/1998
Alfred Lamarre	009025	09/21/2000
Patrick R. Bennett	009170	10/17/2001
Theodore M. Smith	009231	10/25/2001
Michele D. L. Kenney	009254	05/13/2002
Neil J. Prendergast	009810	05/19/2005
Matthew A. Hunter	009831	10/27/2004
Channa Dawn Jackson	009960	05/24/2006
Ian Anderson	010094	10/18/2021
Elisabeth Anne Fontugne	010157	05/06/2015
Richard Gregory	010176	06/10/2013
Bennett Donald Cassidy	010261	10/18/2022
Harold L. Stewart	010267	10/17/2022
Tanya L. Sleeper	010417	05/16/2023
Jacob T. Flewelling	010648	10/16/2023