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Volunteer lawyers can make all the difference for people unable to afford attorneys

The Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit that recruits, trains, manages and supports volunteer attorneys, students and community volunteers, connecting them with clients on civil legal issues. Services are free to Mainers with low incomes. ....

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A changing Maine means a changing legal landscape

The past three years have seen a lot of change in Maine, and it’s not all pandemic related. Law firms have had to adjust along the way as well. Recreational cannabis sales, an effort to improve diversity in the legal community, responding to the growing need for volunteer lawyers these are just a few of the issues that have taken the spotlight recently. ....

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Foundation names Hancock, Washington counties grantees for 2023

The Maine Justice Foundation has announced the recipients of the Hancock/Washington County Legal Aid ESO Fund 2023 Grants. Following an application process, the Maine Justice Foundation Grants, Programs & Policy Committee reviewed all qualified applications and made funding recommendations to the Board of Directors this September that were unanimously approved, according to a news release […] ....

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Think the Financial Crisis Is Over? Mortgage Servicers Still Abusing Borrowers For 10+ Years, Thanks to Lax Fannie/Freddie Oversight

Mortgage servicers are torturing borrowers who have been unable to pay for over a decade. All they are doing now is ripping off governments. ....

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