There were 202 lawyers in good standing in cities within Androscoggin County as of the first quarter of 2026, according to the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar.
This is a decrease from the previous quarter, when there were 205 lawyers.
Within Androscoggin County, Lewiston had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during the first quarter of 2026 (128).
In January 2025, a Kennebec County Superior Court judge ruled that Maine failed to provide legal representation to indigent defendants. The decision followed a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, which challenged the state’s system of court-appointed counsel and argued that gaps in public defense violate the Sixth Amendment.
As of May 2025, the ACLU of Maine reported that 358 people in the state faced criminal charges without legal counsel, a 238% increase from November 2023. The organization has called for the release of defendants who remain jailed without an attorney and for the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to guarantee continuous legal representation from a defendant’s first court appearance through the conclusion of the case.Â
In March 2025, a state court ruled in Robbins v. State of Maine that the state must implement measures to ensure timely access to counsel and consider release or dismissal of charges when representation is not provided within reasonable time limits.
As of March 1, 2026, average lawyer salaries in Maine ranged from $97,571 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $246,972 for highly experienced attorneys managing complex cases with significant autonomy (Attorney V). Mid-level attorneys, such as those in Attorney III roles—who handle highly complex legal work with moderate supervision—earned on average $182,836 in Maine, compared to $187,524 nationwide.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
| Lawyer Name | Bar Number | Date Of Admission |
|---|---|---|
| John D. Clifford | 000146 | 09/30/1976 |
| Richard L. Trafton | 000204 | 09/27/1977 |
| Maurice A. Libner | 000239 | 09/27/1977 |
| Jon S. Oxman | 000374 | 02/17/1971 |
| George A. Hess | 000375 | 09/02/1973 |
| James E. Tierney | 000622 | 03/14/1975 |
| Elliott L. Epstein | 000857 | 09/19/1978 |
| John B. Cole | 001006 | 11/01/1974 |
| Robert W. Clifford | 001202 | 08/16/1962 |
| Ronald P. Lebel | 001531 | 09/23/1974 |
| George H. Glover | 001608 | 12/31/1965 |
| John C. Orestis | 001672 | 08/15/1968 |
| Peter M. Garcia | 001673 | 12/31/1969 |
| Patricia A. Mador | 002379 | 07/23/1994 |
| Peter J. Brann | 002466 | 09/29/1981 |
| Catherine A. Valcourt | 002559 | 12/21/1981 |
| John C. Milazzo | 002582 | 10/05/1982 |
| Andrew B. Choate | 002630 | 10/05/1982 |
| Robert V. Hoy | 002728 | 04/12/1983 |
| Martha E. Greene | 002759 | 10/05/1983 |
| Jennifer N. Ferguson | 002810 | 10/05/1983 |
| Thomas P. Peters | 002820 | 10/05/1983 |
| Anthony K. Ferguson | 002821 | 10/05/1983 |
| Sheldon J. Tepler | 002837 | 01/01/1981 |
| Martin I. Eisenstein | 003027 | 09/01/1976 |
| Michael J. Welch | 003182 | 10/01/1985 |
| James P. Howaniec | 003204 | 12/31/1984 |
| Leonard I. Sharon | 003291 | 10/29/1970 |
| Benjamin E. DeTroy | 003583 | 09/17/1987 |
| Benjamin W. Lund | 003591 | 09/16/1987 |
| Edward Rabasco | 003598 | 09/17/1987 |
| Justin W. Leary | 003661 | 09/17/1987 |
| David J. Van Baars | 003727 | 09/16/1987 |
| Michael L. Dubois | 003827 | 09/29/1988 |
| Jane E. Skelton | 003908 | 08/31/1988 |
| Lisa R. Chase | 004105 | 04/20/2000 |
| Courtney Michalec | 004127 | 10/25/2006 |
| Adam R. Lee | 004143 | 10/16/2007 |
| Mia S. Poliquin Pross | 004188 | 10/17/2007 |
| Miriam Johnson | 004202 | 10/17/2007 |
| Aubrey Avonne-Marie Russell | 004228 | 10/16/2007 |
| Jason Dionne | 004317 | 10/13/2008 |
| Michael S. Malloy | 004352 | 10/30/2008 |
| Anne M. Torregrossa | 004374 | 10/31/2008 |
| Andrew P. Matulis | 004504 | 10/15/2009 |
| Amie C. Nickel | 004520 | 10/20/2009 |
| Travis M. Brennan | 004525 | 10/20/2009 |
| Lorne J. Fairbanks | 004527 | 10/21/2009 |
| Molly Watson Shukie | 004545 | 10/20/2009 |
| Matthew C. Garascia | 004572 | 10/20/2009 |
| Andrew F. Hastings | 004676 | 10/25/2010 |
| Elyse B. Segovias | 004696 | 10/25/2010 |
| Paul D. Corey | 004702 | 10/25/2010 |
| Heidi M. Drew | 004704 | 10/26/2010 |
| Scot H. Mattox | 004826 | 08/02/2011 |
| Paul J. Brunetti | 004900 | 10/27/2011 |
| Kristin Murray-James | 005011 | 10/03/2012 |
| Timothy M. Kenlan | 005017 | 11/01/2012 |
| Nathaniel A. Bessey | 005026 | 10/26/2007 |
| Elizabeth A. Kayatta | 005039 | 11/19/2012 |
| Jameson Hobbs | 005100 | 11/01/2012 |
| William C. Herbert | 005181 | 11/04/2012 |
| Jamesa J. Drake | 005194 | 09/29/2002 |
| Taylor S. Kilgore | 005220 | 10/27/2013 |
| Alexandra W. Winter | 005245 | 10/28/2013 |
| Braden M. Clement | 005290 | 10/27/2013 |
| Kendall A. Ricker | 005342 | 11/25/2013 |
| Christopher C. Marot | 005408 | 10/06/2014 |
| Briana L. White | 005433 | 10/24/2014 |
| Joshua K. Saucier | 005437 | 10/24/2014 |
| Meghan L. Myers | 005457 | 10/23/2014 |
| Michael E. Carey | 005483 | 10/23/2014 |
| Chaim Dov Sacks | 005500 | 10/16/2007 |
| Christopher C. Boots | 005545 | 12/22/2014 |
| Nathan R. Walsh | 005596 | 09/30/2015 |
| Joseph G.E. Gousse | 005601 | 10/16/2015 |
| Danylle McNally Theriault | 005608 | 10/15/2015 |
| Jesse J. Archer | 005713 | 05/24/2016 |
| Taylor A. Asen | 005832 | 08/14/2013 |
| Cheryl Brandt | 005874 | — |
| Eamonn R.C. Hart | 005936 | 02/06/2017 |
| Meryl E. Poulin | 005960 | 10/20/2017 |
| Katherine M. Hudson-MacRae | 005971 | 10/20/2017 |
| Alecia R. Hurley | 006007 | 10/23/2017 |
| Jamie E.T. Szal | 006016 | 12/08/2009 |
| Trevor D. Savage | 006028 | 10/23/2017 |
| Laura J. O’Neill | 006066 | 12/01/2008 |
| Lynn M. Ward | 006072 | 11/16/2011 |
| Kayla M. Alves | 006088 | 05/02/2018 |
| Akintoye Akinjiola | 006106 | 05/02/2018 |
| Joseph D. Foltz | 006150 | 10/09/2018 |
| Alex S. Parker | 006167 | 10/11/2018 |
| Anthony J. Hanson | 006193 | 10/11/2018 |
| David Geiger | 006232 | 01/09/2019 |
| Alice C. Kopij | 006306 | 12/19/2013 |
| Hannah Wurgaft | 006338 | 10/10/2019 |
| Rachel Cundiff | 006362 | 10/18/2019 |
| Katherine Hunziker | 006374 | 10/10/2019 |
| Jamie Lynn Bice | 006442 | 06/10/2020 |
| Trevor Brice | 006489 | 11/30/2017 |
| Abaigeal M. Ridge | 006534 | 11/23/2020 |
| Mitchel J. Roberge | 006536 | 12/10/2020 |
| Isobel Golden | 006604 | 12/11/2020 |
| Mikala Holt | 006690 | 06/30/2021 |
| Christine Louise McIntire | 006735 | 05/31/2013 |
| Shianne Bowlin | 006750 | 10/18/2021 |
| Lawrence J. Irwin | 006787 | 01/01/1989 |
| Peter D. Lowe | 006911 | 12/31/1986 |
| David W. Bertoni | 006993 | 11/22/1987 |
| Susan E. Oram | 007008 | 09/30/1983 |
| Kathleen E. Kienitz | 007206 | 10/14/1990 |
| Daniel C. Stockford | 007245 | 01/01/1991 |
| Shawn K. Bell | 007295 | 09/22/1991 |
| Scott J. Lynch | 007314 | 09/22/1991 |
| Kelly Ann McMorran | 007350 | 09/22/1991 |
| Donald S. Hornblower | 007383 | 09/22/1991 |
| Daniel A. D’Auteuil | 007831 | 10/19/1993 |
| Kevin R. Haley | 007943 | 10/16/1994 |
| Lynn B. Gelinas | 007978 | 10/16/1994 |
| Laura J. Garcia | 008066 | 05/07/1995 |
| Stephen J. Sucy | 008130 | 10/17/1995 |
| Adam J. Garcia | 008137 | 10/17/1995 |
| Samuel M. Mathis | 008215 | 10/17/1995 |
| Christopher E. L’Hommedieu | 008299 | 05/12/1996 |
| James E. Belleau | 008314 | 10/16/1996 |
| Craig A. Bramley | 008368 | 10/18/1996 |
| William K. Skelton | 008589 | 10/16/1997 |
| Neil J. Kiely | 008669 | 07/31/1994 |
| Jennifer H. Rohde | 008694 | 08/31/1997 |
| Annette M. Wilson | 008725 | 10/31/1993 |
| Sarah K. Hall | 008734 | 10/25/1998 |
| Darcie P.L. Beaudin | 008737 | 10/25/1998 |
| Brian M. Cullen | 008747 | 12/17/1985 |
| Nicholas S. Worden | 008759 | 11/06/1997 |
| Clinton L. Boothby | 008863 | 10/10/1999 |
| Verne E. Paradie | 008929 | 10/26/1999 |
| Kristina M. Donovan | 008977 | 10/30/1998 |
| Melanie R. Portas | 008979 | 05/15/2000 |
| Jennifer A. Archer | 009042 | 10/27/2000 |
| Joan Bryant-Deschenes | 009132 | 05/21/2001 |
| Jason R. Ranger | 009162 | 09/18/2001 |
| Matthew Mastrogiacomo | 009184 | 10/17/2001 |
| Marc N. Frenette | 009295 | 10/17/2001 |
| Sarah A. Churchill | 009320 | 10/16/2002 |
| Sarah C. Mitchell | 009344 | 10/16/2002 |
| Theodore A. Small | 009364 | 10/16/2002 |
| Benjamin Rogoff Gideon | 009419 | 06/20/2000 |
| Judge Tammy L. Ham-Thompson | 009432 | 05/21/2003 |
| Kenneth J. Albert | 009498 | 10/24/2003 |
| Karen M. Bilodeau | 009499 | 10/23/2003 |
| Steven M. Carey | 009500 | 10/24/2003 |
| Richard A. Charest | 009514 | 10/23/2003 |
| David Swetnam-Burland | 009569 | 07/25/2003 |
| Lindsey Morrill Sands | 009576 | 04/27/2003 |
| Michael Theodore Bigos | 009607 | 10/24/2003 |
| James F. Pross | 009641 | 10/27/2004 |
| Joshua Klein-Golden | 009849 | 10/26/2005 |
| Stephanie Jazlowiecki-Mills | 009937 | 12/12/2005 |
| Thomas W. Bell | 009954 | 04/21/2006 |
| Neil E. McLean | 009989 | 05/24/2006 |
| Stacy O. Stitham | 010016 | 05/18/2006 |
| Christian J. Lewis | 010034 | 10/24/2006 |
| John D. Clifford V | 010044 | 10/25/2006 |
| Adam P. Sherman | 010053 | 10/25/2006 |
| Susan A. Faunce | 010060 | 10/24/2006 |
| Charles P. Hehmeyer | 010096 | 10/01/1986 |
| Katherine Randall | 010193 | 05/23/2022 |
| Dylan J. Cox | 010195 | 06/22/2022 |
| Charles M. King | 010221 | 10/24/2012 |
| Brian C. Yeager | 010254 | 10/08/2010 |
| Carly Rachel Cosgrove | 010256 | 10/17/2022 |
| Adam T. Mooney | 010258 | 10/18/2022 |
| Lori Ann Renzullo Quam | 010265 | 10/18/2022 |
| Rosalie Beth Carney Wennberg | 010316 | 10/18/2022 |
| Kryston Lemay | 010407 | 05/15/2023 |
| Emma G. Bilodeau | 010657 | 10/15/2023 |
| Jacob D. Sclar | 010664 | 10/15/2023 |
| Holly A. Lupo | 010672 | 10/18/2023 |
| Hunter Donovan | 010722 | 10/23/2023 |
| Mary Morrissey Torsch | 010766 | 11/27/2023 |
| Rebecca M. Herzig | 010861 | — |
| Jaclyn Lauren Salevsky | 010954 | 05/20/2024 |
| Kiernan Majerus-Collins | 011124 | 10/15/2024 |
| Meredith Westover Scott | 011129 | 10/15/2024 |
| Michaela Lombardo | 011157 | 10/16/2024 |
| Christian A. Jones | 011163 | 10/16/2024 |
| Jesse Audet | 011229 | — |
| Ryan Donald Trismen | 011249 | 11/20/2024 |
| Micah J. Charette | 011260 | 11/13/2024 |
| Benjamin D. Raker | 011282 | 12/14/2017 |
| Nicholas Holmes | 011291 | 02/10/2025 |
| Charles Owen Burden | 011312 | 10/05/2016 |
| Arel Zen Doyle | 011342 | 05/12/2025 |
| Joseph A. Caissie | 011404 | 05/27/2025 |
| Kaci Alley | 011429 | 10/13/2025 |
| Brianne M. Bailey | 011430 | 10/14/2025 |
| Austin Plaster | 011464 | 10/16/2025 |
| Jacob Anthony Martin | 011477 | 10/16/2025 |
| Emily E. Nyman | 011491 | 10/16/2025 |
| Grace Fellows Eddy | 011503 | 10/16/2025 |
| Eric Rollins | 011524 | — |
| Zahava Assunda Bennett | 011555 | 10/13/2009 |
Information in this story was obtained from the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. The source data can be found here.
