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Professor Jon Chapman is closing a remarkable chapter at Maine Law after a decades-long career in public service. Known to students for his practical insight, steady presence, and trademark sense of humor, Chapman leaves behind a legacy shaped by both… Read More… about Professor Jon Chapman’s enduring influence
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Emily Elmore ’25, did not set out to follow a traditional path after graduating from Maine Law. Instead, she built one, launching her own practice the very day she learned she had passed the bar. But while her trajectory is… Read More… about From Practice to Purpose: One alumna’s commitment to public interest and giving back
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Andrew B. Benson ’88 has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as United States Attorney for the District of Maine. A veteran prosecutor with more than three decades of legal experience, Benson began his career in a district attorney’s office… Read More… about Andrew Benson ’88 confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
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Maine Law celebrated the graduation of 87 J.D. candidates and 1 LL.M. candidate on Saturday, May 23 in Portland’s beautiful Merrill Auditorium. degrees. The Class of 2026 included students ranging in age from 20 to 56, with 56 percent Maine… Read More… about Maine Law confers 88 total degrees on the Class of 2026
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Even before he arrived at Maine Law, Adam Fortier-Brown ’26 had already built a career centered on public service, policy, and advocacy. After several years working in Washington, D.C., on issues ranging from federal legislation to climate resilience and national… Read More… about Adam Fortier-Brown ’26 brings a lifelong commitment to Maine communities into study and practice
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By the time Erin Jackson ‘26 was helping incoming students navigate their first days at Maine Law as a student affairs fellow, she had already become a familiar face across campus. She worked in residential life at Portland Commons, organized… Read More… about Erin Jackson ‘26 receives The Morgan Taylor Spirit of Service Award
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For Alexandra Logan ’26, the path to Maine Law was shaped by a career that kept pulling her closer to the fast-moving world of privacy and cybersecurity law. A Maine native who grew up in the Brunswick area and attended… Read More… about Alexandra Logan ’26 finds her place at the intersection of privacy, business, and the law
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When Natalie Jump ’26 arrived at Maine Law, she thought she had a pretty clear sense of what she wanted to do. After studying environmental studies at Ursinus College, she imagined a future rooted in environmental policy and advocacy. Law… Read More… about Natalie Jump ‘26: An ever-evolving understanding of the law
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Somewhere between the classroom, clinical work, and raising a newborn during law school, Jacob Stern found clarity about the kind of lawyer he wanted to become. Not the kind primarily interested in the law as an abstract system or intellectual… Read More… about Jacob Stern ‘26: Finding purpose in the law through practice
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When Ryan Morse ’26 arrived at Maine Law, he had a clear plan: “It was important for me to practice in Maine,” he said. “I wasn’t going anywhere else.” At the time, his interests were firmly rooted in trust taxation… Read More… about Ryan Morse ‘26: Charting his own path at Maine Law
