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Bernstein Shur, a leading New England based law firm, has committed to a $50,000 gift to the University of Maine School of Law. This gift, made in honor of retiring shareholder Pat Peard, will support the areas of greatest need… Read More… about The University of Maine School of Law receives ,000 gift from Bernstein Shur in honor of social justice advocate Pat Peard ’88
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Student attorneys in the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law recently won two significant cases on the “prisoner mailbox rule,” which involved whether prisoners could be penalized for the prison’s delayed delivery of time-sensitive… Read More… about Maine Law student attorneys win cases on the “prisoner mailbox rule”
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Joseph L. Cassidy, an alumnus of the University of Maine School of Law, recently became president of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC). He is the 11th person to lead SMCC in its 72-year history. Prior to becoming president of SMCC,… Read More… about Joseph L. Cassidy ’00 named president of Southern Maine Community College
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Margaret Sova McCabe, an alumna of the University of Maine School of Law, has been named Dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. She began her deanship on July 1, 2018. Prior to this appointment she was a… Read More… about Margaret Sova McCabe ’95 named Dean of University of Arkansas School of Law
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The Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law was recently awarded a grant of $197,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The grant will fund an additional two years of support for the Clinic’s juvenile… Read More… about John T. Gorman Foundation renews support for Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic’s juvenile justice reform projects
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Maine Law’s PreLaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program, initiated by a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Law School Admission Council, welcomed a diverse cohort of 25 college undergraduates for a four-week, summer immersion program in Portland this summer. Scholars came together… Read More… about PLUS Program: An opportunity to find diverse voices
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Orlando Delogu, emeritus professor at the University of Maine School of Law, will present the annual Constitution Day Lecture at Maine Law on Monday, September 17, 2018. The title of his lecture is “The U.S. and Maine’s Constitution Both Indicate… Read More… about Orlando Delogu to present 2018 Constitution Day Lecture at Maine Law
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Applications opened this week for Maine Law students interested in participating in the second year of the Law School’s Rural Practice Fellowships. These fellowships offer students the opportunity to work full-time with private law firms in rural areas over a… Read More… about Maine Law continues to focus on Rural Practice Initiatives
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Maine’s juvenile justice system should shift away from reliance on large facilities like Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland towards a continuum of care utilizing community-based in-home services and evidence-based out-of-home services for youth, according to a new… Read More… about Broad Changes to Maine’s Juvenile Justice System recommended by experts at USM and Maine Law
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Law students from Maine are providing volunteer legal help to immigrant and refugee women held at a federal detention center in Texas, in response to a sharp increase in immigration arrests over the past year. A total of 10 students… Read More… about Maine Law students provide legal aid at Texas immigration detention center
