Attorneys at Law
AUBURN, Maine – Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Amy Dieterich presented at a National Business Institute seminar titled “Family Law from A to Z”, which took place on July 10, 2019 in Portland, Maine. Dieterich lectured on the topic of ‘Discovery in Divorce,’ which included discussion of what type of information is discoverable in familyRead More
AUBURN, Maine – Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Jordan Payne Hay recently completed the Maine State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy, the mission of which is to promote and encourage leadership and professionalism while building camaraderie. A select group of attorneys, who have been in practice for at least two years but no more than 10Read More
Local lawyers become part of leading organization for elder law attorneys. Attorneys William K. Skelton (Bill) and Darcie P. L. Beaudin of Skelton Taintor & Abbott of Auburn have become members of ElderCounsel, a national organization of elder law and special needs planning attorneys. “We are delighted to welcome Bill and Darcie to ElderCounsel,” saidRead More
On December 20, 2018, Pres. Trump signed into law the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). The new law provides important agricultural and nutritional policy extensions for five years. The most interesting changes involve the cannabis plant, and its potentially significant impact on the application for and registration of trademarks used inRead More
AUBURN, Maine – Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Jordan Payne Hay will be leading a Medical Leave and Sick Leave HR Workshop (entitled, “Sick of Dealing with Sick Leave? A (non-sickness inducing) Interactive Presentation about Medical and Sick Leave for Employees”) is free of charge and sponsored by the Southern Midcoast Chamber of Commerce. TheRead More
AUBURN, Maine – Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Jordan Payne Hay will be a speaker at the Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce’s June Breakfast meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 6th from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Lafleur’s Restaurant in Jay. You can register for this meeting online at http://www.jay-livermore-lf.org/event-3408975Read More
You may have read the news that on April 12, 2019, Maine enacted a new law called “An Act Regarding Pay Equality.” You can read the short law here. Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont actually already have similar laws. What you need to know about the law is that it is now illegal in Maine forRead More
AUBURN, Maine – Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Ronald P. Lebel and his wife Joanne recently had the pleasure of presenting the Against All Odds Scholarship Award to Kauna Yaga, a student at Central Maine Community College (CMCC), at the college’s annual dinner. The dinner was hosted by CMCC’s Education Foundation Board ofRead More
Every person over the age of eighteen should consider having a financial power of attorney. A “financial” power of attorney allows you to choose another individual, your “agent”, whom you trust, to handle your finances for you. If you become temporarily or permanently incapacitated in the future, your agent can help you pay your bills,Read More
The Maine State Bar is running an essay contest and an art poster contest this year for Law Day. The essay contest is open to to all Maine students in grades 9-12 and the art poster contest is open to all Maine students in grades 4-8. Click here Law_Day_Essay_2019 for the contest entry form andRead More
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