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Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services

Published
August 25, 2023

Maine chief justice asks legal community to help represent indigent clients

Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill said in a letter to seven large law firms that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is considering rule changes for lawyers willing to take child custody appeals.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine’s new public defenders aim to close attorney shortage in rural areas

The five-member Rural Defender Unit is representing people in places like Aroostook and Washington counties, where many cannot afford – or find – a lawyer.
Published
July 4, 2023

New state legal defense director wants to bring young attorneys in to do ‘important work’

Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
Published
June 26, 2023

Maine legislative agenda could chip away at lawsuit’s gripes against indigent defense system

A lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been quietly pending for more than a year. And while neither group will talk about its progress, a number of pending bills take aim at fixing the system.
Published
June 11, 2023

Civil rights group may seek federal probe of Maine’s indigent defense system

A forthcoming report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will detail shortcomings of legal services for the state’s poor.

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Published
April 24, 2023

Maine agency for indigent legal defense announces new leader

Jim Billings will take over as executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. Toby Jandreau will become the state's new lead public defender.
Published
April 20, 2023

Maine lawmakers reject expanded legal support for families in child protection system

The pilot sought to connect 30 families in central Maine with attorneys who could help them navigate the child protective system before losing custody of their children.
Published
April 18, 2023

Maine’s commission on indigent defense to make job offer to executive director candidate

The commission's current director, Justin Andrus, announced this year that he will leave the position by June 30.
Published
March 10, 2023

Advisers to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urge Maine lawmakers to pay for indigent defense

Lawmakers recommend keeping $150-an-hour pay raise for lawyers and adding a $3 million public defender office.
Published
March 1, 2023

Maine attorneys coming back to court-appointed rosters

The Maine Legislature's recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog of cases clogging up the state's courts.