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95 Main Street, P.O. Box 3200
Auburn, Maine 04212-3200 (Androscoggin Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
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(Main Office) The firm of Skelton, Taintor & Abbott was founded in 1853 and currently consists of 19 lawyers serving clients throughout the State of Maine. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under general practice. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Labor and Employment Law, Hospital and Health Law, Insurance, Administrative, Corporations, Real Estate, Taxation, Family Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Public Utility, Schools and Higher Education, Media, Municipal, Zoning, Disability and Workers Compensation Law, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Securities, Financial Institutional Law, Divorce and Employee Benefits. Year Established: 1853
Firm Size: 18
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Androscoggin County Commissioners
Androscoggin Savings Bank
Bates College
Central Maine Medical Center
Auburn Savings & Loan Association
Auburn Housing Authority
Maine School Administrative District No. 52
Lewiston Sun Journal
YMCA
YWCA
Community Concepts, Inc.
Auburn Water and Sewer Districts
Geiger Bros.
Lewiston Housing Authority
Bangor Gas Company.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Employer's Reinsurance Co.
Utica Insurance
Agway Insurance Co.
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Farmers Home Administration
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Ticor Title Insurance Co.
Maine Municipal Bond Bank
Maine Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority.
Address95 Main Street P.O. Box 3200
Auburn, ME 04212-3200, (Androscoggin Co.)
PhonePhone: 207-784-3200
Fax: 207-784-3345
Websitehttp://www.stalegal.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Stephen P. Beale (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1967, Maine; 1968, U.S. District Court; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., cum laude, 1964); Boston College (LL.B., 1967). Member: Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen P. Beale
Darcie P.L. Beaudin (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts and Maine; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2005, U.S. District Court District of Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Boston College (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk, Justice Robert Clifford, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1998. Member: Androscoggin and Maine State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Darcie P.L. Beaudin
James E. Belleau (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1996, Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Chairman, City of Lewiston Zoning Board of Appeals, 2003-2004. Member: Androscoggin County (President, 2004-2006) and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Municipal Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Construction Law; Mechanics Liens; Surety Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: James E. Belleau
Jill A. Checkoway (Member) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 1978, Maine. Education: Purdue University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Boston University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates. Member, Supreme Judicial Court Advisory Committee on Probate Rules, 1984-1992, 1997-2006. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Jill A. Checkoway
John B. Cole (Member) born Salem, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1974, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1970); Syracuse University (J.D., 1974). Assistant District Attorney, 1974-1975. Deputy District Attorney, 1975-1976. Member: Maine Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Higher Education Law.Email: John B. Cole
Bryan M. Dench (Member) born Westfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1975, Maine and U.S. District Court; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1972); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law. Member, Grievance Commission, 1979-1990. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate; Taxation; Municipal; Land Use; Zoning Law.Email: Bryan M. Dench
Marc N. Frenette (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Maine, School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Law Clerk, Justice Robert Clifford, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 2001. Research Editor, Maine Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Androscoggin County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Marc N. Frenette
Peter M. Garcia (Member) born New Rochelle, New York; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, Maine; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Business Reorganization; Arbitration.Email: Peter M. Garcia
Gretchen L. Jones (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1989, Maine; 2007, New Hampshire. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., Mathematics, 1980); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Androscoggin County, Maine (Chair, Consumer, and Financial Institutions Law Section) and New Hampshire (Corporation, Banking, and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Banking Regulation; Financial Services Law; Intellectual Property; Public Finance Law.Email: Gretchen L. Jones
Ronald P. Lebel (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1974, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Maine (B.A., with high distinction, 1971); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, The Best Attorneys Network, Family Law, and Best of the U.S. Member, Lewiston Board of Appeals, 1974-1979. Finance Commissioner, City of Lewiston, 1980-1981. County Commissioner, 1980-1984. Chairman Auburn Charter Commission, 1990. Member: Androscoggin County (President, 1989) and Maine State Bar Associations; Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Government; Civil Litigation Law; Zoning Law; Land Use.Email: Ronald P. Lebel
Michael R. Poulin (Member) born Lewiston, Maine; admitted to bar, 1982, Maine and U. S. District Court, District of Maine; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1973); University of Maine (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Co-Author: "Termination of Hospital Medical Staff Priviledges for Economic Reasons: An Appeal for Consistency," Maine Law Review, 1994. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Michael R. Poulin
Norman J. Rattey (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1982, Maine; 1983, Vermont; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Middlebury College (M.A., 1976); University of Maine (J.D., 1982). Member, 1986-2004 and Chairman, 1991-2004, Town of Brunswick Zoning Board of Appeals. Practice Areas: Corporations; Real Estate; Banking Law; Zoning Law.Email: Norman J. Rattey
Alan G. Stone (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, Maine; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Boston University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972); Washington University (J.D., 1975). Author: "Preparing for Sentencing," Maine Bar Journal, November, 1986; "State of Maine v. Cynthia Palmer: The Defenses of Abnormal Condition of Mind and Involuntary Conduct," Maine Criminal Law Journal, March, 1986. Attorney/Examiner, Maine Public Utilities Commission, 1975-1979. Governor, Maine Bar Association, 1986-1990. Chair, Panel C. Maine Grievance Commission, Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, 1996-2003. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law. Member: Androscoggin County Bar Association (Past President); Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Public Utility Law; Criminal Defense.Email: Alan G. Stone
Stephen B. Wade (Member) born Rumford, Maine; admitted to bar, 1980, Maine; 1981, Michigan. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., Civil Engineering, cum laude, 1976); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation. Listed in New England Super Lawyers. Member: Maine Trial Lawyers Association; National Board of Trial Advocacy (Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney). Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Business Litigation; Civil Rights.Email: Stephen B. Wade
——————————Kelly Hoffman (Associate) born Fort Hood, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Maine. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., International Studies, German, 2000); Seton Hall University (M.A., summa cum laude, 2005); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude 2008). Member, Moot Court Board. Editor: Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations; Ocean and Coastal Law Journal. Summer Associate, Hausmaninger Kletter Rechtsanwälte in Vienna, Austria. Languages: German and Polish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Taxation.Email: Kelly Hoffman
Adam Lee (Associate) born Derry, New Hampshire; admitted to bar, 2007, Maine; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Texas (B.A., History, 2002); Vermont Law School(J.D., cum laude, 2007). Judicial Law Clerk to Justices Jabar, Marden, Mills, Nivison and Studstrup, Kennebec Superior Court (2007-2008); Law Clerk, Vermont Attorney General (2006). Research Fellow, Environmental Tax Policy Institute (2005-2007). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense; Municipal Law; Governmental Law.Email: Adam Lee
Michael Malloy (Associate) born Natick, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2008, Maine and Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., International Politics & Economics, French, high departmental honors, 2002); Université de Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) and Institut Catholique, Paris, France (J.D., cum laude, 2001); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Michael Malloy
Kelly L. Turner (Associate) born Portland, Maine; admitted to bar, 2002, Maine. Education: University of New England (B.S., 1999); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Government; Municipal Law.Email: Kelly L. Turner
OF COUNSELWilliam H. Clifford, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Lewiston, Maine, October 20; admitted to bar, 1956, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1951); Boston University (LL.B., 1956). County Attorney, County of Androscoggin, 1963-1970. State Senator, District 13, 1971-1972. Member, The Select Commission of Professional Responsibility, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.
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