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136 ABA Journal Maine articles.

Judge to Ex-Lawyer: Snow Job Could Help Repay Clients

A Maine judge has ordered an ex-lawyer to get a job, any job, so he can repay the money he stole from client escrows and his grandfather’s estate. John Frankenfield of Skowhegan has repaid only $50 of $219,000 in court-ordered restitution, the Sun Journal reports. He was convicted of skimming…

Mar 6, 2008 3:17 PM CST

More Verrill Dana Fallout re Former Partner’s Alleged $400K Theft

The managing partner at one of Maine’s biggest and best-known law firms has resigned his post in the wake of a former partner’s alleged theft of just over $400,000 from the firm and some clients. David Warren, who is credited with leading a successful turnaround at Verrill Dana after it…

Jan 15, 2008 6:32 PM CST

Secretary to Axed Partner Plans Whistle-Blower Suit

A legal secretary who warned a major Maine law firm that the senior partner for whom she worked was apparently mishandling funds now plans to file a whistle-blower suit, contending that she was wrongfully fired as a result. Ellie Rommel’s attorney also expects to file a claim with the Maine…

Dec 14, 2007 9:32 PM CST

Maine Law Firm Axes Former Chair, Alleges Theft

A major law firm in Maine has reportedly sent a 29-year attorney packing and mailed a letter to 1,000 clients alleging that he misappropriated funds. Verrill Dana “severed its relationship” with longtime partner John Duncan, a former chairman of the law firm’s executive board, after he “misappropriated” firm funds and…

Dec 12, 2007 9:29 PM CST

Mom’s Murder Leads to New Maine Laws

Over the years, William Bruce had reportedly attempted suicide, attacked both of his siblings, resulting in broken limbs, and threatened friends with an AK-47 automatic rifle, among other incidents. So no one who knew him well was amazed when the then 25-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, apparently in the throes of a…

Aug 3, 2007 11:31 PM CDT

Chief Justice Hospitalized for Seizure, Fall

Updated: Chief Justice John G. Roberts was taken by ambulance to the hospital Monday after a reported fall while he was vacationing in Maine. The fall was caused by a seizure, according to the Associated Press. Roberts, 52, was at his summer home on an island near Port Clyde when…

Jul 30, 2007 11:30 PM CDT

Woman Sues Fidel Castro in Dad’s Death

It isn’t every day that a U.S. court has to figure out how to serve a complaint on Fidel Castro–not to mention his brother, Raul, the Republic of Cuba and the Cuban army. So Justice Nancy Mills, who sits in Waldo County Superior Court in Maine, took a little time…

Jul 24, 2007 7:47 PM CDT

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Oct 14, 2004 7:44 AM CDT

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