Lawyers in Lewiston, ME

Finding a lawyer in Lewiston

Lewiston sits on the Androscoggin River across from Auburn, the seat of Androscoggin County, and cases from the area are generally heard in Androscoggin County's courts. The city grew up around its riverside textile mills and is now home to Bates College and a sizable immigrant community, mostly from Somalia and other parts of Africa, which shapes a legal market that handles family, housing and immigration matters alongside the usual criminal and injury work.

Legal issues people in Lewiston bring to lawyers

Immigration lawyers assist the city's many immigrant and refugee families with visas, asylum, family petitions and citizenship. Real estate and landlord-tenant lawyers work through disputes tied to Lewiston's older multi-family housing, much of it converted from the former mill-worker neighborhoods. Family and divorce attorneys handle parental rights, support and property division in the District Court's family division. Workers' compensation lawyers represent people hurt on the job at the area's remaining manufacturing and healthcare employers. Personal injury and car accident lawyers take on claims from local streets and winter driving conditions. Estate planning and probate attorneys help residents write wills and trusts and settle an estate.

Choosing a law firm in Lewiston

Look up the attorney through the Board of Overseers of the Bar's online directory to confirm the registration is active and in good standing, and to see any public discipline. Ask about experience specific to your kind of case in Androscoggin County's courts, and for immigration or family matters, whether staff can communicate in languages common among Lewiston's immigrant residents if that matters for your situation. Get the fee arrangement in writing before any work begins.

Free and low-cost help

Pine Tree Legal Assistance serves lower-income Lewiston-area residents with housing, family and benefits matters, and the Volunteer Lawyers Project covers other civil needs. The Maine State Bar Association runs a lawyer referral service for a reduced-fee first consultation, and anyone charged with a crime who cannot afford a lawyer has the right to court-appointed counsel.

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change and every case is different — talk to a licensed Maine attorney about your situation.