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The Information Explosion: What Lawyers Need to Know About the New Internet
by Lewis Eisen

   Date: March 26, 2010
   Location: Augusta Civic Center, Augusta
   CLE Credits: 3.0
   Includes 1 Hour Ethic/Prof. Resp.
   Registration Begins: 8:45 AM .
   Program Adjourns: 12:45 PM

To register online, please click here.

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You can also complete and fax your registration form to 207-623-0083 or call CLE staff at 1-877-622-7554.

The Information Explosion: What Lawyers Need to Know About the New Internet
- Live Webcast

   Date: March 26, 2010
   CLE Credits: 3.0
   Includes 1 Hour Ethic/Prof. Resp.
   Registration Begins: 8:45 AM .
   Program Adjourns: 12:45 PM

To register online, please click here.

You can also complete and fax your registration form to 207-623-0083 or call CLE staff at 1-877-622-7554.

To download the program brochure and registration form, please click here.

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The 2009 edition of ‘On Your Own’ is here!

The 2009 edition of the Maine State Bar Association’s popular “On Your Own,” our free booklet that helps prepare young people for some of the legal complexities of adulthood, is available for download now by clicking HERE.

“On Your Own” has been printed and published for more than a quarter century, primarily for distribution through Maine high schools to graduating seniors.

The 2009 edition, essentially a downloadable PDF, has several advantages over previous versions. In addition to immediate and unlimited availability to everyone who wants a copy, the PDF version has numerous website links and cross-references “hot” links. This means readers can instantly read the additional information available at these links, both within “On Your Own” and on the World Wide Web.

In past years, “On Your Own” was published as a 5.5 x 8.5-inch booklet. The 2009 edition, however, has been redesigned so that downloads may be printed easily on standard letter-size paper.

Maine high schools and libraries will soon receive the 2009 “On Your Own” on compact discs, each with an accompanying printed version for reference purposes, for curriculum and onsite reading use.

The booklet’s September release makes it more useful to teachers, guidance counselors and others who use “On Your Own” in educational programs.

LRIS is “The Right Call” When You Need a Lawyer

The Right Call for the Right Lawyer is the slogan trademarked by the American Bar Association for use by lawyer referral services meeting the ABA’s standards of professional experience criteria, accountability, and public service. This summer, the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Maine State Bar Association became one of fewer than 70 referral services nationwide authorized to use this slogan and the ABA seal of approval.

As an impartial not-for-profit professional and public service, the Lawyer Referral & Information Service is, more clearly now than ever, the most effective access point for members of the public looking for assistance with legal issues.

1-800-860-1460

2009 edition of 'On Your Own' available online

March 12, 2010

High court upholds state wind farm law

PORTLAND — Maine's highest court upheld a state law Thursday that aims to hasten the permitting process for wind farms in the state.
Portland Press Herald

Bill requiring licenses for contractors fails

AUGUSTA — Another legislative effort to require building contractors to be licensed by the state has fallen short in committee – this time by one vote.
Portland Press Herald

March 11, 2010

Case of light cigarettes may return to top court

BANGOR, Maine — A lawsuit over the marketing of light cigarettes could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court Bangor Daily News

Lobsterman shooting trial continues

ROCKLAND — The trial continues for a Maine lobsterman charged with shooting a fellow fisherman in the neck in a dispute over fishing territory Portland Press Herald

10 schools branded as 'lowest-achieving' in Maine

AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Education named the state's 10 "persistently lowest-achieving schools" on Tuesday, including an elementary school in Portland. Portland Press Herald

"On Your Own," subtitled "A short guide to your legal rights and responsibilities as an adult," is available for download here as a PDF document.

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