Maine Lawyers
Maine has about 1.41 million residents and 3,693 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 380 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Maine and working near your city; we track 25 cities and towns across the state's 16 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Maine
Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.
Portland
Lewiston
Bangor
South Portland
Auburn
Biddeford
Saco
Westbrook
Practice areas in Maine
The eight practice areas the first Maine listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Maine
Family law lawyers in Maine
Criminal defense lawyers in Maine
Immigration lawyers in Maine
Estate planning lawyers in Maine
Bankruptcy lawyers in Maine
Employment lawyers in Maine
Real estate lawyers in Maine
Courts in Maine
Most civil and criminal matters in Maine start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Maine are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Portland and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in Maine
Two official sources sit behind every Maine listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar is where Maine attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Maine Judicial Branch publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Maine cases.
Lawyers in states near Maine
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.