Judge Mary Hubert has joined the Portland hearing office as Chief Judge. Judge Hubert replaces Judge Paul Martin, who had been serving as interim Chief Judge. Judge Martin has returned to his previous post at the Manchester hearing office.
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Upcoming Event: Bisnow’s Portland Multifamily & Affordable Housing Summit
On April 23, 2025, join me in Portland, OR, for Bisnow’s Portland Multifamily & Affordable Housing Summit where leaders in development, policy, and finance will explore what’s next for Portland’s multifamily and affordable housing sectors.
I’ll be serving as the
Staff Attorney – Detention Project: Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)
Based in Portland, Maine, the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) is Maine’s only state wide immigration legal aid organization. ILAP’s mission is to help low-income immigrants improve their legal status and to work for more just and humane laws and
Video (and telephone) hearings are now the most prevalent
I had an in-person hearing at the Portland Hearing office last week, on September 10th. When I signed in, I noticed that no one had signed in to the hearing office since August 22nd, 3 weeks before. Sign-ins before that
Upcoming Event: Bisnow’s Portland State of the Market
On September 12, 2024, join me at the Hyatt Regency Portland for Bisnow’s Portland State of the Market. Stoel Rives is a proud sponsor of the event, which will focus on Portland’s development outlook, including how companies are driving projects
What. Just. Happened? (Week of July 22, 2024)
I just flew back from Chicago… and boy are my arms tired. 😉
Besides getting to wear my flashy new white suit for the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Gallagher Awards ceremony, I also caught up with lots of
The Week in Weed: June 28, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, North Carolina considers a medical marijuana bill. Pennsylvania makes noises about legalizing adult-use. Several Attorneys General and former DEA
When “Reformers” Lose The Tune
Bail is bad. We know that because all the “abolish bail” reformers say so. They tell us that bail is just a way to oppress poor people, whose only “crime” is not having enough money to buy their way out
Funny Money: Federal Circuit Gives Its Two Cents, Reverses Dismissal of Implied-In-Fact Contract Claim
In Portland Mint v. United States, Case No. 22-2154, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated the Portland Mint’s claim that the government breached an implied-in-fact contract to pay the Portland Mint for coins tendered under the
An Unknown White Female
The Maine Supreme Court has ordered the interim suspension of an attorney convicted of a "serious crime" which was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitIn late June 2015, agents with the Department of Homeland