FREEPORT
Lawyers across the state will spend time in local libraries during Law Week, Sunday, May 1 through Saturday, May 7, to provide resources and assistance to people in need, talk about statewide legal issues and meet with library patrons.
Lawyers in Libraries: Law Day 2016 is free and open to the public.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet with a lawyer based in their community and receive information about free resources, low-cost legal assistance and legal referrals. In addition, some attendees will have the opportunity for a brief private consultation with an attorney about personal legal matters.
Organizers of the series are the Maine Justice Action Group Collaboration on Innovation, Technology and Equal Access to Justice (the Collaboration) which includes Maine’s public libraries, the Maine State Bar Association, the Maine Bar Foundation, the State of Maine Judicial Branch, Maine’s legal aid providers and other organizations interested in helping people access the legal resources they need, all working under The Maine Justice Action Group.
The goal of the day is to provide Maine citizens with access to legal advice and information so that they are better prepared to face legal issues that arise.
“Access to justice is about fairness so that, regardless of your income, you have access to our society’s system of justice,” said Andrew M. Mead, associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. “When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we close with the promise of ‘justice for all.’ If individuals lack access to legal assistance, it profoundly affects their lives, the lives of their children, and the stability of their communities.”
A Maine lawyer will be available at Freeport Community Library on Wednesday evening, May 4 from 5- 7:30 p.m. for 15 minute one-on-one, no-cost consultations.
Participants should signup in advance by calling the library at (207) 865-3307. Freeport Community Library is located at 10 Library Drive.
The names and locations of participating libraries statewide, along with the scheduled times for the event, are available at lawyersinlibraries.org.
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