Share your experience: court-appointed lawyers

Have you (or someone you know) had a negative experience with Maine's court-appointed lawyer/"lawyer of the day" system? Were you assigned a lawyer because you couldn't afford to hire one, and were the results of your case negatively affected because of the system? For example, did you take a plea deal you regret, receive a longer sentence than you should have, or otherwise receive an unfair outcome - because your lawyer didn't have the time and/or resources to devote to your case?

If so, we want to hear from you. Click here to fill out our confidential form. We will NOT share your information with anyone before talking to you about it.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN OFFER OF LEGAL SERVICES. WE WANT TO REFORM MAINE'S INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM, AND YOUR STORY COULD HELP.

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