Firm Overview

Over the years, the firm has developed a recognized expertise for aggressively defending those charged with "Operating Under the Influence" (OUI). Presently, 80% of the practice is focused on defending the drinking driver. Geographically, most of those cases originate in Cumberland and York Counties where there were 4,287 arrests for that offense alone in 1998. Vigorous and intelligent representation of several thousands arrested in those and other counties throughout the state is one of the cornerstones of the firm's continuing success.

Equally important, it legitimizes the founder's original belief that those who are charged with a criminal offense whether its a murder, a crime of violence, a property crime, a drug offense, or an OUI are generally better served when they are represented by lawyers who exclusively practice criminal law.

Today, the firm is located in the Edmund Burnham mansion which it purchased in 1993. The property, built in the mid 1800's in the Colonial Revival Style, is located in Saco's National Historic District. Upon completion of extensive renovations over a two year period, the firm was given the Saco Planning Award for excellence in "land use, planning and development". The project is widely thought to be the finest home to office conversion in the state. The building's amenities not only encourage excellence in the workplace but serve to give some measure of comfort, security and dignity to clients who find themselves in somewhat difficult circumstances.