Our daughter was struck and killed by a drunk driver while she was working at a camp in Maine…read more Because our family is not from Maine, we asked two attorneys with whom we have worked and whose opinions we value and trust to vet an on-the-scene personal injury attorney in Maine. As it turns out, their recommendation of Steve was well placed and his care and handling of our case was not only thorough, with extreme attention to detail, but he often metaphorically held our hands as he guided us through our extremely difficult, painful and emotional case. We are confident that every penny that could be recovered in wrongful death allowances was recovered from several parties. The recovered monies were put into an estate fund and eventually disbursed to two scholarships and several other causes that our daughter would want to support. He was compassionate, well-informed and persistent in pursuing the case to its successful conclusion. There was one tack we were interested in taking that Steve gently but firmly told us would be useless and costly ~ and he was absolutely right. Steve is an amazing personal injury attorney but working with him goes far beyond his extensive legal knowledge and skill. He advised us on how to prepare for the driver's plea and sentencing and helped us craft our victim impact statements. We flew back to Maine for the sentencing and he was with us every step of the way. His guidance, care and expertise made a sad and difficult day bearable. In short ~ Steve is highly professional, knows Maine law inside out, and will pursue every avenue that is worth pursuing, while at the same time he will be forthright and honest about when it is best to step back and spare more legal expense, time and anguish.

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Would not recommend this lawyer for any services at all. He has been on a case for a family member…read moreof mine who is currently incarcerated, he has made no effort to get in touch with the inmate. Myself & others have been calling for months with no calls returned & no emails responded to. He does not value his clients & that reflects on how much he values his job.

We have had two different real estate closings with this firm and they're incompetent…read moreprocrastinators. Both closings were pushed out over a month because they aren't willing to do their work. Do not use this firm or attorney for real estate closings!!! Very difficult to work with.

I've been in real estate for 3 decades and have done hundreds of real estate sales. Each time…read moreI've had a buyer choose this attorney or his firm, the closings never occur on time and I've had to have my own real estate attorney help them to do their work. Do not use this firm for real estate purchases! They will not finish their job on time every time!

Extremely professional, to the point ,and spoke in plain terms. Honest in their professional…read moreopinion about the matter I brought to them, which allowed me to make an informed decision. I would take any legal matter to them without reservation.

Have benefitted from their knowledge and professionalism more than once…read more Convenient easy parking in Bangor. Good coffee too!

If you require representation by a law firm with impeccable ethical standards, look elsewhere. If a…read morecavalier attitude about the appearance of impropriety or being willing to subvert the will of Maine voters to achieve a business goal doesn't bother you, then this is the firm for you! A staffer at Rudman Winchell recently posed as a 'concerned neighbor' to interfere in a vote on a town ordinance by writing a letter to the local paper full of misinformation in support of one of the firm's clients, whose interests would be affected by the outcome. This could not have happened without their knowledge. The lies were bad enough, but the concealment backfired. The advice they provided their clients was not effective; public sentiment went against them. The client claimed in public remarks that the staffer had been let go prior to writing the letter but there's no evidence to support that, nor would that make her any less of an associate. But all that pales in comparison with their initial strategy, to push their client's proposal past an ordinance which was clearly meant to prohibit projects over a certain size. They built a house of cards on the existence of a minor wording error. Be warned.