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Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project

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Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project

Matt Gagnon speaks with Attorney Beth Richardson with Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project. Maine Free Legal Answers is an online legal advice system for people with incomes impacted by the COVID 19 crisis or household that qualify as low income. The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project administers this system for Maine, which is an American Bar Association program, currently found in about 40 states. We have over 150 licensed Maine attorneys enrolled to answer questions through this online system.Maine.freelegalanswers.org

Local Headlines

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1 day ago in Local

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National Headlines

5 hours ago in National

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5 hours ago in National

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3 days ago in National

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3 days ago in National

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