Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice, P.A.
Portland, Maine
(Cumberland Co.)
(See South Portland)Statement of Practice:
Aged and Aging; Age Discrimination; Elder Abuse; Alcoholic Beverages; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Liquor Licensing; Local Liquor Options; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Collaborative Law; Mediation; Appellate Practices; Civil Appeals; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Arbitration; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Collection; Bankruptcy Fraud; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Taxation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Foreclosure; Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Recovery; Commercial Workouts; Creditor Bankruptcy; Debt Relief; Foreclosures; Fraudulent Conveyance; Insolvency; Liquidations; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Receiverships; Repossessions; Workouts; Workouts Taxation; Banks and Banking; Bank Collections; Bank Directors and Officers Liability; Bank Foreclosures; Check Fraud; Commercial Banking; Commercial Credit; Commercial Loans; Consumer Banking; Credit Card Law; Credit Law; Escrow Agent Liability; Fair Lending; Lender Law; Lender Liability; Lenders Rights; Loan Workouts; Loans; Merchant Banking; Secured Lending; Truth in Lending; Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Associations Law; Business Cooperatives; Business Crimes; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Syndication; Business Taxation; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Trusts; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Complex Business Litigation; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Mediation; Family Business Successions; Limited Liability Company Law; Minority Business Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Privatization; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Children; Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Advocacy; Child Care; Child Custody; Child Custody Mediation; Child Dependency; Child Protection; Child Sexual Abuse; Child Support; Child Welfare; Children's Rights; Day Care; Fathers Rights; Foster Care; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Interstate Child Custody; Juvenile Criminal Law; Juvenile Delinquency; Juvenile Dependency; Juvenile Law; Parental Kidnapping; Parental Rights; Parenting Time; Step Parent Adoptions; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Collections; Commercial Collections; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections; Professional Collections; Retail Collections; Secured Collections; Unsecured Collections; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Crimes; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Commercial Trusts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Negotiable Instruments; Retail Liability; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Warehousing; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Syndication; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Construction Law; Construction Accidents; Construction and Design Law; Construction and Surety Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Equipment Liability; Construction Finance; Construction Insurance; Construction Labor Law; Construction Liability; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Construction Products Liability; Construction Safety; Construction Workouts; Contractor Performance Bonds; Contractors Liability; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Roof Industry Liability; Scaffolding Liability; Consumer Law; Consumer Arbitration; Consumer Collections; Consumer Credit; Consumer Credit Compliance; Consumer Finance; Consumer Fraud; Consumer Litigation; Consumer Protection; Consumer Rights; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Banking Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Dissolution; Corporate Ethics; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Finance Law; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Insurance; Corporate Investigations; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Successions; Corporate Tax Controversies; Corporate Trusts; Corporate Workouts; Family Corporations; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; Proxy Contests; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Criminal Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Civil Forfeiture; Crime Victims Compensation; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Defense; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Investigation; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Electronic Surveillance; Expungements; Extortion; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Habeas Corpus; Hit and Run; Homicide; Mail Fraud; Malicious Prosecution; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Victims Rights; Weapons Charges; Wire Fraud; Wiretapping; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Collections; Debtor and Creditor Reorganization; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Drugs and Narcotics; Civil Drug Forfeiture; Controlled Substances Law; Drug Crimes; Drug Forfeiture; Drug Trafficking; Education Law; Independent School Law; Private School Law; Public School Law; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Unemployment Compensation; Unemployment Compensation Taxation; 401(k) Plans; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing; Vehicle Leasing; Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Collaborative Family Law; Community Property Law; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law; Matrimonial Law; Military Divorce; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Finance; Financial Institutions Litigation; Financial Restructuring; Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance; Franchises and Franchising; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Franchise Arbitration; Franchise Litigation; Franchise Mediation; Franchise Termination; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government; Federal Tort Claims; Government Agency Practice; Local Government Law; Local Government Relations; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Dependent Adult Abuse; Elder Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Health Care; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Physician Practices; Housing Law; Fair Housing; Housing Development; Housing Discrimination; Senior Citizen Housing; Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Casualty Insurance; Casualty Insurance Subrogation; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Property Insurance; First and Third Party Insurance; First Party Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Collection; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; No Fault Automobile Insurance; Personal Liability; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Property Insurance Coverage; Property Loss; Property Subrogation; Subrogation; Unfair Insurance Practices; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Child Labor Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Executive Employment Law; Fair Labor Standards; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Sexual Harassment; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Industrial Leasing; International Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Libel Defense; Media Libel; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Trial Practice; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation; Spin-Offs; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Banking Law; Mortgage Bankruptcy; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Insurance; Mortgage Lien Foreclosure; Mortgage Refinancing; Mortgage Workouts; Municipal Law; Municipal Corporation Law; Municipal Labor Law; Municipal Leasing; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Public Charities; Tax Exempt Organizations; Partnership Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Family Partnerships; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnerships Dissolution; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Partnership Syndication; Partnership Taxation; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; TMJ Dysfunction; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Probate Taxation; Professional Liability; Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Agents and Brokers Liability; Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions; Architects and Engineers Liability; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Design Professionals Errors and Omissions; Design Professionals Liability; Design Professionals Malpractice; Directors and Officers Errors and Omissions; Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage; Directors and Officers Liability; Surveyors Malpractice; Property Law; Personal Property; Personal Property Leasing; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Common Interests Community Law; Community Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Condominium Timeshares; Conservation Easements; Conveyancing; Cooperative Conversions; Cooperative Housing Association Law; Cooperative Housing Law; Easements; Historic Conservation Easements; Homeowners Association Law; International Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts; Manufactured Housing Law; Mobile Home Law; Planned Unit Development Law; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability; Real Estate Brokers Licensing; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense; Real Estate Collections; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Errors and Omissions; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Restructuring; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Securities; Real Estate Settlements; Real Estate Syndication; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Trade Association Law; Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Waterfront Development; Resorts and Leisure; Hotel and Resort Development; Hotel and Resort Law; Innkeeper Law; Recreational Property Law; Resort Timeshares; Restaurant Liability; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Life Kind Exchanges; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Property Tax Assessments; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Latex Allergy Litigation; Lead Poisoning; Mold Litigation; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease; Pesticide Litigation; Radiation Injury; Silicosis Litigation; Toxic Exposure; Toxic Torts Class Actions; Transportation; Freight Claims; Freight Loss and Damage; Motor Carrier Law; Motor Carrier Liability; Truck Accidents; Truck Overweight Violations; Trucking Law; Trucking Liability; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Bankruptcy; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Financial Planning; Living Trusts; Personal Planning; Pet Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Surrogates Court Practice; Trust Administration; Trust and Estate Collections; Trust Law; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Unclaimed Property; Wealth Preservation; White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Missing Heir Searches; Successions; Building and Public Safety Codes; Environmental Land Use; Improvement Districts; Land Conservation; Land Development; Land Entitlement; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Special Districts; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variance.