About Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer Nichols Ferguson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978 and earned her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 1983. She built her legal education on a mix of liberal arts and professional training. The combination gave her a steady grounding for courtroom work and public service.
She has practiced law in Maine and is admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Her career includes work at Fales & Fales, P.A., where she has carried out litigation and courtroom responsibilities. Colleagues describe her as deliberate in preparation and direct in court. She has handled matters that require appearances in both state and federal venues.
Ferguson has maintained an active presence in civic and professional circles. From 1994 to 2000 she served on the Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing Board of Trustees. She has been a member of the Central Maine Medical Center Development Committee since 2005. For two years, from 1997 to 1999, she acted as Public Administrator for Androscoggin County. Those roles extended her reach beyond the courtroom into local institutions and public administration.
Her professional memberships reflect a broad engagement with the Maine legal community. She holds current memberships in the Maine State Bar, the Androscoggin County Bar Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is listed in the National Directory of Criminal Lawyers and serves on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence. The committee work connects her practice to the rules that shape courtroom procedure in the state.
Across decades of practice, Ferguson has handled criminal matters and trial work while remaining connected to local health and legal institutions. She appears regularly in Maine courts and has experience litigating in federal court when cases require it. Her clients have included individuals facing criminal charges and parties involved in civil litigation that required trial advocacy. She maintains her practice at Fales & Fales, P.A., and continues to serve on professional and community committees. She practices criminal defense and related civil matters at Fales & Fales, P.A.
