If you need legal help with criminal defense matters in Maine, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Maine attorneys handle cases involving felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Criminal cases in Maine are prosecuted through Superior Court, with appeals handled by the Supreme Judicial Court (no intermediate appellate court). Your constitutional rights apply, but Maine's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Maine State Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Maine and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Maine for an in-depth look at Maine's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

David Edgar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 23 Court St Houlton ME 04730
(207) 532-2255
Boston University School of Law
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Bankruptcy Business Law
John S. Webb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Webb Law Office
 16 Middle St Saco ME 04072
(207) 283-6400
Vermont Law School
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Vincent S. LoConte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Webb Law Office
 16 Middle Saco ME 04072
(207) 283-6400
University of Maine School of Law (2017)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Erik T. Crocker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Farrell, Rosenblatt & Russell
 61 Main Street, Suite 1 PO Box 738 Bangor ME 04402-0738
(207) 990-3314
Boston College Law School
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Family Law
Andrew Catherman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dominion Law, LLC PA
 179 Main Street Suite 412 Waterville ME 04901
(207) 358-8857
Ohio Northern University
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Nicole S. Williamson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Webb Law Office
 16 Middle St Saco ME 04072
(207) 283-4900
University of Maine School of Law
English
U.S. District Court, District of Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Stephen Sweatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zerillo Law Office, LLC
 1250 Forest Avenue, Ste 3A Portland ME 04103
(207) 228-1139
University of Maine - School of Law (2016)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Mariah America Gleaton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O Donnell Lee McCowan Phillips, LLC
 12 Silver Street P.O. Box 559 Waterville ME 04903
(207) 872-0112
University of Connecticut School of Law (2011)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Christopher R. Largay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Largay Law Offices, P.A.
 293 State St Suite One Bangor ME 04401
20794745294529
University of New Hampshire School of Law (1991)
English, Spanish, Swahili
Federal District Court of Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Albert Hansen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hansen Law Offices, PLLC
 62 Portland Rd., Ste. 44 Kennebunk ME 04043
(207) 467-3767
Widener University Delaware School of Law (1996)
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Cory McKenna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McKenna PLLC
 75 Pearl St. Suite 216 Portland ME 04101
(207) 536-0655
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Matthew A. Crockett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Matthew Crockett, LLC
 92 Auburn Street Suite J #1214 Portland ME 04103
DePaul University
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Hunter J Tzovarras - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Hunter J. Tzovarras
 88 Hammond Street Suite 301 Bangor ME 04401
(207) 941-8443
University of Maine - Orono
English
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Mr. Richard Lyman Hartley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Richard L. Hartley, P.C.
 15 Columbia Street, Ste. 301 Bangor ME 04401
(207) 941-0999
University of Maine School of Law (1994)
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Neal L Weinstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 32 Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach ME 04064
(207) 934-2173
Suffolk University Law School (1979)
English, Hebrew
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Dylan R. Boyd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Dylan Boyd
 6 City Center Suite 301 Portland ME 04101
(207) 536-7147
University of Maine School of Law (2007)
English
1st Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Todd H Crawford Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Todd H Crawford, Jr., P.A.
 1288 Roosevelt Trl, Ste #3 P.O. Box 753 Raymond ME 04071-0753
(207) 613-2955
University of New Hampshire School of Law (1994)
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Jennifer E. Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 293 State Street Suite One Bangor ME 04401
(207) 947-4529
Western New England College School of Law (2006)
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Criminal Law
David G. Webbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnson & Webbert, L.L.P.
 160 Capitol Street P.O. Box 79 Augusta ME 04332
(207) 623-5110
Harvard Law School (1982)
English
D.C. Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Christopher MacLean - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dirigo Law Group LLP
 20 Mechanic St Camden ME 04843
(207) 236-2500
Maine, University of (1996)
Bar #008350
Maine Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Andrews Bruce Campbell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrews Bruce Campbell P.A.
 919 Ridge Road P.O. BOX 119 Bowdoinham ME 04008
(207) 666-5601
Georgetown University Law Center (1966)
Maine Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Stephen Bourget - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bourget & Bourget, P.A.
 64 State Street Augusta ME 04330
(207) 623-9964
Franklin Pierce Law Center (1987)
Bar #003737
Maine Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Meredith G. Schmid - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schmid Law Offices
 PO Box 335 York ME 03909
(207) 337-6040
George Mason University School of Law (1999)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Timothy Zerillo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zerillo Law Office, LLC
 1250 Forest Avenue, Ste 3A Portland ME 04103
(207) 618-6555
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Thomas P. Elias - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elias Law Offices
 1000 U. S. Route 1 Suite 205-B York ME 03909
(207) 363-0222
Suffolk University Law School
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Will Ashe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of William H. Ashe
 79 Main St Ellsworth ME 04605
University of Maine - School of Law (2006)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Richard Regan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Regan Law LLC
 4 Union Park Road Topsham ME 04086
(207) 712-0283
University of Maine - School of Law (1991)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
Robert Van Horn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Van Horn Law Office
 20 Oak Street Ellsworth ME 04605
(207) 667-2793
Washington & Lee University (2006)
English, French
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Luke Rioux - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Luke S. Rioux
 75 Pearl St. Suite 400 Portland ME 04101
(207) 956-0403
University of Maine School of Law (2002)
English
Maine Federal Courts Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Shelley Carter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA
 110 Portland Street Fryeburg ME 04037
(207) 935-1950
Hamline University (2000)
Bar #009418
Maine Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Richard Smith Berne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 482 Congress Street Suite 402 Portland ME 04101
(207) 871-7770
Boston University School of Law (1974)
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Walter McKee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McKee Morgan Attorneys
 133 State Street Augusta ME 04330
(207) 620-8294
University of Maine - School of Law (1990)
Maine Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Christian Foster - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 120 Exchange Street, 6th Floor Portland ME 04101
(207) 831-3384
Maine, University of (2000)
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Russell Goldsmith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Russell J. Goldsmith
 97 India Street, Second Floor Portland ME 03909
(207) 363-1828
University of Maine - School of Law
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
Amy Fairfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fairfield & Associates, P.A.
 10 Stoney Brook Lane Lyman ME 04002
(207) 985-9465
University of Maine School of Law (2003)
English
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
William T. Bly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Maine Criminal Defense Group
 19 Commercial St 2nd Floor Portland ME 04101
(207) 571-8146
University of Maine - School of Law (2004)
English
Maine Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Miklos Pongratz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 76 Tandberg Trail (Route 115) Windham ME 04062
(207) 655-8760
Western New England College (2003)
Spanish
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Consumer Law Criminal Law
John Simpson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simpson Law
 5 Island View Dr Cumberland Foreside ME 04110
(207) 200-5565
Vermont Law School (1993)
English
Maine Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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