Why do you need a Will? Statistics indicate that roughly half of all U.S. adults with children die without having a Will. Common reasons not to have one are procrastination, cost and the mistaken belief that you just don’t need one. Don’t be a statistic. Getting a Will prepared is [...]
What you need to know about Advance Health Care Directives An Advance Health Care Directive is a document you sign giving instructions to someone you trust to make healthcare decisions for you if you’re unable to do so. These types of documents are sometimes called a “Living Will” or “Health [...]
Attorney Cara Biddings Elected as Chairwoman of So. Portland’s Zoning Board of Appeals By: RKM Attorney Cara Biddings, who resides in South Portland and has been a member of the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals for the past two years, was elected as Chairwoman of the Board on July 22, [...]
Attorney Marianna Fenton Hibbard Defeats Road Association Fee Claim By: RKM RKM Attorney Marianna Fenton Hibbard successfully defended landowners against a claim for road association fees. The road association in question filed suit against the property owners, demanding three years of road association fees plus attorney fees. Attorney Fenton Hibbard [...]
New Lawyer’s – Portland Trails Clean-up Day By: RKM On May 3, 2015, Kaitlin Roy participated in the New Lawyer’s Section – Portland Trails “Clean-up Day.” Kaitlin has served as an active Board Member of the New Lawyer’s Section (NLS) of the Maine State Bar Association since 2013. In addition [...]
Statutory and Litigation Penalties for Failure to Secure the Payment of Workers’ Comp Benefits in MainePublished: 04/26/2018 By: RKM It is essential that every Maine employer consider its obligation to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The Maine Worker’s Compensation Act requires that, with some exceptions, employers secure the payment of compensation in conformity with sections [...]
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY ROBINSON, KRIGER & McCALLUM Published: 12/05/2018 By: RKM HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY ROBINSON, KRIGER & McCALLUMI was reminded recently that it has been 40 years since Bob Robinson and Jim Kriger founded what was then Robinson & Kriger. Since then our firm has grown from 4 lawyers to upward of 16 attorneys. The [...]
Published: 12/07/2018 By: RKM Many people come to us with a belief that the quantity of time spent with their children determines whether they, as parents, should share residency of their children or whether one parent should have primary residence of the children. Even worse, many clients have a mistaken [...]
What you need to know about Advance Health Care Directives An Advance Health Care Directive is a document you sign giving instructions to someone you trust to make healthcare decisions for you if you’re unable to do so. These types of documents are sometimes called a “Living Will” or “Health Care [...]
What is a Collaborative Divorce?Published: 06/08/2017 By: RKM Clients are often confused about the term collaborative divorce – their spouse may have said it to them, or a friend mentioned it, or they may have read about it somewhere – and they wonder what does it mean?A collaborative divorce is simply one where the [...]