Firm: Zerillo Law Firm, LLC
1250 Forest Ave., Suite 3A , Portland , Maine 04103
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation
“Stephen was extremely helpful in guiding me through the divorce procedure. He knew exactly what needed to be done and how to get it filed quickly. I am very thankful for his help through a difficult situation." - Previous Client. Known for his zealous advocacy, Stephen Sweatt is a trial lawyer at Zerillo Law Firm. Oftentimes, facing criminal charges or fighting for parental rights can be very challenging for the client. These are life changing cases, which impact not only the client, but also for their family. Stephen’s passion and skill to zealously represent clients in these cases help them navigate these troubled waters.. Stephen would describe his relationship with his clients as a “partnership” and “client driven.” At all times Stephen is focused on the client’s goals. Client engagement is essential. Stephen takes the time to truly involve the client, and incorporate their goals, concerns, values, and feedback. Stephen manages the attorney-client relationship with transparency, so clients can see how their interests are being served during the litigation process.. Stephen’s practice focuses on criminal defense and family law. He is licensed to practice in Maine State and Federal Courts. Stephen is a member of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and serves on their Continuing Legal Education committee.. Prior to joining the firm, while in law school, Stephen served as a student attorney at the York County District Attorney’s Office and at the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic. Both the District Attorney’s Office and the Clinic provided Stephen with skills and knowledge to navigate the very complex criminal and family law world. He has worked for ZLF since 2019.. Stephen grew up in Scarborough, Maine, where he attended Scarborough High School. He graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in Biology, followed by earning his Juris Doctor of Laws at the University of Maine School of Law.. Stephen received the Laurie A. Gibson Award for Excellence awarded to the applicant who obtained the highest score on the essay portion of the Maine Bar Examination.. In his free time Stephen and his wife enjoy spending their time hiking, camping, running, cooking, playing soccer, and playing with their dogs, Rooney and Stella.
Firm: Eaton Peabody
Practice Areas: Administrative , Civil Rights, Government Agencies, Insurance , Workers Compensation, Litigation
Firm: West End Legal
Practice Areas: Lawyers,
Firm: Paradie & Rabasco
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Verne was admitted to the Maine and Federal Court Bars in 1999 and the United States Supreme Court Bar in 2003. Prior to starting Paradie, Rabasco & Seasonwein , Verne was a partner at Trafton and Matzen since February 2002, and he practiced for 2 years with the firm of Gosselin, Dubord and Rabasco in Lewiston, Maine.. Verne’s practice has been in general litigation with a focus on personal injury, vaccination injury, criminal defense, appellate matters, and family matters. He has worked diligently in obtaining compensation for those injured in motor vehicle accidents, at day care facilities, slip and falls and from the administration of vaccinations. In the courtroom, Verne has secured many not guilty verdicts for criminal clients, including those charged with Operating Under the Influence, Criminal Threatening, Assault, Murder and others. In 2005 Verne was admitted to the United States Court of Federal Claims, where he assists individuals who have been injured due to adverse reactions to vaccinations.. Along with being a criminal defense attorney and personal injury lawyer in Maine, Verne is also an active member of his community, having served as a City Councilor in the City of Auburn, as a Board member of the Auburn/Lewiston YMCA, Central Maine Health Ventures and the Auburn Suburban Little League. He is an active supporter of youth sports in the community, volunteer coaching for football, basketball and baseball.
Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP
Firm: Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP
Practice Areas: Personal Injury,
Firm: Nale & Nale Law Offices
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Firm: Stenbak Maloney LLC
68 Bishop St. Ste. 1 , Portland , Maine 04103
Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Civil , Criminal Defense , Divorce, Environmental , Family , Guardianship
Tori is a focused, but compassionate attorney. Her goal is to understand the legal and practical needs of her clients and she works hard to achieve results. Tori's practice is focused upon helping families and individuals with their legal needs. Her practice areas are primarily in Family Law, including Divorce, Parental Rights and Responsibilities, Child Support, Spousal Support, and Post Judgment Modifications, and Guardianships, and Conservatorships. Additionally, Tori has developed a practice area in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status state court practice.. Tori is a 2005 cum laude graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, and also holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Management from the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine (2015).. A Maine native, Tori and her husband settled in Westbrook in 2004 and most recently moved to a mid-1800's farmhouse where their son, twin daughters, 2 dogs, bunny, and chickens have plenty of room to roam. She enjoys spending time in the community, attending and participating in local events with her family. She is an avid supporter of local schools, businesses, and community organizations. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoor recreation that Maine has to offer, including hiking, kayaking, swimming, and exploring Maine's farms and orchards.. Community / Public Service. • Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Immigrant Children's Project Volunteer 2020-current. • Westbrook City Band, 2024-current. • Campfire Institute, Board Member 2024-current. • Kiwanis, October 2017-2020. • Maine Guardian Ad Litem Institute, 2008-2016, past board member, 2016. • Girl Scouts of Maine, 2015-2017. • Volunteer Lawyers Project, Domestic Violence Pro Bono Panel, and Court House Assistant Program, 2008-2013. Professional Memberships. • Maine State Bar Association
Firm: The Law Office of Tina Heather Nadeau, PLLC
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Firm: Zerillo Law Firm, LLC
1250 Forest Avenue , Portland , Maine 04103
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Child Abuse, Child Custody & Visitation, Civil , Civil Rights, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, DUI/DWI, Family , Felonies, Traffic Violations, Criminal Defense
Tim Zerillo is a Maine lawyer who handles serious personal injury, state and federal criminal defense and other high stakes litigation matters. He work in both State and Federal Courts. Tim serves on the Board of Directors of the "National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers" and is a former President of the "Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers." He been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers “Top 100” attorneys. He has been elected to “New England Super Lawyers” every year since 2010 and to "Best Lawyers In America."
Firm: Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
Tim is a partner at Shaheen & Gordon and Co-Chair of the firm’s Criminal Defense Practice Group. A respected trial lawyer with over 27 years of experience, Tim focuses his practice on state and federal criminal defense and civil litigation. He has an exceptional ability to help clients favorably resolve their legal problems, both in and out of the courtroom. Tim has an AV Preeminent rating for excellence from Martindale-Hubbell, he is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his work in criminal defense, and he is listed as one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers.. Tim served as Vice President of Shaheen & Gordon from 2007 through 2018. He also served as a member of the firms’ Management Group from 2007 through 2014.
Firm: Cope Law Firm
Practice Areas: Business
Firm: Beaupre Law, PLLC
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Probate
With over a decade of experience at one of New Hampshire’s premier plaintiff’s law firms representing workers against some of New England’s biggest employers, Tim has unique insights about how to maximize his client’s rights and recoveries in disputes with their employers.. Tim is dedicated to helping each of his clients through the uncertainty, anger and worry of hard times. Whether he is guiding someone through the maze of issues after a work injury, steering someone through the legal aspects of a sudden disability, or protecting an individual’s right to fair compensation after being wrongfully harmed, Tim always strives to bring justice and compassion to his work.. Tim practices law throughout much of northern New England, with licenses in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts, and he is authorized to practice law in all three states and their federal courts.. His commitment to integrity and zealous advocacy has earned the approval of both his clients and his peers. He is a recipient of the Super Lawyers “Rising Star” award for five consecutive years, from 2013 through 2017. He is a member and former chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association, a member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice, and the Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group.
Firm: Hallett Whipple
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Tom Hallett, the senior member of Hallett Whipple, has been lead trial counsel in more than 150 trials over the course of his 25 years in practice. He has developed a reputation as one of the fiercest and most effective trial lawyers in Maine. As criminal defense counsel he has obtained not guilty verdicts in murder, rape and sexual assault, burglary, drug, kidnapping, criminal threatening, federal gun, fraud, white-collar crime, and OUI cases for his clients.. Attorney Hallett has also acted as lead counsel in many high-profile cases over the years. Those cases have uniformly resulted in highly favorable dispositions for his client, including outright dismissal of all charges.. Attorney Hallett has also represented hundreds of individuals in civil matters over the years, again with dramatic success. He has won millions of dollars at trial and obtained millions more through settlement of claims.. Attorney Hallett is a graduate of the University of Maine, Orono, Maine, and Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts. He is admitted to practice law in Maine and Massachusetts State and Federal courts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association and Maine Trial Lawyers Association.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianship, Power Of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
I am a founding partner of Cocheco Elder Law Associates, PLLC, and a native of the New Hampshire seacoast area. My practice is dedicated to building wealth enhancement strategies for my client families' estates and businesses, using far-reaching advanced planning to achieve preserved wealth for generations. My priority is my relationship with my client families and their personal, professional, and estate goals.. I am a member of both the New Hampshire and Maine Bars. I am admitted to practice before all courts, state and federal, in both New Hampshire and Maine. My practice includes elder law, Veterans and Medicaid planning, estate and wealth transfer planning, incapacity protection, asset protection planning, estate and trust administration, disability planning, special needs trusts, retirement asset planning, business law, and real estate.. I am a frequent lecturer on basic and sophisticated estate planning topics. I have authored articles on a variety of topics related to business law, sophisticated asset protection, estate planning, and probate administration.. I am often asked to be a guest speaker at community and professional seminars dealing with estate planning topics ranging from guardianships to complex estate planning. I was a weekly guest host of the radio show, “Money Matters,” for more than 10 years on the Money Matters Radio Network. I am currently a guest host of “Open Mic" with Mike Pomp on WTSN AM-1270 at 9:00 am on the 1st Friday of each month.. I received my B.A. degree from the University of New Hampshire and my J.D. from Ohio Northern University. I am a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the New Hampshire Estate Planning Council. I serve on the Board of Directors of the Wentworth Douglass Hospital and Health Foundation as well as the Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Advancement Committee, and By-Laws Committee of the Foundation.. I am the past president of the Rockingham County Bar Association as well as a former Director and Executive Board member of the Derry Economic Development Corporation and an Incorporator and Executive Board member of the Community Alliance for Teen Safety (CATS).
Firm: Terry Garmey & Associates
Practice Areas: Litigation
Firm: Taylor S. Kilgore, Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Family
Firm: Stout Elizabeth Atty
Practice Areas: Lawyers,
Firm: Gross, Minsky & Mogul, P.A.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
I've been helping people in the State of Maine since 1984. I love what I do and I’m happy to talk with you about your problems. I’ll treat you with respect and compassion because I know you come to me in times of great stress and anxiety.
Firm: Steven J Mogul Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Personal Injury,
Firm: Fairfield & Associates, PA
Practice Areas: Family
