Civil Legal Services Fund Commission

The Maine Civil Legal Services Fund (Fund) was established by the Legislature in1997 as a nonlapsing fund to support civil legal services to persons who otherwise are not able to pay for these services, including low-income people or the needy elderly. The Fund is adminstered by the Supreme Judicial Court, which appoints members of the Commission to oversee the distribution of funds in accordance 4 M.R.S. section 18-A (B).

Related website: Maine Justice Foundation (The Maine Justice Foundation provides in-kind staff support to the Commission for the biennial application process, the annual reporting process by grantees, and the annual submission of reports to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary.)*

Reports

2021 MCLSF Annual Report (PDF)

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Membership Roster

Term expires January 1, 2023

Paul R. Dumas Jr., Esq.

Term expires January 1, 2024

Angela M. Farrell, Esq.

Term expires March 1, 2024

Sara A. Murphy, Esq.

Hon. Andrew M. Mead, Supreme Judicial Court Liaison

Updated December 13, 2021 (SJC-140)