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Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission
The Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission was created by the Maine Legislature for the purpose of conducting a continuing study of the probate and trust laws of Maine. 18-C M.R.S. sec.1-801.
Membership Roster
Updated January 24, 2022
Terms expire January 1, 2022
Barbara Carlin, Representing Interests of Older People (appointed by Govenor)
Cody M.P. Hopkins, Esq., Maine Attorney General Designee
Terms expire February 14, 2022
Judge William M. Avantaggio, Lincoln County Probate Court
Judge Robert M. Washburn, Somerset County Probate Court
Term expires April 21, 2022
Patricia A. Nelson Reade, Esq., Portland
Terms expire January 13, 2024
Justice Robert E. Murray, Washington County Superior Court
Marianna Putnam Liddell, Esq., Portland
Terms expire March 1, 2025
David J. Backer, Esq., Portland (Chair)
Jeffrey Warren Jones, Esq., Ellsworth
Justin D. Leblanc, Esq., Portland
Judicial Liaison: Hon. Catherine R. Connors, Supreme Judicial Court