SJC invites comments on a proposed amendment to the Maine Bar Rules that would provide CLE credit for pro bono service. Comments due by September 25, 2024.

Date: 8/28/2024

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 5 of the Maine Bar Rules that would provide continuing-legal-education credit for an attorney's qualifying pro bono publico service.

The proposed amendment is available at the link below.

Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerks Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.

All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.

Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website.

Dated: August 28, 2024

Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146

Supporting documents

Proposed amendment

pdf version of this notice