Curtis Memorial Library Laws, Lawyers & Legal Information

 

Consumer Law Guide  from the Maine Attorney General

• How to Enforce Your Consumer Rights
  
• Consumer Contracts in Maine
  
• The Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act
  
• Consumer Goods and Maine Express and Implied Warranty Laws
  
• Consumer Rights If You Are Sold Defective Goods or Services
  
• Consumer Rights If Your New Car Is Defective
  
• The Maine Lemon Law and State Arbitration
  
• Leasing or Buying a New Car
  
• Consumer Rights When You Buy a Used Car
  
• Consumer Rights Concerning Odometer Tampering and Your Vehicle Title
  
• Consumer Rights When Repairing Your Car
  
• Consumer Rights When You Order By Mail or Telephone
  
• Consumer Rights When a Salesperson Contacts You at Home
  
• Consumer Rights When You Rent an Apartment
  
• Consumer Rights When You Live in a Mobile Home
  
• Attorney General's Model Landlord Residential Lease
  
• Consumer Rights When Constructing or Repairing Your Home
  
• Attorney General's Model Home Construction Contract
  
• Consumer Home Heating Rights
  
• Consumer Rights When You Buy a Home
  
• Consumer Rights and the Elderly
  
• Consumer Rights and Multi-Level Marketing (Pyramid) Schemes
  
• Consumer Rights and a Bankrupt Business
  
• Consumer Rights and Advertising
  
• Consumer Rights and Charitable Solicitations
  
• Consumer Rights and Credit Sales
  
• A Consumer 's Guide to Small Claims Court
  
• How to Avoid Mail Order and Telephone Fraud
  
• Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Rights
  
• Consumer Assistance Resources (Phone Numbers)
  

 

Finding a Lawyer

Email directory of Maine lawyers via Cleaves Law Library
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory lets you search for lawyers by name, location, or specialty.
West's Law Directory lets you search for lawyers by name, location, or specialty
More Maine lawyer links, via Cleaves Law Library

 

Finding a Law Library

Maine State Law Library "serves the public by providing legal and governmental information services, without discrimination, to the people of Maine, their government, and the legal community."
Cleaves Law Library, the library of the Cumberland County Bar Association

 

Finding Laws

Maine Revised Statutes
Regulations of the Maine State Departments and Agencies
Maine Legislative Documents (bills under consideration in Augusta)
United States Code
Code of Federal Regulations
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
Internet Law Library

 

Finding Legal Aid

If you have low income, you may be able to get free or inexpensive legal aid from one of these agencies:

Legal Services for the Elderly
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides legal services to low income people. On their website you can find a number of their client education publications, covering rights of tenants, protection from abuse, protection from harassment, and several other topics.

 

Finding other links to legal information

Around the Web in Eighty Minutes: 88 links for legal and factual research, linked from the Pine Tree Legal Assistance website :

• Maine Law Sites
• Other State Law Sites
• Federal Law Sites
• Consumer Law
• Disability Law
• Education Law
• Elder Law
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Health Law
• Housing Law
• Immigration Law
• Social Security
• Welfare Law