STEVE SMITH Trial Lawyers

09/03/2026

🚗 If you're ever in a car accident, these 5 steps can help protect your health AND your legal rights:
1️⃣ Call 911 — check for injuries first.
2️⃣ Move to safety and take photos of the scene, vehicles, and damage.
3️⃣ Exchange info with the other driver and get witness contacts.
4️⃣ Don't admit fault or give a recorded statement to an insurer before talking to an attorney.
5️⃣ See a doctor — even if you feel okay. Some injuries show up later.
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08/24/2026

Steve Smith Trial Lawyers recently represented Christopher Colson in federal court, where the court found that he is presently not competent to assist in his own defense and ordered him committed for mental-health treatment. The ruling reflects a fundamental principle of the justice system: a person must be able to understand the proceedings and meaningfully […]

Steve Smith Trial Lawyers recently represented Christopher Colson in federal court, where the court found that he is presently not competent to assist in his own defense and ordered him committed for mental-health treatment. The ruling reflects a fundamental principle of the justice system: a person...

08/20/2026

Learn what probate is, when it may be needed, what a personal representative does, how long probate can take, and when to contact a Maine probate attorney.

08/18/2026

Owen Pickus, D.O., Esq., a notable medical malpractice attorney at Steve Smith Trial Lawyers, has recently published his first novel. Death Call is a legal thriller uncovering a conspiracy within the life insurance industry. We are proud to celebrate Owen’s achievements in becoming a published author, and hope you will join us in reading Death Call!

Owen Pickus, D.O., Esq., a notable medical malpractice attorney at Steve Smith Trial Lawyers, has recently published his first novel. Death Call is a legal thriller uncovering a conspiracy within the life insurance industry. We are proud to celebrate Owen's achievements in becoming a published autho...

08/18/2026

Probate disputes can involve wills, personal representatives, missing assets, accountings, trusts, property transfers, and family conflict. Learn when to call a probate litigation attorney.

08/18/2026

John “Jack” Baldacci Jr is representing six of the seven school districts that are currently being sued by the Maine Human Rights Commission over transgender athlete policies. The Portland Press Herald has written a full article about it here: Maine school districts look to dismiss human rights lawsuit on trans policies

John "Jack" Baldacci Jr is representing six of the seven school districts that are currently being sued by the Maine Human Rights Commission over transgender athlete policies. The Portland Press Herald has written a full article about it here: Maine school districts look to dismiss human rights laws...

08/18/2026

Steve Smith Trial Lawyers is very pleased to announce the addition of attorney Justine Barry. There are places that shape you before you know you belong to them. For Justine Barry, Blue Hill, Maine is one of those places. Long before she passed the bar, the town had already decided she was one of its […]

Steve Smith Trial Lawyers is very pleased to announce the addition of attorney Justine Barry. There are places that shape you before you know you belong to them. For Justine Barry, Blue Hill, Maine is one of those places. Long before she passed the bar, the town had already decided she was one of it...

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

When parents separate, adults often focus on lawyers, court dates, money, and logistics. Children, however, experience divorce in a very different way. They see tense conversations, hear raised voices, and feel the ground shifting beneath their everyday lives. A group of kids in a divorce support program put those feelings into words, creating a handwritten […]