Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is proud to announce that its Firm Administrator, John Sweeney, has been elected to serve as President of the Downeast Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators for a one-year term beginning April 1, 2020. Legal Administrators are responsible for the non-legal business functions of law firms and law-related… Read more »
Michael E. Saucier is appointed to Professional Ethics Commission
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion is pleased to announce that the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has unanimously voted to appoint Michael E. Saucier as a member of the Board’s Professional Ethics Commission for a three-year term that commenced on January 1, 2020. The Professional Ethics Commission is comprised of eight attorneys. Commission… Read more »
Brian Champion is recognized for pro bono work by the Clients’ Security Board of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Brian Champion was recently recognized by the General Counsel and Executive Director of the Clients’ Security Board of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for his successful pro bono representation before the Board on behalf of a client in fiscal year 2019. The Clients’ Security Board oversees a fund that is used to reimburse members of… Read more »
Tyler Smith becomes the newest partner at Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is pleased to welcome Tyler J. Smith as the firm’s newest partner. Tyler joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2012. Since joining the firm, Tyler has been heavily involved in the firm’s litigation practice, has successfully tried civil and criminal cases to juries, and frequently appears before… Read more »
Gene Libby, Tim O’Brien, and Brian Champion recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is proud to announce that Gene Libby, Tim O’Brien, and Brian Champion have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.© Gene Libby was selected by Best Lawyers for the practice areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Family Law. Tim O’Brien was selected… Read more »
Keith Richard receives commendation for pro bono work
Associate Attorney Keith Richard was recently recognized as one of the 2018 recipients of the Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program. Katahdin Counsel is a distinction awarded annually to Maine attorneys that dedicate 50 or more hours of their time to represent persons unable to afford an attorney. Attorney Richard handled matters referred by Conservation Law Foundation’s Legal… Read more »
Brian Champion is speaker at Estate Administration seminar
Brian L. Champion is the lead lecturer at a National Business Institute (NBI) seminar on October 18, 2018 in Portland, Maine called “Estate Administration from Start to Finish.” Brian will be speaking on the topic of “Commencement of Proceedings and Information Gathering.” This full-day seminar will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Portland Airport,… Read more »
Paige B. Streeter to speak at York County Bar Association Family Law and Bench Trial Institute
Attorney Paige B. Streeter will be among a panel of presenters at the York County Bar Association’s Family Law and Bench Trial Institute on March 20, 2018. The CLE will take place over seven different modules spanning through May 24, 2018 and centered on family law advocacy in Maine. Attorney Streeter’s presentation will include discussion… Read more »
New federal tax law eliminates alimony deduction – last chance for payors
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Job Act (H.R.1: Public Law No. 115-97) became law and will have far-reaching effects on all aspects of our economy, including divorce. Under pre-Act law, alimony and separate maintenance payments were deductible by the payor spouse under Code Sec. 215(a) and includible in income by the recipient… Read more »
Federal tax legislation to dramatically change federal estate tax exemptions
Reported in Forbes/Personal Finance on December 21, 2017, it appears that the final Tax Bill passed by Congress, currently awaiting the President’s signature, will have dramatic effects on federal estate tax exemptions. According to Forbes, the new Tax Bill passed by the House and Senate on December 20, 2017 will temporarily double the exclusion amounts… Read more »