SJC invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Bar Rules regarding the Board Clerk and the scope of "attorney regulation." Comments due by June 17, 2025

Date: 6/3/2025

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on proposed amendments to the Maine Bar Rules that would (1) clarify the scope of "attorney regulation" under the rules; (2) permit non-lawyers to serve as Board Clerk; and (3) clarify the responsibilities and supervision of the Board Clerk.

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 Tuesday, June 17, 2025. 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 Clerk's 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: June 3, 2025

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