Skelton Taintor & Abbott Attorney and Shareholder, Amy Dieterich, Esq. will present at the Federal Bar Conference for the District of Maine at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine on November 15th. Attorney Dieterich will join a short list of distinguished panelists, including U.S. Magistrate Judges, Hon. Karen Wolf and Hon. John Nivison, to addressRead More
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Dylan J. Cox joins Skelton Taintor & Abbott
The law firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott, of Lewiston announces that Dylan Cox has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney. Mr. Cox graduated from the University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2021) and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude, 2017).Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court Has Spoken…What Now?
As you’re likely aware, the United States Supreme Court issued two highly anticipated decisions on January 13, 2022 addressing (1) the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS); and (2) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’s Interim Final Rule requiring healthcare worker vaccinations (also known as the CMS Rule). While,Read More
‘Tis The Season to Start Preparing for the ‘Vax or Test’ Deadlines
Season’s greetings! As we all begin the sprint into 2022, January 10th and February 9th are key dates on which to keep an eye on! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS (also commonly referred to as the “vax or text” mandate)). The ETS has been mired inRead More
What You Need to Know About Recent Changes to Maine Employment Laws
Looking for something(s) to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Season? Look no further than this addition of Employment Wisdom on the Go (EWOTG), which will get you up-to-speed and up-to-date on several new employment laws recently passed by the Maine Legislature that could affect your business. Several of these changes to the law, which becameRead More
Skelton, Taintor and Abbott’s Amy Dieterich Defeats Town’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Settles Case for Town Employee
Skelton, Taintor and Abbott Shareholder Amy Dieterich was recently quoted in the Lewiston Sun Journal about a case she successfully litigated on behalf of a Town of Rangeley employee who had been retaliated and discriminated against by the Town and one of its Selectmen: https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/06/24/rangeley-town-employee-reach-settlement-agreement-in-lawsuit-for-90000-over-claims-of-hostile-work-environment/. Amy successfully defeated the Town’s motion for summary judgment inRead More
Isaacson & Raymond Attorneys and Staff Join Skelton Taintor & Abbott
AUBURN, Maine (April 22, 2021) – Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces that Ronald Bissonnette, Daniel D’Auteuil, Jr., and Emma Burgess Roy and the staff of Isaacson & Raymond, P.A.– will join the firm effective July 1, 2021. Bissonnette brings his expertise in real estate law, including acquisitions, like kind exchanges and leasing. Bissonnette’s practice alsoRead More
Significant Changes in Trademark Law That Could Affect Your Business
New Rules and Procedures Intended to Aid Trademark Owners In today’s business world dominated by a proliferation of internet companies, acquiring rights to valuable trademarks and protecting them against infringement has been a daunting, often complicated and frequently expensive undertaking. This has been particularly true for trademark owners initiating and maintaining a civil trademark infringementRead More
Skelton Taintor & Abbott Attorney Amy Dieterich Interviewed on Legal Issues Employers and Employees are Facing Due to COVID-19
The Sun Journal interviewed attorneys Amy Dieterich from Skelton, Taintor and Abbott and Mike Malloy from the Malloy Firm about the legal issues employers and employees are dealing with as the COVID-19 pandemic continues into 2021. With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act set to expire on December 31st despite the pandemic cresting in MaineRead More
Skelton Taintor & Abbott Welcomes Reeve Wood to the Firm
AUBURN, Maine (November 23, 2020) – Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces the hiring of Reeve Wood as Of Counsel, focusing on title work and real estate transactions, effective November 23, 2020. Wood began his career as a teacher in New York and then moved on to work as an investigator of police misconduct for theRead More