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Covid-19 Vaccination and Child Custody Cases
The release of the Covid-19 vaccine caused a deep division within the United States. As the pandemic continued, and new strains of the virus surged and infected the country, several workplaces and businesses mandated vaccination for employees and...
Attempted Murder Suspect Pleads to Lesser Charges
On June 12, 2020, police arrested and charged Nathaniel Ashwood with attempted murder and robbery, crimes punishable by up to 30 years in prison. On November 8, 2021, minutes before the jury was to be seated, despite city street surveillance videos of the incident,...
Covid-19 Vaccination and Litigation
The rush to get the Covid-19 vaccination to the general public will undoubtedly lead to future litigation in many venues. One such venue will likely be the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Originally established by Congress to provide a level of liability...
A courageous client of Attorney Verne Paradie is featured on the show Dr’s. She is a survivor of awful physical and sexual assaults, and discusses her experience with the criminal justice system during COVID.
A very brave client of mine was asked to appear on the national television show the Dr’s. I am very fortunate that I was asked to join Melissa as her attorney and be a part of her horrifying experience that lingers on today. Melissa’s sister released a video of...
Nearly 40 years later, father in court for infant’s death
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/10/infant-death-case-hinges-on-changed-cause-of-death/The cause of Nathan Hagar's death was initially classified as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but Burton Hagar told more than a dozen people that he smothered his 4-month-old son. A retired Maine medical examiner told a judge in Cumberland County on Tuesday that...
Associate Secures Victory at State Supreme Court
On February 6, 2018 the Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously decided that the trial judge in a contested divorce hearing abused it's discretion when denying a post-judgment motion to amend the court's findings, make additional findings, and amend the divorce...
Bail granted for Farmington man accused of murdering infant son 38 years ago
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/06/16/bail-granted-for-farmington-man-accused-in-infants-death-from-38-years-ago/A Superior Court judge took the unusual step Friday of granting bail to a Farmington man charged with murdering his infant son 38 years ago. In setting bail at $10,000 cash or $100,000 surety, Justice Thomas Warren said he didn’t think Burton Hagar, 62, was a flight...
Man pleads not guilty to killing infant son 38 years ago
http://wgme.com/news/local/man-accused-of-killing-his-son-38-years-ago-pleads-not-guiltyPORTLAND (WGME) -- The man charged with murder decades after the death of his infant son pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Burton Hagar last week. Wednesday he faced a judge for the nearly 38-year-old crime.This is the oldest "cold...
Charges and injuction motion against Sabattus woman dropped
http://www.sunjournal.com/charges-injuction-motion-sabattus-woman-dropped/Prosecutors won’t seek an injunction against a Sabattus woman who police said shouted a racial slur at a Lewiston woman and threatened her. The Maine Attorney General’s Office had dismissed its motion shortly before a hearing that was scheduled for Monday at...