Mike Duddy spoke at the First Friday educational program in April featuring the topic of physician employment contracts. Other presenters included Donald Quigley, Esq., General Counsel to MaineHealth, Steve Gauthier, Vice President, Contracting and Business Development, Central Maine Healthcare Corp., John Branscombe, Director of Physician Practices at Eastern Maine Medical Center, and MMA attorneys Jessa… Read more »

On March 19, 2014 Terry Duddy and Tim Steigelman taught advanced law to the Maine Harbormasters Association at the harbormasters’ annual training conference. Their discussion covered maritime law, moorings and navigation, state law and municipal law, and other legal issues encountered as harbormasters oversee and maintain Maine’s harbors. Duddy and Steigelman are attorneys at Kelly… Read more »

Mike Duddy, town tree warden and 10-year member of the Conservation Commission, is the 2014 recipient of the Ralph Gould Award for Outstanding Citizenship. http://www.capeelizabeth.com/news/2014/gould_duddy.html Jessica Sullivan, Town Council chair, presented the award to Duddy at the Jan. 6, 2014 council meeting.

The 2013 edition of New England Super Lawyers and Rising Stars® has recognized five attorneys at Kelly, Remmel and Zimmerman for excellence in their individual areas of practice. Those attorneys are Charles Remmel, II, R. Terrance Duddy, Timothy Norton, Jennifer Archer and Lauri Boxer-Macomber. Only the top 5% of attorneys in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New… Read more »

Attorneys Jennifer Archer, Timothy Steigelman and Lauri Boxer-Macomber have been honored for their continued pro bono legal services in the Katahdin Counsel Recognition Program. On October 31, 2013, Archer, Steigelman and Boxer-Macomber were recognized as Katahdin Counsel for devoting more than 50 hours of pro bono work in the past year. All three attorneys were… Read more »

Jennifer Archer’s client, an activist from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) who advocated for equal treatment of women within that country, was granted asylum based upon the persecution inflicted by the Congolese government. Jennifer’s clients are now safe from harm and enriching the State of Maine through their knowledge and tremendous work ethic.

After a selection process across several states, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) named Jennifer Archer a “Pro Bono Hero” for summer 2013. She received this recognition for her years of service to the immigrant community, her work with the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Program (ILAP), and her pro bono service to include asylum cases and… Read more »

Several years ago, Jennifer’s client fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after he was tortured by that country’s government. Jennifer successfully tried his case in the Boston Immigration Court, the government waived appeal, and her client received asylum. Now that her client is safe in the United States, Jennifer is working toward reunifying him with… Read more »

Following a multi-day trial in Boston Immigration Court, Jennifer Archer won asylum for her Congolese client, a Tutsi who was persecuted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This success helped to reunite a family of six after they were forced to spend four years apart. They can now focus on rebuilding their lives in Maine.

John A. McArdle, III was recently recognized for completing a 4 year appointment to The Maine Trial Lawyers Association Executive Committee which included him serving as President of MTLA in 2011 and 2012.