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Sponsored by: Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Updated: September 23, 2019 2019 Giving Guide

Pine Tree Legal Assistance

2020 Goals

Pine Tree Legal Assistance is committed to enforcing legal protections for Maine’s most vulnerable residents and making the justice system more accessible for all Mainers, regardless of income.

Pine Tree seeks to continually assess the most pressing civil legal problems facing low-income Mainers. Our priorities for 2019 are:

  • The preservation of housing and related housing needs;
  • Maintaining, enhancing and protecting income and economic stability;
  • Promoting safety, health, and well-being;
  • Improving outcomes for Maine children and youth;
  • Enforcing workplace opportunities, income and legal protections for low-wage workers;
  • Meeting the legal needs of populations with other vulnerabilities; and
  • Improving the delivery of legal services and justice for low - income Mainers statewide.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

Pine Tree Legal Assistance hosts several of events each year. Our major fundraising events are:

  • Our Winter Warm Up is a great opportunity to meet other justice loving people while enjoying local food and drinks. Look for this event in late winter!
  • Our Raise the Barn for Justice event is coming up on September 28th at The Barn at Smith Farm. The event features a family style dinner, live music and dancing! More information is available at ptla.org/raise-the-barn.

Giving Opportunities

There are many ways to support Pine Tree Legal Assistance!

  • Donate online at ptla.org!
  • Donate by check! Please send your donations to Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Attn: Helen Meyer, P.O. Box 547, Portland, ME 04112.
  • To make a donation of stock, please contact Helen Meyer at (207) 774-4753.
  • Join a special group of people who have made bequests or other legacy gifts to Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Learn more at https://ptla.org/leave-legacy.
  • Support the Campaign for Justice, a special effort by Maine’s legal community to support legal aid.

Volunteer Opportunities

Pine Tree welcomes pro bono assistance from attorneys around the state in various practice areas. Pine Tree also hosts several law students and undergraduate students for semester or summer internships. Popular pro bono opportunities include:

  • Lawyer-of-the-Day Courthouse “Pick Ups”
  • Veterans Panel
  • Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
  • Maine Attorneys Saving Homes (MASH)
  • In-House Attorney Volunteers working at PTLA offices
  • Support or Co-counsel

Leadership

Nan Heald: Executive Director
Stacy Stitham, Brann & Isaacson

Board officers

Dan Emery, Esq.: Vice-President; Attorney, Daniel Emery Law Office

Russell Anderson: Secretary

Ellie Miller: Treasurer


Board Members

William Black, Esq.

Alyssa Boelcskevy

Audrey Braccio, Esq.: Partner, Pelletier & Faircloth, LLC

Travis Brennan, Esq.: Partner, Berman & Simmons

Elizabeth Butler, Esq.: Attorney, Butler Law Offices LLC

William Devoe, Esq.: Partner, Eaton Peabody

Caitlin DiMillo, Esq.: Vice President, Spinnaker Trust

Melissa Dunn

Wendy Harlan, Esq: AVP and Senior Counsel, Unum

Hope Hilton, Esq.

Marcus Jaynes, Esq.: Partner, Landis Arn & Jaynes, PA

Constant Kabuyenge

William Knowles, Esq.: Partner, Verrill Dana

Richard Ladd, Sr.

N. Joel Moser, Esq.: Partner, Bernstein Shur

Lawrence Reichard

Cliff Ruprecht, Esq.: Partner, Roach, Ruprecht, Sanchez & Bischoff P.C.

Jeff Stanley

Allison Quimby

Hon. Daniel Wathen: Of Counsel, Pierce Atwood

Board Members Emeritus

Sheldon Tepler, Esq.

Blaine Riggle, Esq.

At a glance

Established: 1966
Employees: 60
Annual revenue: $6,981,706

Top funding sources

Federal FundingA: 42%
State Funding: 36%
Contributions and Foundations: 16%
Other Sources: 3%
Interagency Collaborations: 2%
United Ways: 2%

Contact

88 Federal Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-4753

ptla.org
www.facebook.com/PineTreeLegal
www.twitter.com/PineTreeLegal

Mission Statement

We believe that there should be fairness, justice and equality for all, and, that if we can instill more fairness in our society, there will be less poverty. Our mission is to ensure that state and federal laws affecting poor people are upheld, while also addressing the systemic barriers to justice faced by Mainers with low incomes.

Service Location

Statewide