Family Law

• Divorce
  When selecting the right divorce attorney, it is critical to find someone who will protect your rights, defend your interests and assist you through a complex legal, financial and emotional transition as painlessly as possible. At Branson Law Office, P.A., we focus on making sure this already difficult time in your life is made easier through our expert legal guidance and advocacy. Whether you are dealing with a contested or uncontested divorce, Attorney Branson’s knowledge, experience and vigorous advocacy will help to ensure you make it through the process with your rights, interests and dignity intact. The firm’s dedicated paralegal, Kelly Ryan, brings ten years of experience in the field of divorce and is indispensible to the complete and timely service of the client’s needs.
• Child Support
  At Branson Law Office, P.A., we assist individuals with all aspects of child support and alimony, in the context of original and post-judgment matters, modification as well as enforcement. Whether you are dealing with a contested or uncontested matter, Attorney Branson’s knowledge, experience and vigorous advocacy will help to ensure you make it through the process with your rights, interests and dignity intact. In matters of child support and alimony, having the right attorney can make all the difference. The firm’s dedicated paralegal, Kelly Ryan, brings ten years of experience in the field of family law and is indispensible to the complete and timely service of the client’s needs.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  At Branson Law Office, P.A., we assist individuals with a variety of child custody and visitation matters, in the context of original and post-judgment matters, modification as well as enforcement. Whether you are dealing with a contested or uncontested matter, Attorney Branson’s knowledge, experience and vigorous advocacy will help to ensure you make it through the process with your rights, interests and dignity intact. In matters of child custody and visitation, having the right attorney can make all the difference. The firm’s dedicated paralegal, Kelly Ryan, brings ten years of experience in the field of family law and is indispensible to the complete and timely service of the client’s needs.
• Spousal Support
  If you are looking for legal help with child support enforcement or qualified legal advice child support, contact our experienced child support lawyer today. As alimony attorneys, we are committed to making sure your rights are protected and you receive the best possible outcome for your case. Our child support attorney has the skills and knowledge needed to provide our clients with the highest quality legal service and produce the best possible results.
• Legal Separation
  At Branson Law Office, P.A., we assist individuals with a variety of family law needs, including divorce, legal separation, post-judgment modification and enforcement, child custody, parental rights, child support, alimony and pre-nuptial agreements. Whether you are dealing with a contested or uncontested matter, Attorney Branson’s knowledge, experience and vigorous advocacy will help to ensure you make it through the process with your rights, interests and dignity intact. The firm’s dedicated paralegal, Kelly Ryan, brings ten years of experience in the field of family law and is indispensible to the complete and timely service of the client’s needs.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  We are a criminal lawyer with the experience needed to provide you with the aggressive criminal defense that you are searching for. As your criminal defense attorney, we are committed to helping you obtain the best possible outcome for your felony charge. Contact our criminal defense lawyer today to schedule your consultation appointment and find out how we can help you.
• DUI/DWI
  A specialty within Attorney Branson’s criminal practice is the defense of those who are arrested or charged with drunk driving (OUI/DUI). Attorney Branson brings to bear many years of experience in successfully defending OUI cases based on constitutional violations and evidentiary problems, and in negotiating favorable plea agreements with the District Attorney’s Office. If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Maine, you should contact Attorney Branson to learn more about your rights, defenses and options.
• Fraud
  As your federal criminal defense attorney, we have the skills and knowledge needed to provide you with the aggressive federal criminal defense you are searching for. We are an experienced securities fraud lawyer here to help you obtain the best possible outcome for your case. Contact our law firm today to schedule your consultation appointment with our securities fraud attorney or federal criminal defense lawyer and find out how we can help you.
• Misdemeanors
  If you have been charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, the lawyer you choose to defend you could make all the difference in the outcome of your case. In the state of Maine, a misdemeanor is usually defined as a Class D or E crime, less serious than a felony and punishable by a fine and/or short-term imprisonment. Attorney Branson brings to bear many years of experience in successfully defending misdemeanor criminal cases based on constitutional violations and evidentiary problems, and in negotiating favorable plea agreements with the District Attorney’s Office. If you have been arrested in Maine and charged within misdemeanor criminal conduct, you should contact Attorney Branson to learn more about your rights, defenses and options.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Branson Law Office, P.A. provides legal advice and assistance to both individuals and business clients in a wide variety of areas, including civil litigation, criminal defense (including OUI), divorce and family law, business formation and corporate counseling, real estate transactions and disputes, commercial and residential landlord-tenant, estate planning, personal injury and civil rights. The mission of the firm, as articulated by its founder, Attorney John Branson, is “to provide to all its clients the sophisticated and multi-faceted approach to solving legal problems offered by much larger firms, within the framework of a highly personalized and accessible attorney-client relationship.†Attorney Branson graduated from Yale College in 1989 and from Harvard Law School in 1992. After several years of practice at larger firms in Washington DC and Boston, John moved back to his hometown of Portland, Maine and opened Branson Law Office in 2005.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning