Family Law

• Guardianship
  Representing trusts and estates has been a hallmark of Jensen Baird since it was founded. Our Probate Litigation Practice Group collectively has more than a century of experience and a deep, state-wide litigation practice before all courts. We regularly represent heirs, beneficiaries, personal representatives, trustees, individuals and charities in all probate actions, ranging from routine administration of trusts and estates to complex probate litigation, including will interpretation and challenges, elective share proceedings, inheritance cases, capacity issues, guardianship disputes, breach of trust cases, undue influence, accountings, shared family property ownership and management issues and many more.

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Our attorneys provide a full range of services for business clients with an emphasis on building productive partnerships. Ranging from small businesses to large multi-state and multinational corporations, financial institutions and banks of all sizes, as well as other commercial and consumer lenders, we offer clients practical solutions and expert counsel. As one of our clients recently reflected, “You can grow your business with Jensen Baird.” We advise clients commencing a business venture on the selection of the appropriate business form (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company), and ensure that all organizational requirements are satisfied. We provide assistance to ongoing businesses in connection with environmental and energy matters, the issuance and transfer of securities, mergers and acquisitions, sales and liquidations, financings, intellectual property, business and tax planning, and a wide variety of day-to-day and long-term business matters. Lawyers in our firm have extensive experience dealing with state agencies (e.g., DEP, PUC, Maine Revenue Services) and federal agencies (e.g., EPA, FERC, Army Corps of Engineers, Internal Revenue Service) in permitting issues and other regulatory and enforcement proceedings.
• Construction Contracts
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  We handle commercial disputes involving real estate transactions, construction contracts, business torts, personal injury, antitrust, securities, banking and lender liability, insurance coverage, professional malpractice, employment discrimination, environmental matters, trusts and estates, and school law. Our commercial litigators have been selected by their peers for inclusion in
• Employment Contract
  Committed to building partnerships with client organizations, Jensen Baird’s employment and labor attorneys advise employers in both the public and private sectors on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. Specifically, we provide legal services in the following areas: negotiation and drafting of employment agreements; review and drafting of personnel manuals; workplace safety compliance; hiring, discipline and termination procedures; investigation and defense of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblower claims; negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements; employee benefits and executive compensation; wage and hour matters; employee leave issues under FMLA and Workers’ Compensation; and mediation and arbitration of employment disputes. Our attorneys represent employers in state and federal courts, alternative dispute resolution proceedings, and before administrative agencies, such as the Maine Human Rights Commission and the Maine Labor Relations Board.
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Jensen Baird has one of the strongest and most experienced teams of condominium lawyers in Maine, regularly setting the statewide standards for excellence. We are the leading community association practice in Maine representing over 300 condo and homeowner associations. Building upon the firm’s established reputation in real estate law, the Condominium & Homeowners Associations Practice Group offers creative solutions to structure and administer residential and commercial projects.
• Construction Litigation
  New England Super Lawyers for commercial and business litigation, construction law, antitrust law, legal malpractice, and estate and trust litigation.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Eminent Domain
  Jensen Baird has formed lasting partnerships with numerous local governments in Maine, including many cities and towns, school districts, sewer districts, and several counties (including the largest county in the state). The firm also represents many quasi-municipal corporations, such as the two publicly-owned waste-to-energy facilities in Maine and several special purpose districts. We advise our various local government client contacts (such as municipal councils, select boards, managers and administrators; school boards and superintendents; county commissioners and administrators; planning boards and planning directors; boards of appeal and code enforcement officers; and boards of assessment review and assessors) on a wide variety of pending and potential legal issues ranging from drafting ordinances, drafting and administering contracts, advising on town meeting and election issues, advising on Freedom of Access Act issues, prosecuting land use and other ordinance enforcement cases, litigating civil disputes, providing legal advice on constitutional and statutory issues, advising on municipal tax assessment and exemption issues, drafting and enforcing deeds and other real estate documents, assisting with eminent domain procedures, helping elected and appointed officials prepare for and run smooth and effective meetings and public hearings, representing employers in collective bargaining and before the Maine Human Rights Commission and Maine Labor Relations Board, and serving as bond and tax increment financing counsel.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Condominium Law
  The firm’s Condominium & Homeowners Associations Practice Group offers clients a depth of knowledge about Maine Condominium Law and other state rules and regulations, as well as the expertise from a team of attorneys highly knowledgeable regarding the Maine Condominium Act and Maine Nonprofit Corporations Act. Our objective is to help our clients achieve their goals in a prompt, friendly, and cost effective way.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Members of this group also represent plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury litigation, including product liability and negligence cases.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  New England Super Lawyers, our attorneys work together, sharing expertise and resources to serve the needs of our clients. Jensen Baird specializes in Business Services, Estate Planning, Government Services, Litigation, and Real Estate, where our approach has earned us a reputation of respect–a reputation that is rooted in our 60 year history as a premier Maine law firm.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Representing trusts and estates has been a hallmark of Jensen Baird since it was founded. Our Probate Litigation Practice Group collectively has more than a century of experience and a deep, state-wid...
• Power of Attorney
  Jensen Baird has substantial expertise in all aspects of estate planning, trust creation and administration, and probate practice. With a focus on client goals, we design estate or lifetime plans to minimize taxes and to ensure that the needs of the client and his or her family are satisfied as effectively and efficiently as possible. A wide variety of services are available, including preparation of wills, trusts, advance health care directives, and powers of attorney. Our attorneys work closely with trustees and personal representatives in the administration of trusts and estates and assist in the preparation of tax returns when requested. We also represent clients in trust and probate litigation as well as name changes. Individual members of this practice area serve from time to time in a fiduciary capacity, either as trustee, personal representative, or agent under power of attorney. Our attorneys are skilled in helping clients define and meet their objectives, and apply efficient and innovative counsel to the process.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law