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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 11 N OV E M B E R 1 2 , 2 0 1 8 4,500 4,750 5,000 5,250 5,500 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 F O C U S L AW bernsteinshur.com Bernstein Shur congratulates Lindsay Zahradka Milne upon her selection to the American Bankruptcy Institute's 40 Under 40. We are proud to support her recognition through this very special honor. Congratulations. >30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70+ 3.9% 8.4% 8.8% 10.1% 11.0% 11.0% 14.9% 13.4% 10.1% 5.8% he number of lawyers practicing in Maine is growing. But there have been some subtle shifts in the numbers, according to the most recent data from the Maine Bar Association. Well over a third of Maine's lawyers, 38.8%, are in Cumberland County. The second-largest concentration of Maine lawyers isn't from Maine at all, but rather from out-of-state. Rural counties are at the low end, with the extreme case being Piscataquis County, with just eight lawyers. Women make up a larger percentage of lawyers than five years ago. Maine still has a large percentage of lawyers who are over 65, nearly 16% of the overall number, but that tends to reflect Maine's overall workforce. F O C U S S TA R T S O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » T AT T O R N E Y S I N M A I N E : T H E 1 0 - Y E A R R E G I S T R AT I O N T R E N D W H E R E A R E M A I N E ' S L AW Y E R S ( B Y C O U N T Y ) M A I N E ' S L AW Y E R S B Y AG E M A I N E L AW Y E R S B Y G E N D E R N O T E : Includes out-of-state attorneys who are members of the Maine Bar. S O U R C E : Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar S O U R C E : Me. Board of Overseers of the Bar S O U R C E : Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar Lawyers Percent Androscoggin 209 3.9% Aroostook 76 1.41% Cumberland 2,066 38.3% Franklin 25 0.46% Hancock 106 1.97% Kennebec 479 8.9% Knox 101 1.87% Lincoln 71 1.32% Lawyers Percent Oxford 45 0.83% Penobscot 334 6.2% Piscataquis 8 0.15% Sagadahoc 85 1.58% Somerset 35 0.65% Waldo 39 0.72% Washington 31 0.58% York 322 5.9% Out of state 1,358 25.19% 36.7% Female: 1,977 63.3% Male: 3,413 Total: 5,390 34.9% Female: 1,844 65.1% Male: 3,442 Total: 5,286 2013 2017 4,960 5,390