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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 17 N OV E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 9 F O C U S L AW ey estimate they've saved $3,000 to $4,000 in legal fees. What would folks typically do without the hub? "I think some people were going without legal representation," Turner says. "I think some have been trying to address some of these issues themselves, or were just not addressing them at all. e fact that there have been 165 cases in Maine, in five years, suggests there was, and still is, a great need." "Putting it through the intellec- tual property lens, they might build a product or a brand, then find out later there's a Goliath who swoops in and crushes their David, so to speak, with a preexisting mark," says McConnell. "Or maybe they didn't have some- one help them write a good contract at the front end. Or maybe it's not in writing at all, but just a verbal understanding. Later on, if there's a disagreement, sometimes they're not in a position to move forward in a way they anticipated." At Crooked Face Creamery, Rowbottom has about 40 wholesale accounts and two distributors, just bought a larger cheese pasteurizer and is in the process of scaling up. She's reached out to McConnell on addi- tional issues, including researching lease arrangements and problems with an equipment supplier. Without McConnell's help, Rowbottom says, she would have had to hire a lawyer or do the work on her own. "ere are so many things to do when you're running a business," she says. "To weave your way through those things, when somebody else has all the resources and knows the process, is a huge time-saver. And it's reassuring to know it's going to be done right." 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