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Summary
Criminal defense attorney with 34 years of law practice experience. Criminal defense, OUI/DUI defense, juvenile defense in greater Portland, Maine, including Portland, S.Portland, Gorham, Westbrook, Scarborough, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Cumberland and York Counties generally.
Education
- University of Maine School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Stetson University
- Law
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- University of Maine - Orono
- B.A. | Psychology
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Professional Experience
- Owner
- Edmund R. Folsom, Attorney At Law
- - Current
- Criminal Defense, OUI/DUI, juvenile defense practice focused on representing people charged with crimes in York and Cumberland Counties.
- Adjunct Professor
- University of Maine School of Law
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- Adjunct law professor teaching Criminal Procedure: Investigations to second and third year law students.
- Attorney
- The Boulos Law Firm
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- Defended hundreds of people charged with OUI, in court and before the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and hundreds of others facing charges including assault, domestic violence assault, operating after suspension, operating after revocation, theft, embezzlement, aggravated assault, gross sexual assault, manslaughter, attempted murder, and murder (infanticide), in this exclusively criminal defense practice in Saco, Maine.
- Owner
- Edmund R. Folsom, Attorney At Law
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- Primarily a criminal defense practice, located in Portland, Maine, defending those charged with crimes in both state and federal court. Defended people on charges of assault, theft, driving offenses, drug possession, robbery, burglary, drug trafficking, possession of a firearm by a felon, arson, aggravated assault, gross sexual assault, and murder. Tried one murder case twice within a 2-month period, securing dismissal after two hung hung juries- client was freed, case was never retried.
- Deputy District Attorney
- Cumberland County D.A.'s Office
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- Deputy District Attorney assisting the District Attorney with personnel, media relations, office policy and other management issues while personally prosecuting 150- 175 felony and roughly 500 misdemeanors per year in Cumberland County Superior Court.
- Assistant District Attorney
- Cumberland County D.A.'s Office
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- Assistant district attorney, prosecuting crimes primarily in Cumberland County Superior Court, but also in Portland District Court, at times trying 5 or more jury trials per month. Cases ranged from disorderly conduct to burglaries and thefts, gross sexual assault, vehicular manslaughter and attempted murder.
- Associate Attorney
- Jolovitz & Niehoff
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- Associate attorney in three-person general law practice, in Waterville, Maine, handling primarily real estate, collections and criminal defense cases.
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Maine OUI Law, 2018 Edition
- Bryson Taylor Publishing
- Maine Driver's License Suspensions, Revocations and Related Offenses, 2016 Edition
- Bryson Taylor Publishing
- Maine OUI Law, 2016 Edition
- Bryson Taylor Publishing
- Maine OUI Law, 2014 Edition
- Bryson Taylor Publishing
- Maine Driver's License Suspensions, Revocations and Related Offenses (non-OUI)
- Bryson Taylor Publishing
- Maine OUI Law-2011 Edition
- Bryson Taylor Publishing.com
- Probation, Deferred Dipsosition and Administrative Release
- MACDL--The Maine Defender
- Beware of Habitual Offender Status
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- Immigration Consequences of Certain Convictions
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- State v. Webster Examined
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- A View From The Trench
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- Motion Practice Pointer
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- Plea Negotiations Section of The Maine Sentencing Manual
- MACDL
- Motion Practice Pointer
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- State Dismisses Murder Indictment
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- Motion Practice Pointer
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
- Motion Practice Pointer
- MACDL- The Maine Defender
Speaking Engagements
- Collateral Consequences of Motor Vehicle Convictions, Bridging the Gap, Freeport, Maine
- MSBA/MCILS
- Drug OUI's and Drug Recognition Experts, Maine Judicial Conference, 2019, Augusta, Maine
- Maine State Courts
- Panelist during 2.5-hour discussion of issues relating to operating under the influence of drugs and the drug recognition (DRE) protocol.
- Beyond OUI: Maine Driving-Related Crimes and Consequences., MACDL 2019 Annual Conference, Freeport, Maine
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)
- 1-hour presentation on collateral consequences of convictions of various driving offenses in Maine.
- Getting Educated on the Fourth Amendment, Fourth Amendment Analysis and Overview, Portland
- Scott Houde Productions
- 3-hour CLE reviewing 4th Amendment principles and cases.
- Presenter on topic of state and federal firearms bans for certain convictions, etc., Brady, Confessions, and Firearms, Saco, Maine
- Scott Houde, Prods.
- Important Evidentiary Issues to Know., Strengthening Your Defense in DV Cases., Saco, Maine
- Scott Houde Prods./Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services.
- 90 minute presentation to 150 attendees, on the application of a number of hearsay exceptions and other evidentiary issues in domestic violence cases.
- Presenter, OUI + PCR Training -- Technical issues in OUI Cases., Augusta, Maine
- Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
- Covered evidentiary rules for test admissibility; admissibility of expert witness testimony; ramifications of Birchfield v. North Dakota; issues regarding proof of prior convictions, etc.
- Presenter, Mock Trial Education for Law Enforcement Officers, York, Maine
- York County D.A.
- Participated in one of three mock trial scenarios as part of law enforcement education for officers in York and Cumberland Counties, Maine.
- Presenter, The Real OUI Case: Real Issues-Real Defenses, Saco, Maine
- York County Bar Association
- Presenter, OUI Defense`, Freeport, Maine
- York County Bar Association, Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
- Presenter, Defending an OUI Case, Biddeford, Maine
- York County Bar Association, Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
- Presenter, Criminal Litigation from A-Z, Portland, Maine
- NBI
- Instructor on topics of ethics and plea negotiations.
- Presenter, OUI/DMV/Intoxilizer, Saco, Maine
- Maine State and York County Bar Associations
- Presenter, Sentencing in Criminal Cases., Augusta, Maine
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presented on topic of plea negotiations, in association of release of a sentencing manual for the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
- Presenter, Legislative Updates, Portland, Augusta and Auburn, Maine
- Maine Associtatoin of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presenter at small informational seminars for members of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, covering new Maine criminal legislation, in the late summer/fall of 1995 and 1995
- Presenter, Avoiding Jail: Strategies for Successful Criminal Defense, Portland, Maine
- Maine State Bar Association
- Presented on topic of the Maine Bail Code/pretrial release.
Awards
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Peer Review "Distinguished" 4.7/5.0
- Martindale Hubbell
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 10 Maine
- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Top 100 Tral Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- President's Award
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- For exemplifying the goals and values of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
Professional Associations
- Maine State Bar # 002943
- Member
- Current
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- - Current
- York County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Maine Assocation of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Board of Directors from 1996 to 2002.
- American Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Maine
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
Additional Practice Areas
- Assaults
- Domestic Violence Crimes
- Drug Crimes
- Juvenile Offenses
- Motor Vehicle Offenses
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
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