Edmund Folsom Esq

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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; 1982 - 1984

Stetson University: Law; 1981 - 1982

University of Maine - Orono: B.A. | Psychology; 1974 - 1979

Professional Experience

Owner: Edmund R. Folsom, Attorney At Law; 2012 - 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; 2014 - 2016; Adjunct law professor teaching Criminal Procedure: Investigations to second and third year law students.

Attorney: The Boulos Law Firm; 1999 - 2012; 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; 1995 - 1999; 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; 1992 - 1994; 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; 1987 - 1992; 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; 1984 - 1987; 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; September 1, 2018

Maine Driver's License Suspensions, Revocations and Related Offenses, 2016 Edition: Bryson Taylor Publishing; November 4, 2015

Maine OUI Law, 2016 Edition: Bryson Taylor Publishing; November 4, 2015

Maine OUI Law, 2014 Edition: Bryson Taylor Publishing; December, 2013

Maine Driver's License Suspensions, Revocations and Related Offenses (non-OUI): Bryson Taylor Publishing; December, 2012

Maine OUI Law-2011 Edition: Bryson Taylor Publishing.com; October, 2011

Probation, Deferred Dipsosition and Administrative Release: MACDL--The Maine Defender; 2006

Beware of Habitual Offender Status: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 2003

Immigration Consequences of Certain Convictions: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 2002

State v. Webster Examined: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 2001

A View From The Trench: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1999

Motion Practice Pointer: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1999

Plea Negotiations Section of The Maine Sentencing Manual: MACDL; 1998

Motion Practice Pointer: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1997

State Dismisses Murder Indictment: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1997

Motion Practice Pointer: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1996

Motion Practice Pointer: MACDL- The Maine Defender; 1995

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Speaking Engagements

Practical Tips for Defending Drug OUI Charges, York Bar Association CLE Seminar, Online: June 12, 2020; York Bar Association; Sole presenter for 2-hour online CLE on defense of OUI-drugs cases.

Collateral Consequences of Motor Vehicle Convictions, Bridging the Gap, Freeport, Maine: December 11, 2019; MSBA/MCILS

Drug OUI's and Drug Recognition Experts, Maine Judicial Conference, 2019, Augusta, Maine: October 22, 2019; 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: June 13, 2019; 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: April 23, 2019; 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: September 26, 2017; Scott Houde, Prods.

Important Evidentiary Issues to Know., Strengthening Your Defense in DV Cases., Saco, Maine: April 25, 2017; 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: March 24, 2017; 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: September 10, 2015; 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: May 21, 2015; York County Bar Association

Presenter, OUI Defense`, Freeport, Maine: August 22, 2014; York County Bar Association, Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services

Presenter, Defending an OUI Case, Biddeford, Maine: March 31, 2014; York County Bar Association, Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services

Presenter, Criminal Litigation from A-Z, Portland, Maine: December 10, 2011; NBI; Instructor on topics of ethics and plea negotiations.

Presenter, OUI/DMV/Intoxilizer, Saco, Maine: October 1, 2003; Maine State and York County Bar Associations

Presenter, Sentencing in Criminal Cases., Augusta, Maine: April 1, 1998; 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: September 1, 1996; 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: February 1, 1996; Maine State Bar Association; Presented on topic of the Maine Bail Code/pretrial release.

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Awards

Top 100 Trial Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers; 2019

Top 100 Trial Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers Association; 2018

Peer Review "Distinguished" 4.7/5.0: Martindale Hubbell; 2017

Top 100 Trial Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers Association; 2017

Top 100 Trial Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers Association; 2016

Top 10 Maine: National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys; 2015

Top 100 Tral Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers Association; 2015

Top 100 Trial Lawyers: National Trial Lawyers Association; 2014

President's Award: Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; 2013; For exemplifying the goals and values of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.