Date: October 1, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Host: PDS
Credits: 1 (H&D)
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Registration: [Register here]
Summary: This one-hour CLE will discuss common indications of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, how such conditions can affect a lawyer's work, and what to do if you're worried about a colleague or loved one.
Date: December 16, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Host: PDS
Credits: 1 (Ethics)
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Registration: [Register here]
Date: November 18, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Host: PDS
Credits: 1
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Registration: [Register here]
Date: August 19, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Host: PDS
Credits: 1
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Registration: [Register here]
On December 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., a Presiding Officer of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services (“Commission”) will convene an adjudicatory hearing to receive evidence and decide whether grounds exist to suspend Jeffrey Toothaker, Esq. (Bar # 7523) from rosters of candidates for acceptance of assignments from the Commission.
The hearing will be held via Zoom.
The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on January 22, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. in person Room 500 of the Burton Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below.
Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting.
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The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on January 5, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. ZOOM using the details provided below. The only agenda item will be a discussion of the PDS annual report.
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services has scheduled a rulemaking public hearing for Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM in Room 500, Burton Cross Building, Augusta, and also on Zoom, on the following proposed rule:
Chapter 302 – Procedures Regarding Funds for Experts and Investigators
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services will hold a public hearing on December 17, at 3:00 P.M. the following proposed rule via Zoom at the details provided below and in person in Room 501 of the Burton M. Cross Building in Augusta.
The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. in Room 501 of the Burton Cross Building in Augusta and at the following zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/3966238156?pwd=gBAQQDjutxlS1DKOYxJKyvB15N86bk.1&omn=89795281065
Meeting ID: 396 623 8156
Passcode: PDS@2025
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