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Neal L Weinstein

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Avvo Rating7.4
  • Old Orchard Beach, ME
  • Licensed for 41 years
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About Neal

I began my practice working as an assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, Massachusetts writing appeals in murder and other felony cases.  I then moved back to Maine and interned at the York County District Attorney's office in Maine.  Following that, I went into private practice, focusing on criminal defense and personal injury.  I was a defense attorney in the longest crminal trial in Maine federal court history and was counsel in US v. FanFan, a recent US Supreme Court Case, which changed federal sentencing laws.

I have been president of the Porsche Club of Maine and race car instructor, and have also raced, and currently own several motorcycles.  I sail and race my sailboat, and have surfed in Hawaii and Central America.  

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Practice areas

OtherDUI and DWILitigationCriminal defensePersonal injury
  1. Personal injury: 20%

  2. Criminal defense: 20%

  3. Litigation: 20%

  4. DUI and DWI: 20%

    DEFENSE

    40 years, 2,000 cases

  1. Car accident: 10%

  2. Other: 10%

Languages spoken

Hebrew

Contact

32 Saco Avenue
P.O. Box 660
Old Orchard Beach, ME, 04064-0660

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      License
      StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
      MEActive198011/30/2021
      MAActive197909/11/2021

      Professional misconduct


      This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority.

      • Reciprocal - Public Reprimand/Admonishment
        issued in MA, 2004

        updated on 03/18/2013

        This means that the attorney's misconduct in another state, or jurisdiction, also violated the rules for practicing law in Massachusetts.

        Neal's comment:“This is the same Maine reprimand”

      • Reprimand
        issued in ME, 2004

        updated on 04/22/2014

        A reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

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      Awards
      Award nameGrantorDate granted
      Katahdin Counsel AwardMaine State Bar Association2017
      Work Experience
      TitleCompany nameDuration
      Assistant District AttorneyYork County District Attorney1979 - 1980
      intern attorneyMiddlesex County District Attorney1978 - 1979
      Associations
      Association namePosition nameDuration
      Maine State Bar AssociationN/AN/A
      American Bar AssociationN/AN/A
      National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersN/AN/A
      York County Bar AssociationN/AN/A
      Maine Association of Criminal Defense LawyersN/AN/A
      Maine State Bar AssociationN/AN/A
      Education
      School nameDegreeGraduated
      Suffolk University Law SchoolJD - Juris Doctor1979
      Speaking Engagements
      Conference nameTitleDate
      Speaker ForumDUI, criminal law2006
      Legal cases
      Case nameOutcome
      United States v. Duncan FanFanJudgment for Defendant
      A.F.A.B. v. Town of Old Orchard BeachJudgment for Plaintiff

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      This is the lawyer you want

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      I hired Neil Weinstein to respond to a motion. He met with me for a period of 25 minutes. In that short meeting he was able to retain everything, then respond to the motion to weeks later as if he lived with me or the damages happened to him as well. He is the lawyer that you want money well spent.
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      Attorney criminal law

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      I appreciate the clear thorough and knowledgeable response to my question. I also appreciate how Mr. Weinstein wanted more clarificYion to my question so as I can be directed and informed properly in my situation. He seems to genuinely care. Thank you very much. Very very helpful to me!

      outstanding lawyer

      5.0 stars

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      Mr. Weinstein was polite, intelligent, well educated in the law, and extremely effective in representing me in both criminal matters and civil business litigation. His fees were very reasonable based upon the results he achieved, and what other lawyers requested for representing me.

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      Steven Berlin, General practice Attorney on Oct 14, 2009
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      I endorse this lawyer's work. Neal is an excellent lawyer. He has expertise in areas of Criminal Law and Personal Injury Law. It has been my experience seeing him at work that he not only gets the job done, but does it with zeal. He is well known around the court house as a lawyer who cares for his clients and argues their case zealously. As a long time resident of his community he has many contacts in the legal profession. As such he has a good working relationship with such people as the DA. That relationship works out well for his clients in orchestrating a plea or more favorable legal decision when the case is not ripe for trial. However, Neal will be the first lawyer to go to court when the case calls for a trial and he usually wins.

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