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Family Law: Shared residence v. Primary residence By: RKM Many people come to us with a belief that the quantity of time spent with their children determines whether they, as parents, should share residency of their children or whether one parent should have primary residence of the children. Even worse, [...]
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY ROBINSON, KRIGER & McCALLUM By: RKM I was reminded recently that it has been 40 years since Bob Robinson and Jim Kriger founded what was then Robinson & Kriger. Since then our firm has grown from 4 lawyers to upward of 16 attorneys. The reputation of the [...]
Employees vs. Independent Contractors By: RKM Workers’ compensation benefits are only payable to an “employee” as defined by the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act. Accordingly, when involved in a workers’ compensation claim, it is important to know whether you are, or an injured worker is, classified as an employee or an [...]
Statutory and Litigation Penalties for Failure to Secure the Payment of Workers’ Comp Benefits in Maine By: RKM It is essential that every Maine employer consider its obligation to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The Maine Worker’s Compensation Act requires that, with some exceptions, employers secure the payment of compensation in [...]
5 things you should know after you’ve been involved in a car accident that is not your fault By: RKM You could be involved in an accident at any time. You might be on your way to work, heading to the airport for a long-anticipated vacation, or driving home after [...]
What is a QDRO? By: RKM A Qualified Domestic Relations order (QDRO, sometimes pronounced “qua-dro” for short) is an order in a divorce case that tells a plan administrator how to allocate all or a portion of a person’s retirement benefits to the other party. It’s basically a way to [...]
What is a Collaborative Divorce? By: RKM Clients are often confused about the term collaborative divorce – their spouse may have said it to them, or a friend mentioned it, or they may have read about it somewhere – and they wonder what does it mean? A collaborative divorce is [...]
Rachel J. Deschuytner has joined RKM as an Associate Attorney By: RKM Rachel J. Deschuytner has joined Robinson Kriger and McCallum as an Associate Attorney in the Workers Compensation Insurance Defense area. Ms. Deschuytner is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine and the Maine School of Law and [...]
Cara L. Biddings named Partner By: RKM Cara L. Biddings has been named a Partner of Robinson Kriger & McCallum a Portland law firm. Mrs. Biddings specializes in Workers Compensation Insurance Defense and Longshore & Harbor Law. She is a graduate of Simmons College and the Maine School of Law and [...]