Market data
Family law in Maine: market data
What public records say about the market for family law in Maine: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divorced residents | 155,896 ±3,041 people age 15+ | 2020-2024 | Maine state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-me · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents divorced in the last 12 months | 7,679 ±742 people age 15+ | 2020-2024 | Maine state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-me · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents with limited English (any language) | 20,727 ±1,223 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Maine state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-me · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 278 lawyers a year | 2025 | Maine state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record me-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Maine state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Maine state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 0 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Maine state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 569 firms | 2022 | Maine state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-me-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 720,922,000 US dollars | 2022 | Maine state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-me-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.92 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Maine state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 955 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Maine state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 696 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Maine state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-23 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 2,280 jobs | May 2025 | Maine state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:ME:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 113,120 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Maine state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:ME:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Maine with the most divorced residents, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, ME | 3,896 ±392 record legal-need-23007 | 5 record law-offices-23007 | 779 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | 2,471 ±274 record legal-need-23021 | 4 record law-offices-23021 | 618 |
| Washington County, ME | 3,632 ±241 record legal-need-23029 | 6 record law-offices-23029 | 605 |
| Oxford County, ME | 7,615 ±529 record legal-need-23017 | 13 record law-offices-23017 | 586 |
| Somerset County, ME | 6,084 ±478 record legal-need-23025 | 11 record law-offices-23025 | 553 |
| Waldo County, ME | 4,836 ±443 record legal-need-23027 | 12 record law-offices-23027 | 403 |
| Penobscot County, ME | 18,087 ±1,062 record legal-need-23019 | 53 record law-offices-23019 | 341 |
| Androscoggin County, ME | 12,978 ±782 record legal-need-23001 | 41 record law-offices-23001 | 317 |
| Aroostook County, ME | 7,364 ±522 record legal-need-23003 | 24 record law-offices-23003 | 307 |
| Kennebec County, ME | 15,687 ±903 record legal-need-23011 | 58 record law-offices-23011 | 270 |
Divorced residents (legal-need v1.0.0, 2020-2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = legal-need.divorced / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 3,343 ±511 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Maine state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:ME:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 3,343 ±486 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Maine state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-me · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Maine have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval is required. Rule 7.2(a) lets a lawyer advertise through written, recorded or electronic communication, subject to Rules 7.1 and 7.3. Rules 7.1 to 7.6 have no filing or review clause. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(c)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The advertising rules (7.1 to 7.6) set no waiting period before contacting someone after an accident. Rule 7.3 bars solicitation only where it involves harassment, coercion, duress or similar conduct, or after the person has said no (7.3(a), (b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No ad may be false or misleading, including by leaving out a fact needed to keep it from misleading (7.1). A lawyer may say whether the lawyer practices or specializes in a field (7.4(a)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for a recommendation, except to pay reasonable ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service, the price of a law practice (Rule 1.17), or under a… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Recording a wire or oral communication with a device is not an interception when done by the sender or receiver of that communication (or someone they authorize). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Using an automated calling device or a prerecorded voice to make solicitation calls to cell phones or residential numbers is prohibited, except with prior written express consent and other listed exceptions. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Maine: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the client consents after full disclosure and the total fee is reasonable; the rule has no proportion-of-work or joint-responsibility test. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: family legal services | 116 index | 2020-12 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411108:2020-12 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/maine/family-law/
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