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Maine Law celebrated the graduation of 87 J.D. candidates and 1 LL.M. candidate on Saturday, May 23 in Portland’s beautiful Merrill Auditorium. degrees.

The Class of 2026 ...

Even before he arrived at Maine Law, Adam Fortier-Brown ’26 had already built a career centered on public service, policy, and advocacy. After several years working in Washington, D.C., on issues ranging from federal legislation to climate resilience and national security, he felt pulled toward something more direct and personal.

“I wanted to do more to help people,...

By the time Erin Jackson ‘26 was helping incoming students navigate their first days at Maine Law as a student affairs fellow, she had already become a familiar face across campus. She worked in residential life at Portland Commons, organized “Law and Lattes” meetups at coffee shops around Portland, co-chaired the Women’s Law Association, competed on Trial Team, and spent a y...

For Alexandra Logan ’26, the path to Maine Law was shaped by a career that kept pulling her closer to the fast-moving world of privacy and cybersecurity law.

A Maine native who grew up in the Brunswick area and attended Bowdoin College, Logan began her professional career at Unum, working as an underwriter focused on risk management. It was there, during the early d...

When Natalie Jump ’26 arrived at Maine Law, she thought she had a pretty clear sense of what she wanted to do. After studying environmental studies at Ursinus College, she imagined a future rooted in environmental policy and advocacy. Law school had not even been on her radar when she first entered college.

“I was not interested in law school entering college,” Jump...