Located in beautiful Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Griffin Law Offices’ staff of 7 includes an Attorney, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Office Manager and Office Assistant.

Committed to Community

Griffin Law Offices has been committed to the community for the past 25 years.  Compassionate commitment to community is nothing new, but it is more essential than ever in this fast-paced, global era; we need roots and not just routes.

Firm Profile

Chip Griffin and his paralegals and legal assistants focus primarily on real estate, estate planning, estate administration, and elder law.

The real estate portion of the practice includes all areas of real estate from contract to closing, as well as title insurance, general real estate planning, and land use issues.  Real estate work incorporates drafting contracts, counseling clients, preparing deeds, title examinations, and title insurance work.  Representative title insurance companies are First American Title Insurance Co., Ticor Title Insurance and Lawyers Title Insurance Co.

Estate Planning identifies estate planning goals and objectives.  It also includes estate planning documents, such as wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, living trusts, and all of the steps necessary to properly re-title assets.  Estate tax planning can be a significant part of the estate planning process.

Estate Administration includes probating the will, administering wills and trusts, working on payment of bills and facilitating the accounting and distribution of assets, and preparation of Maine and Federal estate tax returns.

Medicaid (MaineCare) planning and Elder Law work concentrates on assisting people to properly transfer assets and qualify for Medicaid and Medicare assistance.

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