Maine Injury, Accident, & Disability Law Blog : Maine Personal Injury Lawyer & Attorney : Joe Bornstein Law Firm : Portland Bangor Maine

The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety has developed a campaign to help make highways safer.

Survive Your Drive was created to inform Mainers on the importance of safe driving and how to avoid behaviors that lead to fatal crashes. The educational campaign focuses on seat belt usage, impaired and distracted driving, speeding, and other unsafe driving behaviors. The underlining message the safety campaign sends is for drivers to be responsible when behind a wheel.

Thanks in part to similar safe driving programs in recent years, driving statistics in Maine have improved. However, these same statistics show that there is still work to be done.

The Survive Your Drive campaign emphasizes four key components:

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The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends. A time to be together with the ones we love, thankful for all that we have. And as the calendar turns the page on another year, into a new decade, we at the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein would like to reflect on our past while giving thanks to the present.

In 35 years, the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein has been blessed to represent over 15,000 Mainers in their personal injury and Social Security Disability claims. Inviting each and every client into our "family," we help Mainers through the worst of times, so they can be with their loved ones in the best of times. With five convenient offices throughout the state, access to justice and steadfast representation is our gift to Mainers. Our client's trust and confidence in our law firm is better than any gift we could ever imagine.

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After a dusting of snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail, it’s necessary to clean off your windshield. It’s necessary in order to see and drive safely, and now it’s necessary because it’s the law.

Maine State Police are warning drivers to clear their windshields completely after a snowstorm before taking to the roads. If a driver’s windshield is obstructed, he or she will be fined. Fines for an obstructed windshield reach upwards of $135.

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New home owners in Maine must now prove that their house has a carbon monoxide detector.

A new Maine law is designed to reduce the risk of poisoning by carbon monoxide. The colorless, odorless, and invisible gas is a byproduct of burning fuel such as oil, propane, coal, and wood, and is extremely dangerous. On average, 400 people die annually in the United States with another 1,500 injured due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Lawyers have long donated their time and services to help many great causes. Today, amidst difficult economic times, access to lawyers and justice is more challenging than ever. Which is why the American Bar Association established Pro Bono Week.

The first annual Pro Bono Week was held nationwide October 25-31, 2009, both celebrating the work of lawyers who donate their goodwill, as well as recruiting others to get involved. Though a national initiative, the charitable week attempts to establish relationships in local communities with local lawyers. Across the nation, many Americans are faced with legal issues and cannot afford a lawyer. Through the help of generous lawyers, their legal issues can be resolved.

In Maine, there are many opportunities for lawyers to volunteer and give back to the communities they work in. Some have time and others make it, while at the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein, access to justice is our top priority. With a statewide practice and five conveniently located offices in Biddeford, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, and Bangor, the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein is accessible to Mainers of all walks of life. But that’s just the beginning of the firm’s goodwill.

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The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is supporting a statewide crackdown on impaired driving. The sustained holiday enforcement period runs from December 16th - January 3rd and will attempt to save lives during the holiday season.

Thirty-two local police departments, five county Sheriffs' offices, and the Maine State Police are participating in the campaign, as over $270,000 has been awarded to fund their enforcement efforts. Nationally, more than $7 million dollars will be spent to educate, raise awareness, and curb drinking and driving during the holiday season.

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The Portland Community Health Center recently opened in the Parkside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The healthcare center is a full-service primary care medical facility serving Greater Portland, and is a welcome addition to the area as Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center have become overcrowded.

The clinic has the capacity to service 5,000 patients and will focus primarily on the uninsured and those on MaineCare and Medicaid. Those with no insurance will pay on a sliding scale.

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