On Monday, March 25, 2024, attorney Matthew J. Martin was placed on disability suspension by the Supreme Court of Maine.
The case is entitled “Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Matthew J. Martin,” with case no. BAR 23-1.
Martin was suspended for four months in May 2022 due to reciprocal discipline stemming from a Massachusetts case. He had not been reinstated to practice in Maine at that time.
On December 8, 2022, the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine received confirmation that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts had placed Martin on disability inactive status as of December 2, 2022. In response, the Board filed a petition for reciprocal discipline in Maine on January 4, 2023. Martin was served with a copy of the petition and an order from the Maine Supreme Court requiring him to respond within 30 days if he disputed being subject to a similar order of reciprocal discipline in Maine. However, no response was received from Martin by the deadline.
As his Massachusetts disability status remained unchanged, the Maine court determined it was required to impose a substantially identical order unless specific conditions were met. It thus placed Martin on disability suspension from practicing law in the state. The order means Martin cannot return to practicing law in Maine until his future petition for reinstatement is granted.
The Disposition states:
“Based upon the above Order of Disability Inactive Status, the Court finds that a reciprocal order in Maine is warranted. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Matthew J. Martin, Esq. is now placed on disability suspension, and he may not return to practicing law in Maine until such time as his Petition for Reinstatement is granted.”
According to avvo.com, Mr. Martin attended the New England School of Law, graduating in 2009. He acquired his law license in Maine in 2011.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
