Maine's legal market represents a study in contrasts. The Portland area is home to young entrepreneurs, alternative energy and hotel construction amid a tourism resurgence. Demand is less robust in the outlying areas, and some towns may soon go without lawyers as the local bar ages. Maine ranks in the middle of the pack with a 6.8 percent unemployment rate — below the national average.
"The Maine economy is a funny animal," said Gloria Pinza, managing partner of Pierce Atwood's Portland headquarters. "We're not a hotbed of public companies, but we have a very strong middle-market business sector. Typically, when the economy suffers, we don't suffer as much, and when it booms, we don't gain as much. But it's nice to see [construction] cranes around Portland again."
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