The University of Maine System is a corporate and independent legal entity created by and organized under the private and special, and public laws of the State of Maine and as such may sue and be sued only in its corporate capacity as the University of Maine System.

The Office of General Counsel was created to provide all legal advice significantly affecting the legal position of the University of Maine System through the General Counsel acting in his/her role as legal counsel to the University of Maine System or by outside counsel authorized by General Counsel per Board policy.

To submit a contract for review or for additional information about contracts, please visit the Contracts page of our site.

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Paul Chan, Special Counsel to the Chancellor
paul.chan@maine.edu

Amon Purinton, Acting General Counsel
amon.purinton@maine.edu

Lisa Landry, Associate General Counsel
lisa.landry@maine.edu

Katelynn Ronan, Associate General Counsel
katelynn.ronan@maine.edu

Thomas J. Connolly, Assistant General Counsel
thomas.j.connolly@maine.edu

ADA

ADA Amendments Act of 2008
ADEA

Campus Crime Act
Clery Act

Code of Federal Regulations

FERPA
FERPA Regulations as effected by the USA Patriot Act
Health Insurance Portability and the Accountability Act (HIPAA) (pdf)

Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protection

Solomon Amendment

Title VI
Title VII
Title IX
U.S.A. Patriot Act Basics
U.S.A. Patriot Act Text

U.S. Code

Freedom of Access

Freedom of Access Requests

Good Samaritan Law 14. M.R.S.A. 8101 et seq
Human Rights Act
Immunization Requirements by State for Students

Laws of the State of Maine Affecting the University

Maine Statutes

Maine Tort Claims Act

Notice of Risk to Personal Data

Pending Legislation

Smoking in Public Places

Workplace Smoking Act

State of Maine Home Page

State of Maine Law Library

Whistleblower Protection Act

Workers Compensation Act

University of Maine System – is made up of seven universities

Litigation Hold Policy
Litigation Hold Sample Letter

Accident and Incident Reports (Contact the Office of Risk Management & Insurance)
Administrative Practice Letters (APL’s)
Alleged Misconduct in Research
Board of Trustees Policies
Certificate of Insurance
Collective Bargaining/Grievance Policies
Conflict of Interest Policy

Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action Policy
Employee Handbooks (See Link in Human Resources page)
Employee v. Independent Contractor (See APL VII-H)
Environmental and Safety Policy
Facilities Management
Free Speech & Assembly
Freedom of Access Requests
HIPAA General Operating Policy and Forms
Human Subject Research
Information Privacy Policy
Information Technology Services
Nepotism
Political Activity
Procedures for Displaying the Flag
Raffles
Reporting Workplace Wrongdoing (See APL IV-J)

  • Pilot Program for Enhancement of Employee Whistleblower Protection (NEW)

Research:

Residency (See APL IV-G)
Risk Management and Insurance
Sexual Harassment Policy
Guidelines Regarding Consenting Relationships
Signature Authority
Smoking

Strategic Procurement
Student Code of Conduct

Tobacco-Free

Travel

Vehicle Administration (Contact the Office of Risk Management & Insurance)

Violence in the Workplace Policy

Weapons Policies

Whistleblower Protection Act (State)
Workers’ Compensation

Copyright
Intellectual Property Policy
Invention Reporting Compliance
Patents
Trademark

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