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GVD Law
Gallagher, Villeneuve and DeGeer, PLLC has a deep understanding of the issues unique to Maine, the mid-coast, and its residents and business owners. As Lincoln County's largest law firm, we provide a wide-range of legal services in Real Estate, Family Law, Mediation, Wills and Probate, Estate and Trust Planning, Elder Law, Business and Nonprofits, Municipal Law, and U.S. Immigration and Bankruptcy Law. Our advocacy, planning, administrative and dispute resolution services are enhanced by our regional and state network of industry professionals built over decades.
Our Partners
Our partners merged two law firms in 2016, to create the biggest law firm in Lincoln and Sagadohoc Counties and the only law firm in midcoast Maine that is entirely owned and operated by a partnership of women. We offer a wide scope of services while remaining true to long standing traditions of integrity, advocacy, communication and collaboration.

Jennifer G. Villeneuve
After completing her Juris Doctor at University of New Hampshire in 2000, Attorney Jenny Villeneuve worked in the public sector in New Hampshire, as both a County Prosecutor and Municipal Attorney, before returning to Maine in 2004 to join the firm her father founded, Gallagher and Stein. She principally represents clients in Real Estate transactions and disputes, Municipal and Business matters, as well as in Estate and Trust planning, Wills and Probate, and Elder Law.
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Marcia E. DeGeer
Attorney Marcia DeGeer received her Juris Doctor from New England Law/Boston and practiced in New York City with Skadden, Arps, Meagher, and Flom LLP before returning to Maine in 2010 to found her law firm, the Law Offices of Marcia E. DeGeer. Her practice focuses Real Estate transactions, Wills and Probate matters, Estate Planning and Trusts, Business issues, Elder and Family Law, and the provision of Mediation Services.
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Kelly Baetz
Kelly Baetz, Esq. brings more than 20 years of experience in trust and estate planning, trust administration, elder law and planning, as well as in land use planning and administrative law matters. Her clients include individuals, families, private companies, and state and local officials. Kelly’s experience deepens the capacity of this firm of five attorneys representing clients in Maine and beyond with real estate, family law, business and municipal law, probate, estate planning and U.S. immigration matters.
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