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Lawyer Agrees to Represent Maine Commission

BANGOR, Maine – As reported by the Bangor Daily News: "A Bangor attorney has agreed to represent the Maine Harness Racing Commission, which is facing civil lawsuits from two Maine Indian tribes and a statewide anti-gambling group. Bernard Kubetz of the Bangor law firm Eaton Peabody confirmed Wednesday that he had agreed to serve as the commission's legal counsel.

"He acknowledged that he has a great deal of catching up to do and not much time in which to do it, given Penobscot County Superior Court Justice Andrew Mead's plan to 'fast track' appeals of the commission's decision to award a conditional license to Penn National Gaming.

"…The groups claim that commissioners erred when they voted 3-1 earlier this month to deny the tribes and CasinosNo! intervenor status, or legal standing.

"Ordinarily, staff in the Maine Attorney General 's Office would represent a state agency such as the Harness Racing Commission in court.

"However, Attorney General Stephen Rowe last week informed the commission that it would have to obtain outside council, to be approved by Rowe, to represent the commissioners on appeals of its decisions…"

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