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Toby Hollander, Esq. Guardian ad Litem 112 Ludlow Street, Portland, ME 04103 207.775.0721 phone 207.775.0722 fax |
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TOBY HOLLANDER was appointed on his first GAL case 16 years ago, and has been appointed by the Court on over 130 cases, including both Family Matters (Title 19-A) and Child Protection cases (Title 22). He earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 and served in the Navy until 1971 and is a veteran of the war in Vietnam. He is a lawyer by training (graduated from Washington University Law School, 1974) for 26 years. |
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After practicing law in St. Louis, in 1987, Toby moved to Maine and became the Directing Attorney of the Lewiston Office of Pine Tree Legal Assistance. In 1991 he left Pine Tree for private practice, and in 2000 moved his office to his home and limited his work to that of a Guardian ad litem. Toby is the father of three children and has been married for forty years to Lucky Hollander,who isthe Director of Legislative Affairs for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Toby is a founding member of the Maine Guardian ad Litem Institute (established in 2004) and is the organization's first President. As part of his work with the institute, he has mentored newly rostered GALs, drafted legislation, and organized study groups and informational luncheons. Also in 1994, the American Bar Association presented Toby with its Ann Leichty Pro Bono award in recognition of his work on behalf of indigent families. Toby presently serves on the Maine Judiciary’s Advisory Committee on Children and Families and previously served (2006-2007) on the Supreme Court’s Family Division Task Force.Toby has served on several committees in the Department of Health and Human Services seeking to make the agency more responsive to the needs of the families and children they serve. Toby has been faculty on the Court’s annual core training for new GALs, speaking on topics such as "Interviewing Children and From the Trenches: The GAL Experience”. |
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TANJA HOLLANDER is Toby's oldest daughter and a graduate of Deering High School (Portland) and Hampshire College (B.A. in Photography 1994). She began working in her father’s law office as a teenager and now serves in a part time role as an administrative assistant. Tanja, when not at the office, is busy working as fine art photographer. She is a founding member of the Bakery Photographic Collective and is represented by Jim Kempner Fine Art in New York City and Carroll & Sons in Boston. | |