My Practice - Attorney Profiles

Our practice focuses exclusively on bankruptcy law, debt relief and consumer law. We are a Maine debt relief agency (DRA), and James F. Molleur is the only certified Consumer Bankruptcy Law attorney in the state of Maine.

• James F. Molleur - Lead Attorney
• Tanya Sambatakos
• Andrea Bopp Stark
• Jennifer G. Hayden
  
• Paralegals and Staff
  

James F. Molleur

• Bankruptcy Specialization
• My Bankruptcy Practice
• Certifications and Specialties
• Bar Admissions
• Education
• Classes Taught
• Personal Information

I am a frequent speaker for Bankruptcy Continuing Legal Education programs for the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Maine State Bar Association, the National Business Institute, and at the United States District Court for the District of Maine Biennial Conference.

Bankruptcy Specialization

The American Board of Certification provides certification for attorneys specializing in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Business Bankruptcy Law, and Creditors Rights Law. To achieve certification, an attorney must pass an all day written examination, demonstrate experience in a variety of tasks expected of practitioners in that specialty, receive recommendations from peers, and demonstrate continuing legal education credits in the specialty. Attorneys who obtain certification provide their clients with experience, up to date knowledge of the bankruptcy system, and a high level of service.

I was certified by the American Board of Certification in 1997 in Consumer Bankruptcy Law. I am currently the only attorney in the State of Maine with this certification. I work diligently to stay on top of the many changes in the bankruptcy laws. My certification reflects an interest in the bankruptcy system and a desire to provide the best service possible for my clients.

My Bankruptcy Practice

• I am the lead attorney of Molleur Law Office
  
• My clients and I are professionally supported by my wonderful staff of associates, paralegals and assistants

Certifications/Specialties

• Certified Specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification

Bar Admissions

• Maine, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1998

Education

• Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, Maine
• University of Maine School of Law, Portland, Maine

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Speaker, Bankruptcy Continuing Legal Education Programs, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Speaker, Bankruptcy Continuing Legal Education Programs, Main State Bar Association
• Speaker, Bankruptcy Continuing Legal Education Programs, National Business Institute
• Speaker, Bankruptcy Continuing Legal Education Programs, United States District Court for the District of Maine Biennial Conference

Personal Information

• Born: 1954, Rochester, New Hampshire, United States of America

Tanya Sambatakos

Tanya is a graduate of Babson College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She attended the University of Lund in Sweden and Suffolk University Law School in Boston, graduating in 2006. Attorney Sambatakos is admitted to the bar in Maine and Massachusetts, has had experience with the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, and has clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler in Boston. Tanya Sambatakos joined this practice in 2006.

Tanya's experience and interest in bankruptcy and consumer law adds to our ability to prosecute bankruptcy and consumer law violations and to better service our expanding client base throughout Maine and Massachusetts.

Andrea Bopp Stark

Andrea graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctorate in 1997. She is admitted to practice law in Maine and Massachusetts and is a Member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. From 2000 to 2007, Andrea worked as an attorney for the Legal Alliance of Northeast Massachusetts, providing advocacy in the Elderly, Benefits, Housing, and Consumer Law units. Attorney Stark was the Brooks Consumer Law Fellow through the National Consumer Law Center from 2006 to 2007, and joined our office in January 2008 as an associate attorney.

Andrea has experience advocating for victims of predatory mortgage lending practices and for clients harassed by debt collectors. We look forward to her experience in our office as we continue to expand our Consumer Law Practice.

Jennifer G. Hayden

Jennifer received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and her law degree from the New England School of Law. Before joining Molleur Law, she practiced in Massachusetts at Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) for six years. While at NLS, she represented low-income tenants in landlord-tenant disputes, public housing litigation, and fair housing cases. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Andover College in the Legal Studies Program. Jennifer Hayden passed the Maine Bar exam in September 2008 and was admitted to the Federal Bar in Maine in November 2008. She joined this practice in July 2008.

Jen is an integral part of our bankruptcy practice focusing on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases. Jen also litigates consumer and bankruptcy law violations in bankruptcy and state courts.