William Avantaggio at a glance
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- Judge of Probate
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- Maine · State
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William Avantaggio
Judge of Probate · Lincoln County Probate Court
William Avantaggio — Lincoln County Probate Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Judge of Probate in Lincoln County, Maine, a position he has held since first being elected in 2016
- Practicing attorney based in Newcastle, Maine, and has practiced law in Lincoln County since 1994
- Lincoln County probate judge in Maine, elected unopposed in 2016 according to .
- Began local legal practice in 1994 and opened his own office in 2002
- Maine Attorney General’s Office — contract attorney, guardianship cases
Education
- Law degree, University of Maine School of Law
Additional information
- Raised in Damariscotta, he attended St Lawrence University and later law school in Portland; the overview does not specify the law school or degree years.
- He also serves as president of the Maine Assembly of Probate Judges and has participated in state advisory committees on probate and judicial ethics
- His work focused on criminal and family matters, with additional property, landlord–tenant, injury and construction cases.
- Community service included the Mid-Coast American Red Cross board and youth-sports coaching at CLC YMCA.
- He is listed as a Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers member.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Maine Rules of Probate Procedure, published compilation effective July 1, 2019
Lincoln County Probate Court
Probate Court proceedings. This 2019 compilation is retained as dated source evidence; later amendments have not been exhaustively checked. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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2026 Directory of Maine Counties
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