Daniel J. Eccher

I enjoy helping clients with estate planning and probate administration of estates. I particularly like helping people plan for long-term care while protecting their assets for their families. Let me help you and your family plan for the years ahead.

Elder Law

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees

Maine

Since 2014

1st Circuit

Since 2016

Managing Shareholder

Levey, Wagley, Putman & Eccher, PA

2017 - Current

Principal

Eccher Law, LLC

2016 - 2017

Assistant Attorney General

Maine Office of the Attorney General

2015 - 2016

HHS Division

Associate Attorney

Weeks & Hutchins, LLC

2014 - 2015

University of Maine - School of Law

J.D. (2014) | Law

2011 - 2014

Honors: Pro Bono Publico Award

Activities: MAPIL, Health Law Association

Boston University

MPH (1999) | Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1998 - 1999

Vassar College

B.A. (1996) | Biology

1992 - 1996

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Activities: College Choir and Madrigal Singers

Katahdin Counsel

Maine Supreme Judicial Court

2015

Pro Bono Publico

University of Maine School of Law

2014

American Bar Association

2014 - Current

Maine State Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Q. Is a Living Trust good for me.

29 December 2020

A: Your situation seems to lend itself to a "testamentary trust" - that is, setting up a trust for the benefit of your brother in your will. That way, your estate could benefit him for the rest of his life (if he survives you), and you could say where the remainder goes after he passes away - sort of a "win-win." You should definitely talk to a lawyer about helping you achieve your estate planning goals, especially because you do not want your nephew to inherit from you (which he likely would if you do not carefully prepare an estate plan).

Q. What do you do when a you cannot find a deceased persons deed to home and title to car?

28 September 2020

A: In Maine, most deeds are available online at the county registry's web site: http://www.maineregistryofdeeds.com/ A replacement for a lost car title can be requested from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles: https://www.maine.gov/online/bmv/mvtr/ It may be helpful to consult with a lawyer, especially if the real estate is part of the deceased person's probate estate.

Q. My mom was married 33 years her husband passed on April 8th his son served her with eviction this week can he do that

23 April 2020

A: It is possible that he can serve her with an eviction notice, especially if he was, in fact, added to the deed as a joint tenant before his father died. Whether the son is on the deed could be verified at the county Registry of Deeds (most records can be found online at http://www.maineregistryofdeeds.com/.) Fortunately, at least in the short term, evictions are on hold because of the new coronavirus. Beyond that, she should contact Legal Services for the Elderly at 1-800-750-5353 (www.mainelse.org) and/or Pine Tree Legal Services (which specializes in housing issues) at https://ptla.org/contact-us (the phone number would depend on her county). Both of these organizations offer free legal services. There is some question whether he was entitled to remove the safe. Under the new probate code, as his spouse, if there is no will, she would inherit everything in the probate estate (which would include anything in the safe, and the safe itself).