Steve Arner
Steve Arner represents clients in various areas of law including the areas of estate planning and elder law, probate, real estate, family law (including divorce and child custody), civil litigation, commercial disputes, business entity formation and operation, administrative law, contracts, and non-profit law . He is also a mediator and notary public.
Steve was first admitted to practice law in Virginia in 1995 after graduating from the College of William and Mary and the Marshall-Wythe Law School at the College of William and Mary, and moved his practice to Maine nearly a decade ago. His practice has ranged from construction law at a small firm, to environmental law at a mid-sized boutique firm, to general civil litigation at one of the country’s largest law firms. Now, Steve runs a general practice in Carrabassett Valley. He has experience representing clients in a wide range of matters, in state and federal courts and other venues, including commercial disputes, immigration, consumer law, estate planning and administration, family law, landlord/tenant disputes, premises liability, non-profit formation and administration, EEOC disputes, government contracting, antitrust, copyright, real estate, trade secrets, fraud, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the First Amendment, criminal matters, and under numerous environmental statutes. He has been committed to pro bono practice for the entirety of his career and has been named a Katahdin Counsel by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for his pro bono efforts.
Since moving to Carrabassett Valley with his family, Steve has been active in the community, being elected President of the Sugarloaf Ski Club; being elected to the Carrabassett Valley School Committee, and subsequently elected chairman of the Committee; being appointed to serve on, and subsequently elected chairman of, the Carrabassett Valley Board of Zoning Appeals; co-chairing the Parent Student Organization (PSO) at CVA, serving on the Board of Directors of the Sugarloaf Chapel; serving on the Board of Directors of the Maine School Boards Association, coaching soccer and softball at the Stratton School, and working various jobs at Sugarloaf including driving a shuttle bus, bartending, and skiing as a mascot.