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Bourget & Banda | Criminal Defense Attorneys in Augusta, Maine (h1)
Bourget & Banda is a criminal defense firm located at 185 State Street in Augusta, Maine, with a second office in South Portland. The firm can be reached at (207) 623-3731 and represents clients in both state and federal court throughout central and southern Maine. Attorney Darrick X. Banda anchors the criminal practice after spending years as an Assistant District Attorney and supervising prosecutor for Kennebec and Somerset counties before moving to defense work in 2008, giving the firm insight into how local prosecutors evaluate and build cases.
The firm’s criminal docket spans OUI and DUI charges, domestic violence and child endangerment allegations, and juvenile matters, and Banda has taken well over 200 criminal jury trials to verdict in Maine courts. That trial record shapes the firm’s posture at the negotiating table: rather than steering clients toward guilty pleas, attorneys push for reduced charges or dismissal where the facts and procedural history support it, reserving full trials for cases that warrant them. The firm also maintains family law and bankruptcy practices, which allows it to address the collateral consequences that often accompany a criminal charge, such as custody disputes or financial strain.
Banda holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English and Political Science, earning Phi Beta Kappa honors; he also served as an infantry officer and Captain in the Maine Army National Guard. That combination of prosecutorial experience, trial volume, and academic credentials underpins the firm’s standing among criminal defense practices in the Augusta area.
Address: 185 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 623-3731