About William Bly

William T. Bly is a 2000 graduate of Rutgers University where he majored in Political Science with a minor in U.S. History. He then went on to attend and graduate in 2004 from the University of Maine – School of Law. During his time in law school, Mr. Bly focused on criminal defense. He worked at the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office in Portland, Maine as an intern prosecutor. This experience allowed him to gain insight of the “ins and outs” of criminal prosecution in Maine. Upon graduation from law school, Attorney Bly formed his own law firm. Through his education and work, attorney Bly has developed a strong foundation in criminal law. With the limited exception of a brief period of time representing the State of Maine as an intern (student) prosecutor, Attorney Bly is proud to say that he has spent his entire legal career representing the citizen accused.

Mr. Bly’s practice is devoted nearly exclusively to criminal defense. He has successfully defended persons charged with crimes in both federal and state court on a myriad of charges including manslaughter, aggravated felony assault, simple assault, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, domestic violence assault, possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, conspiracy to traffic in drugs, drunk driving, OUI, DUI, DWI, aggravated DWI, DWI involving serious accidents with bodily injury, high breath test DWI cases, DWI cases where a blood draw was performed and driving under the influence of drugs.