Small but mighty.

We’re a small, focused firm with a very powerful team.

Karen M. Bilodeau, Esq.

Karen has been fighting the good fight for Maine people since 2002 and is a tough, experienced worker advocate who’s well known in the workers’ compensation community. She’s litigated numerous claims before the Workers’ Compensation Board and obtained substantial settlements on behalf of her clients.

She was born and raised in a small town in Maine and was very close to her grandparents who worked at the now defunct Carlton Woolen Mill. At a very early age she saw how hard work takes its toll, in fact, she grew up watching her grandparents each work two jobs to provide for their family. In fact, as a child Karen would often work beside her grandmother helping her clean the offices of Progressive Iron Works at night. Karen is a fighter who does not back down. With Karen on your side, you know your best interests are being taken care of.

  • University of Maine School of Law, South Portland
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    cum laude

    Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
    magna cum laude with honors
    Phi Beta Kappa

  • Maine
    U.S. District Court, District of Maine

  • Maine State Bar Association

    Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG)
    Board of Directors, 2017 to present

    American Association for Justice

    Maine Employment Lawyers Association

    Auburn School Board
    Member, 2002 to 2004

  • How the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Changed Workers' Rights, Maine Bar Journal, Vol. 26(1), Winter, 2011

  • Thompson v. Earle W. Noyes & Sons, Inc., 2007 ME 143, 935 A.2d 663, Maine

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, 2013 to present

    WILG - Top 100 workers' Compensation Attorney, 2014 to present

    “Lawyer of the Year” for Workers’ Compensation Law in Maine for 2020, 2023

Emma Bilodeau, Esq.

Emma focuses her area of practice on family law, protective custody matters, and criminal matters. Emma advocates for individuals and families who are going through difficult times. Emma helps to assist parents involved in child protective matters by defending their rights to child contact, services, and family reunification.

Emma grew up in Lewiston/Auburn and is devoted to her community. She attended Edward Little High School and then Bates College, where she volunteered her time with multiple organizations focusing on Maine's children and families. After college, Emma worked as a case worker for the Department of Health and Human Services as a permanency caseworker. While at DHHS, Emma developed a commitment to helping parents to reunify with their children. This commitment led her to attend the University of Maine School of Law. During law school, Emma worked at the Androscoggin District Attorney's Office as a student prosecutor handling a variety of criminal matters, which sparked her interest in representing criminal matter defendants.

Prior to joining Bilodeau Law, Emma worked as a law clerk for the District Courts of Midcoast Maine and Portland, Maine, working closely with a number of Judges on a variety of legal matters.