Chester & Vestal

Attorneys

• Edwin Chester has been practicing law since 1977. For the last 35 years, Ned’s practice has focused almost exclusively on juvenile clients, representing adolescents in all Maine courts and in school disciplinary hearings.

• Barbara Vestal has been practicing law in Maine since 1977. Barbara’s practice focuses on real estate, including assisting clients with the purchase and sale of real estate, development projects, and condominium conversion and management; probate and decedent's estates, including wills, guardianships, adoptions, powers of attorney, advance health care directives; and guardian ad litem work.

• Amber Miller has been an attorney admitted to the Maine Bar since 2020. Immediately prior to becoming a Maine attorney, Amber worked with Chester & Vestal, P.A. as a non-attorney education advocate. Amber facilitates IEP team meetings with the school, participates in mediations, advocates for students in expulsion hearings, helps negotiate with schools on behalf of clients, and represents students in a full range of settings. She has extensive experience with education issues and protection of students with disabilities.

• Amy Phalon joined Chester & Vestal, PA in 2022, bringing over 15 years of experience advocating for students with disabilities as an educator and attorney. Admitted as a Maine attorney in 2013, Phalon has expertise in litigation, alternative dispute resolution, administrative hearings, jury trials, and federal appeals. Prior to becoming an attorney, Phalon worked an English and literacy teacher in various capacities for over a decade, primarily with older teens and young adults. Throughout her career, her main area of focus has been providing students with special needs with access to learning and equal opportunities in education.

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