LEWISTON — The law firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott announced that Dylan Cox has joined the firm as an associate attorney.

Cox graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 2021 and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in criminal justice, magna cum laude, 2017. He was admitted to practice in all Maine state courts in 2022.

Cox intends to focus on real estate, business and corporate law, and estate planning.

“We are pleased and proud to welcome Dylan as an associate of this firm,” Director Daniel A. D’Auteuil, Jr. said. “He will be a key member of the team that enables us to serve our clients so well in this time of a booming real estate market and high demand for legal advice and assistance.”

Cox clerked for Skelton Taintor & Abbott from 2020-2022. He also interned at the District Attorney’s Office in South Paris from 2012-2013 and at Oxford Hills Law in South Paris before that.

Skelton Taintor & Abbott is a full service trial and general practice law firm representing clients throughout Maine. With the addition of Cox, the firm consists of 12 attorneys practicing in virtually all fields of law and in both federal and state courts.