MAINE POOLED DISABILITY TRUST v. HAMILTON

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron M. Landsman , Rockville, MD, with whom Landsman Law Group, Rene H. Reixach, Jr. , Woods, Oviatt, Gilman, LLP, Rochester, NY, Richard L. O'Meara , and Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellant.

Thaddeus A. Heuer , with whom Dean Richlin , Jeremy W. Meisinger , and Foley Hoag, LLP were on brief, for National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Guardian Community Trust, amicus curiae.

David Scott Hamilton and Dennis M. Sandoval , APLC on brief for Special Needs Alliance, amicus curiae.

Christopher C. Taub , Assistant Attorney General of Maine, with whom Janet T. Mills , Attorney General of Maine, and Susan P. Herman , Deputy Attorney General of Maine, were on brief, for appellee.

Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Halsey B. Frank , U.S. Attorney, Alisa B. Klein , Attorney, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Casen B. Ross , Attorney, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Robert P. Charrow , General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Janice L. Hoffman , Associate General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Susan Maxson Lyons , Deputy Associate General Counsel for Litigation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, David L Hoskins , Attorney, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, W. Charles Bailey, Jr. , Attorney, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on brief for the United States of America, amicus curiae.

Before Thompson, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.