[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 149 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 RECOGNIZING MILLS AND MILLS LAW OFFICE

 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, today I recognize Mills and Mills 
Law Office, a small family-owned law firm that has provided vital legal 
services to the people of western Maine for 100 years.
  The Mills family name has long been synonymous with the Farmington 
area. Sumner Mills began a small law firm there in May of 1911, after 
moving his family from the coastal town of Stonington, where he had 
previously opened a small law practice in 1904. Throughout the years, 
Mills and Mills has offered its customers a wide range of legal 
services, and at present primarily focuses on estate planning, business 
issues, and real estate. The company has previously offered fire and 
casualty insurance. The firm currently has nine staff members, 
including Paul Mills, the grandson of the founder, who joined the firm 
in 1977 and is now a senior attorney.
  On August 26, 150 members of the Farmington community gathered at the 
law office to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The date was selected 
because it marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Peter 
Mills, Sumner's son and longtime attorney at Mills and Mills. Attendees 
reminisced about the law firm's storied history, and the event provided 
an opportunity to look forward to the office's future of helping the 
residents of western Maine.
  Today, I also recognize the longstanding commitment and vast 
contributions of the Mills family to public service in the State of 
Maine. Peter, who joined Mills and Mills in 1940, was a member of the 
Maine House of Representatives for three terms, as well as the State 
senate for two terms. He also served as a municipal court judge, and 
was later U.S. attorney for Maine for 16 years under three Presidents. 
His father had been a State legislator in Hancock County before moving 
to Farmington.
  Many of Peter's children have gone on to follow in their father's and 
grandfather's footsteps. Janet Mills served in the Maine House of 
Representatives, and later became our State's first female attorney 
general. Peter Mills III, a former State senator from Somerset County 
and twice a candidate for Governor, now serves as executive director of 
the Maine Turnpike Authority. And Doctor Dora Anne Mills is the former 
director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Three generations of the Mills family have worked tirelessly to serve 
the community in Franklin County and throughout western Maine. With a 
passion for the law and a dedication to public service, the Mills 
family has left an indelible mark on Maine history. Mills and Mills 
remains a tribute to the critical work begun 100 years ago by Sumner 
Mills. I thank the entire Mills family for all of their efforts, and 
wish them and everyone at Mills and Mills success in their future 
endeavors.

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