Rebecca J. Sargent

Rebecca J. Sargent is an attorney and partner at JKS, LLC in Ellsworth, Maine. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate, trust administration, corporate matters, real estate, and elder law. She helps clients address legal and financial matters that often require careful planning and coordination. Her work includes preparing for future needs, administering estates and trusts, supporting business matters, and guiding real estate transactions.

Rebecca earned a B.S. in Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. She also graduated with honors from the National Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University and the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Executive Bank Management at Georgetown University. This legal, business, and fiduciary training supports her ability to evaluate complex estate, trust, corporate, and property matters with practical judgment.

Before establishing her law practice, Rebecca served as Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer at Union Trust Company, now Camden National Bank, from 1994 to 2008. Earlier, she practiced law at Loughlin & Wade in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 2013, she merged her practice with those of Jeffrey Jones and Roberta Kuriloff to form the firm now known as JKS, LLC. Her background combines private practice, trust administration, banking leadership, and client service.

Rebecca J. Sargent is admitted to practice in Maine and New Hampshire and belongs to the Maine, New Hampshire, and Hancock County Bar Associations. She was named the Ellsworth Chamber’s Citizen of the Year in 2024 and serves several community organizations, including the Ellsworth Business Development Corporation, Frenchman Bay Conservancy, Downeast Family YMCA, and Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce. She also teaches estate planning and investment topics for local organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney/Partner, Jones, Kuriloff & Sargent, LLC
• Member, Maine Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Member, Hancock County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine
• New Hampshire

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Pennsylvania State University
  BS in Business Administration

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