Rosalind Prince Gilman

Rosalind Prince Gilman is an associate attorney at Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP, also known as VBK Law, in Bangor, Maine. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate, and estate administration, with additional experience in real estate and commercial transactions. She assists clients with legal arrangements involving property, estates, and the transfer or administration of assets, bringing together several closely related areas of Maine law.

Gilman earned a B.A. from Yale University in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 1990, graduating cum laude. Before joining the firm, she clerked for United States Bankruptcy Judge James B. Haines Jr. in the District of Maine. She was admitted to practice in Maine and before the United States District Court for the District of Maine in 1990.

Her professional experience includes planning for the distribution of property, advising on probate and estate administration, and addressing real estate and commercial matters. Gilman has also served as a title insurance agent for First American Title Insurance Company. Her background connects estate work with the legal and practical questions that arise when individuals or fiduciaries need to identify, document, or transfer ownership interests.

Gilman is a past chair of the Maine State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Section and has served with the City of Bangor Board of Assessment Review. In February 2026, she was appointed to a third term on the St. Joseph Healthcare Board of Trustees. Rosalind Prince Gilman combines estate and property law experience with professional and community leadership to help clients approach significant planning and administration decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Penobscot County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Former Chairperson, Board of Assessment Review, Board of Assessment Review, City of Bangor
• Title Insurance Agent, First American Title Insurance Company
• Volunteer Tutor, Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc.

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Yale University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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