Stephen O'Donnell grew up in Augusta and attended public and parochial schools there and graduated from Cony High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and a Doctor of Laws (JD) degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. O'Donnell has been in private practice in Maine since 1976 and started Goodspeed & O'Donnell with Ernest L. Goodspeed, Jr. in 1980. He has extensive legal experience in both State and Federal Courts.
At the present time, Mr. O'Donnell concentrates his practice on Social Security disability, estate planning, wills, probate, trusts and estates, real estate and business planning. In addition to drafting trusts, he serves as a trustee.