Charlie Soltan and James Bass concentrate their legal practice in the fields of legislative advocacy, regulatory law, administrative and municipal law. Charlie and James advise multinational, national, state and local clients attempting to navigate Maine's Legislature and Executive agencies. Soltan Bass offers regulatory and legal advice to entities before all state agencies and municipalities.

Their office is located within a short distance of Maine State House and the majority of the State's regulatory agencies and courts. Since 2007, Charlie has annually been named one of the Best Lawyers in America© in the specialty of Administrative law. His law firm has also achieved first tier ranking since 2016, and for 2014-2015, Charlie was named Lawyer of the Year for Augusta, Maine in the field of Administrative law.

James also co-owns Cushnoc Brewing Co. in downtown Augusta, Maine, a craft brewery and wood-fired pizza restaurant. As a result, James is skilled at navigating municipal, state and federal liquor licensing for breweries, wineries and distilleries. From corporate formation to licensing under Maine's Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to workplace and employment policies and procedures, James is well equipped to advise tomorrow's brewers and chefs.

With regard to municipal matters, James advises residential and commercial developers in matters relating to land use/enforcement, zoning, real estate, municipal ordinances and other agreements.