David A. Lourie Esq.
EDUCATION: FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK (1964); QUEENS COLLEGE CUNY (1968); LEEDS UNIVERSITY YORKSHIRE, UK (1970); BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL (1974)
Private practice, Westbrook, Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine (1991-Present), concentrating in municipal and land use law; contracts, civil rights and civil liberties; litigation in all courts and state administrative agencies. Corporation Counsel of the City of Portland, Maine (1976 to 1990.) Chief legal advisor to all City officials, Boards and Commissions; administrative head of the City’s Legal Department.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR MAINE; FIRST CIRCUIT; AND UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Areas of Practice
- Zoning, Subdivision, Boundary disputes, and other land use disputes 30%
- Property tax abatement and eminent domain takings 20%
- Administrative appeals to Maine Courts under Rule 80B or 80C 30%
- Civil rights, civil liberties and other litigation 20%
Litigation Percentage
- 40% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Maine, 1974
- Massachusetts, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Maine, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 05/1974
- Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York
- B.A. - 1968
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
- Major: History
Representative Clients
- Towns of Baldwin and Parsonsfield, Maine
- Portland Shellfish
- Cumberland Farms
- Palace Playland
References
- Key Bank of Maine
- Fleet Bank of Maine
Honors And Awards
- Maine Civil Liberties Union Award for Service, 2002 to Present
- NAACP Martin Luther King Service Award, 2001 to Present
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Maine State Bar Association, Member, 1974 to Present
- Cumberland Bar Association, Member, 1978 to Present
Past Employment Positions
- City of Portland, Maine, Corporation Counsel, 1980 to 1990
- City of Portland, Main , Deputy Corporation Counsel, 1976 to 1980
Pro Bono Activities
- American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Legal Panel and Cooperating Attorney, 1990 - Present
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Chair of Legal Redress Cttee., 1994 - Present