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Murray, Plumb & Murray has been engaged in law practice in Portland since 1973. The breadth of experience and expertise of our attorneys enables us to handle even the most complex matters in a manner that is personal in approach and responsive to our client's needs. Our success can be measured by the long-standing relationships we have enjoyed with our clients through the decades. Some have been with us for more than 30 years, which is a tribute to the quality and cost effectiveness of our legal representation. All attorneys are members of the Cumberland County and Maine State Bar Associations.

Statement of Practice

Complex Commercial and Civil Litigation in Federal and State Courts, Regional Trial Practice, Regional Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Transactions, Business Transactions, Corporate Law, Construction Law, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Title, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Disabled Rights, Education Law, Special Education, Employment Law, Labor Law, Environmental Law, Franchise Law, Interstate Commerce, Landlord and Tenant Law, Land Use, Municipal Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Public Utility Law, Telecommunications Law, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trust Planning, Estate Planning.

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Fixed Hourly Rates
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Address

75 Pearl Street
Portland, ME 04101, (Cumberland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 207-773-5651
Telefax: 207-773-8023

Website

http://www.mpmlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

DIRECTORS

Peter S. Plumb (Director) born Springfield, Massachusetts, September 7, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Maine; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1965); Columbia University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Edward T. Gignoux, 1969-1970. Assistant County Attorney, Cumberland County, 1973-1974. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law; Business Mediation; Mediation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Contested Trusts and Estates.Email: Peter S. Plumb

John C. Lightbody (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Maine; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Telecommunications Law; Public Utility Law; Transportation.Email: John C. Lightbody

Thomas C. Newman (Director) born Rochester, New York, April 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Maine and New York. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976); Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1977-1979. Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Chief Judge T. Emmet Clarie, 1979-1980. Visiting Instructor: Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School, 1986—; American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Thomas C. Newman

John C. Bannon (Director) born Camden, New Jersey, March 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Maine Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Edward S. Godfrey, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1980-1981. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Boundary Disputes; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Law; Governmental Law; Land Use Regulation; Land Use Litigation; Municipal Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: John C. Bannon

Drew A. Anderson (Director) born Milton, Massachusetts, September 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, Massachusetts; 1990, Maine. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1980); Suffolk University (J.D., 1984). Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Literary Editor, 1983-1984, Suffolk University Law Review. Board Member, 1009-1999 and President, 1993-1995, Children's Museum of Maine. Board Member, Portland's Downtown District, 2001—. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Insurance; Corporate Law.Email: Drew A. Anderson

Richard L. O'Meara (Director) born Lowell, Massachusetts, February 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Maine; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982) Phi Beta Kappa; London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc., with distinction, 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., valedictorian, 1986). Articles Development Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; ERISA Litigation; Civil Rights; Disabled Rights; Constitutional Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Richard L. O'Meara

Christopher B. Branson (Director) born Wilmington, Ohio, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Maine; 1991, Massachusetts; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., Philosophy, 1984); Harvard University Law School (J.D., 1990). Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Justice Stewart G. Pollock, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1990-1991. President, 2008— and Board Member, 2003—, Maine Civil Liberties Union. Board of Fellows, Portland Museum of Art, 1999—. Member: Cumberland County, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: R.C. Moore v. Les-Care Kitchens, Inc., 931 A.2d 1081 (Me. 2007); In re Estate of Chartier, 866 A.2d 125 (Me. 2005); American Express v. Temm, 241 F. Supp.2d 30 (D. Me. 2003); In re Spenlinhauer, 101 F.3rd 106 (1st Cir. 1996); Pew v. Scopino, 904 F.Supp. 18 (D. Me 1995). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Liberties.Email: Christopher B. Branson

Michael D. Traister (Director) born Buffalo, New York, November 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Maine; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 1996, Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1990); University of Maine (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Associate Editor, Maine Law Review, 1994-1995. Staff Member, Maine Law Review, 1993-1994. Member, North Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals, 2008—. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Land Use; Municipal Law; Real Property; Zoning Law.Email: Michael D. Traister

Barbara L. Goodwin (Director) born Portland, Maine, August 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Maine; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Staff Member, 1994-1995 and Articles Editor, 1995-1996, Maine Law Review. Legal Writing Instructor, 1994-1996. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Civil Rights.Email: Barbara L. Goodwin

Timothy H. Boulette (Director) born Richland, Washington, November 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Maine; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1991); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Recipient, Faculty Significant Achievement Award, 1990. Staff Member, 1997-1998 and Articles Editor, 1998-1999, Maine Law Review. Moot Court Board Member, 1998-1999. Legal Writing Instructor, 1998-1999. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Insurance; Intellectual Property; Commercial Transactions; Emerging Business Law.Email: Timothy H. Boulette

John B. Shumadine (Director) born Richmond, Virginia, October 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Maine; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., 1990); Old Dominion University (M.A., 1994); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Staff Member, 1997-1998 and Editor-in-Chief, 1998-1999, Maine Law Review Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate Litigation; Administrative Law; Environmental Regulation; Municipal Law.Email: John B. Shumadine

ASSOCIATES

Thomas L. Douglas (Associate) born Princeton, New Jersey, September 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2005, Maine; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2003). Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re: Estate of Dineen, 904 A.2d 417, 2006 ME 108. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Probate Litigation; Personal Injury; Landlord and Tenant Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Thomas L. Douglas

Kelly W. McDonald (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, May 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Maine. Education: Bates College (B.A., Math and Philosophy, cum laude, 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Best Oral Argument Award, 2003. Board Member, MaineShare, 2007—. Member, Police Citizen Review Subcommittee, City of Portland, 2007—. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Contracts; Products Liability.Email: Kelly W. McDonald

Nicole Bradick (Associate) born Alexandria, Virginia, July 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Staff Member, 2004-2005 and Case Note and Comment Editor, 2005-2006, Ocean and Coastal Law Journal. President, Disability Rights Center, 2008—. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Special Education; Education Law; Appellate Practice; Corporate Law.Email: Nicole Bradick

OF COUNSEL

Peter L. Murray (Of Counsel) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Maine and Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1964); Harvard University Law School (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1967). Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School, July 1991-2010. Professor of Law, Husson University Law School, 2009—. Member: Cumberland, Maine State and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Arbitration; General Practice; Estate Planning; Litigation Consulting.Email: Peter L. Murray

Barbara T. Schneider (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., December 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Maine; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maine. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Business Law; Employment Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Barbara T. Schneider