David A. Lourie Esq. - a Cape Elizabeth, United States Zoning, Subdivision, Boundary disputes, and other land use disputes Lawyer

Cape Elizabeth Zoning, Subdivision, Boundary disputes, and other land use disputes Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

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: 40%

Attorney Information

Overview

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

Awards and Honors

Honors

Maine Civil Liberties Union Award for Service, 2002 - Present
NAACP Martin Luther King Service Award, 2001 - Present

Education

Legal Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1974
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York, 1968
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Sole Practitioner
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Past Positions

City of Portland, Maine, Corporation Counsel, 1980 - 1990
City of Portland, Main , Deputy Corporation Counsel, 1976 - 1980

References

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Key Bank of Maine
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Fleet Bank of Maine
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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

Representative Clients

Towns of Baldwin and Parsonsfield, Maine

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Portland Shellfish
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Cumberland Farms
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Palace Playland
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Representative Cases

Mowles v. State of Maine Ethics Commission
- Citation: 958 A.2d 897
- Court: Maine Law Court
- Year: 2007
Adelman v. Town of Baldwin
- Citation: 750 A.2d 577
- Court: Maine Law Court
- Year: 2000
Golder v. City of Saco
- Citation: 45 A.3d 697
- Court: Maine Law Court
- Year: 2012

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

Other Affiliations

Maine State Bar Association, 1974 - Present (Member)
Cumberland Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)

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Contact

Cape Elizabeth, ME

189 Spurwink Avenue
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

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Phone: 207-799-4922

Fax: 207-221-1688

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.lourielaw.com

Hours: By Appointment

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