Previous Law Firm Name

• Desmond & Cooper, P.A., January 1, 1994
• Law Office of David A. Lourie, December 31, 1993
• City Attorney, City of Portland, November 1, 1991
• Law Office of David A. Lourie, February 17, 1976

Law Firm Overview

Former Corporation Counsel for City of Portland, Maine

Specializing in Maine Municipal and Land Use Law

Areas of Practice

• Zoning and Land Use Law 40%
• Boundary Disputes and Riparian Rights 20%
• Municipal Law 20%
• Civil Litigation 20%

Honors and Awards

• Maine Civil Liberties Union 2002 Justice Louis Scolnick Award for Exceptional Work in Furthering the Cause of Civil Liberties, 2002
• NAACP Portland Branch 2001 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, 2001

Representative Clients

• JER, Inc.
• VIP Plaza Inc.
• Royal River Natural Foods
• Town of Baldwin, Maine
• Town of Parsonsfield, Maine

Representative Cases

• Maietta Const., Inc. v. Wainwright, 2004 WL 795909, 2004 ME 53, (Maine Supreme Court 2004)
• Isis Development, LLC v. Town of Wells, 836 A.2d 1285, 2003 ME 149 (Maine Supreme Court 2003)
• York v. Town of Limington, 2003 WL 22290326 (U.S. D. Court for Maine 2003)
• In re 2003 Legislative Apportionment of House of Representatives, 827 A.2d 810, 114 A.L.R.5th 747, 2003 ME 81 (Maine Supreme Court 2003)
• Pushard v. Delong,, 2003 WL 21911125, Me.Super., (Maine Superior Court 2003)
• Town of Baldwin v. Carter, 794 A.2d 62, 2002 ME 52, (Maine Supreme Court 2002)
• Adelman v. Town of Baldwin, 750 A.2d 577, 2000 ME 91 (Maine Supreme Court 2001)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Contracts, Warranties, Cable (Broadband), Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Government Construction Contracts, Municipal Employment -- Employee, State & Municipal Contracts, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State Government, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes