Richard Spencer

RICHARD A. SPENCER Attorney PDF 207.253.0506 Phone 207.772.3627 Fax Email 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600 Portland, ME 04101-2480 Assistant: Katie Romasco PRACTICE AREAS Environmental & Natural Resources Land Use & Conservation Municipal Law Public Finance School & Education EDUCATION Harvard College, B.A., cum laude, 1966 Columbia Law School, J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1969 BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS Maine MEMBERSHIPS Maine State Bar Association American Bar Association National Association of Bond Lawyers COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Board Member International Senior Lawyers Project, Mining and Environmental Project in Mongolia Cushings Island Association President Maine Audubon Society Past President Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Public Policy Committee Chair Portland Trails Co-Founder Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Co-Founder Judiciary Committee of the Maine Legislature Chairman Saco River Corridor Legislation Principal Author Dick Spencer specializes in complex problems which require effective advocacy at the local and state levels and before administrative agencies, the state courts and the Legislature. He is among the State's experts in such diverse areas as land conservation, land use, municipal law, and public finance. Dick's approach to problems is intuitive and creative. He thrives on finding the answers to difficult and complex problems. Dick is listed in Best Lawyers in America, a guide to leading lawyers in the country, in the categories of Education Law and Public Finance law. He served for four years as House Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Maine Legislature and has been actively involved in Maine's non-profit sector. AWARDS Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) Best Lawyers USA Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent