PRACTICE AREAS
Land Use & Conservation
Litigation
Municipal Law
EDUCATION
University of Maine School of Law, J.D.,
summa cum laude
University of Maine Farmington, B.A History,
summa cum laude
University of Maine Farmington, B.S. Secondary Education - Social Studies,
summa cum laude
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
MEMBERSHIPS
Maine Bar Association
Gignoux Inn of Court
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine Justice Foundation
Auburn City Council
Former City Councilor, at-large
PRACTICE AREAS
Land Use & Conservation
Litigation
Municipal Law
EDUCATION
University of Maine School of Law, J.D.,
summa cum laude
University of Maine Farmington, B.A History,
summa cum laude
University of Maine Farmington, B.S. Secondary Education - Social Studies,
summa cum laude
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
MEMBERSHIPS
Maine Bar Association
Gignoux Inn of Court
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine Justice Foundation
Auburn City Council
Former City Councilor, at-large
Grady R. Burns is a member of the Municipal and Land Use Group at the firm’s Portland office, with a practice focused on general municipal law, land use, and litigation.
Grady is a lifelong Mainer, and a graduate of the University of Maine Farmington and the University of Maine School of Law. Prior to and while attending law school, Grady served on the Auburn City Council, chairing the city’s Community Development Block Grant Citizen Advisory Committee, as well as the council’s Economic & Community Development Committee.
Graduating second in his law school class, Grady was elected as the editor-in-chief of the Maine Law Review, and was a recipient of the law school’s Faculty Significant Achievement Award upon graduation. Following graduation, Grady received the Kenneth R. Clegg Award for Excellence, given for the highest overall score on the Maine Bar Exam.
PUBLICATIONS
- Who Takes a Dam: Regulatory Confusion and Surging Opportunities for Small Dam Removal in Rural Maine, 71 Me. L. Rev. 361 (2019)
Grady R. Burns is a member of the Municipal and Land Use Group at the firm’s Portland office, with a practice focused on general municipal law, land use, and litigation.
Grady is a lifelong Mainer, and a graduate of the University of Maine Farmington and the University of Maine School of Law. Prior to and while attending law school, Grady served on the Auburn City Council, chairing the city’s Community Development Block Grant Citizen Advisory Committee, as well as the council’s Economic & Community Development Committee.
Graduating second in his law school class, Grady was elected as the editor-in-chief of the Maine Law Review, and was a recipient of the law school’s Faculty Significant Achievement Award upon graduation. Following graduation, Grady received the Kenneth R. Clegg Award for Excellence, given for the highest overall score on the Maine Bar Exam.
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