PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental & Natural Resources
Land Use & Conservation
Municipal Law
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.,
with honors, 1974
Holy Cross College, B.A., 1969
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
First Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
U.S. Supreme Court
MEMBERSHIPS
Maine State Bar Association
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
President
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Board of Directors
Vice Chair
Maine Task Force on Lead Poisoning Liability and Insurance
Member, appointed by Governor Angus King
Maine Municipal and Rural Electrification Cooperative Agency
Member, appointed by Governor Joseph Brennan
Commission to Examine Problems of Tort Litigation and Liability Insurance in Maine
Member, appointed by Governor Joseph Brennan
Maine Environmental Health Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Environmental and Technical Advisory Committee of the Maine Alliance
Member
Town of Freeport Coastal Planning Commission
Chair
Town of Freeport Coastal Waters Commission
Vice Chair
Appalachian Mountain Club
Vice President
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental & Natural Resources
Land Use & Conservation
Municipal Law
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.,
with honors, 1974
Holy Cross College, B.A., 1969
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Maine
First Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
U.S. Supreme Court
MEMBERSHIPS
Maine State Bar Association
COMMUNITY/PUBLIC SERVICE
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
President
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Board of Directors
Vice Chair
Maine Task Force on Lead Poisoning Liability and Insurance
Member, appointed by Governor Angus King
Maine Municipal and Rural Electrification Cooperative Agency
Member, appointed by Governor Joseph Brennan
Commission to Examine Problems of Tort Litigation and Liability Insurance in Maine
Member, appointed by Governor Joseph Brennan
Maine Environmental Health Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Environmental and Technical Advisory Committee of the Maine Alliance
Member
Town of Freeport Coastal Planning Commission
Chair
Town of Freeport Coastal Waters Commission
Vice Chair
Appalachian Mountain Club
Vice President
Bill Plouffe has 30 years of Maine land use, environmental and municipal law practice experience. Since joining Drummond Woodsum in 1984, he has represented commercial, private and municipal interests before federal and State natural resource agencies and has provided counsel to clients in permitting, enforcement and transactional contexts. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Land Use and Zoning Law, Land Use and Zoning Litigation, Municipal Litigation, and Municipal Law. Best Lawyers has selected Bill as Maine's 2014 Municipal "Lawyer of the Year" and as Municipal Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" for 2013. Best Lawyers is a well-respected publication listing attorneys who have been selected by their peers and clients as being among the top lawyers in the U.S. in their various fields.
Bill also serves as the town attorney for several Maine municipalities and has served as special counsel for towns and cities throughout the State. In addition to providing representation on zoning and land use enforcement, elections, finance, personnel and other issues often confronted by municipalities, he has also been involved in complex specialized areas of municipal law such as tax increment financing arrangements, multi-million dollar tax abatement requests litigated before the State Board of Property Tax Review and the courts, solid waste flow control ordinances, contract zoning, impact fee ordinances, human rights ordinances, development moratoria and large scale open space acquisitions.
AWARDS
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Land Use and Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2016-2018
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Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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New England Super Lawyers, Land Use/Zoning 2007-2017
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Litigation - Municipal Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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Best Lawyers USA
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Chambers USA, Maine, Environment
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Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent
Bill Plouffe has 30 years of Maine land use, environmental and municipal law practice experience. Since joining Drummond Woodsum in 1984, he has represented commercial, private and municipal interests before federal and State natural resource agencies and has provided counsel to clients in permitting, enforcement and transactional contexts. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Land Use and Zoning Law, Land Use and Zoning Litigation, Municipal Litigation, and Municipal Law. Best Lawyers has selected Bill as Maine's 2014 Municipal "Lawyer of the Year" and as Municipal Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" for 2013. Best Lawyers is a well-respected publication listing attorneys who have been selected by their peers and clients as being among the top lawyers in the U.S. in their various fields.
Bill also serves as the town attorney for several Maine municipalities and has served as special counsel for towns and cities throughout the State. In addition to providing representation on zoning and land use enforcement, elections, finance, personnel and other issues often confronted by municipalities, he has also been involved in complex specialized areas of municipal law such as tax increment financing arrangements, multi-million dollar tax abatement requests litigated before the State Board of Property Tax Review and the courts, solid waste flow control ordinances, contract zoning, impact fee ordinances, human rights ordinances, development moratoria and large scale open space acquisitions.
AWARDS
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Land Use and Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers) 2016-2018
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Municipal Law Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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New England Super Lawyers, Land Use/Zoning 2007-2017
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Litigation - Municipal Lawyer of the Year, Portland, ME (Awarded by Best Lawyers)
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Best Lawyers USA
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning (2011-2019)
- Litigation - Municipal (2011-2019)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (2007-2019)
- Municipal Law (2007-2019)
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Chambers USA, Maine, Environment
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Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent
