Benjamin J. Plante

Benjamin J. Plante is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on municipal law, property taxation, land use, and litigation. He advises municipalities and also represents individuals, citizen groups, and homeowners associations in matters involving public law and property issues. His work includes property tax abatements and exemptions, tax liens and foreclosure, land-use ordinances, deed covenants, public records, and administrative appeals.

Plante earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law and a B.A. from Saint Anselm College in 2015. His legal training was followed by public-interest work through the Volunteer Lawyers Project Mead Fellowship. This background supports Plante’s legal analysis and problem solving in municipal law and land-use litigation, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Plante’s experience includes municipal and land-use matters involving taxation, ordinances, ownership restrictions, public records, and appeals from local or federal administrative decisions. Plante appears before boards and in litigation when clients challenge or defend land-use decisions, tax treatment, or other government action affecting property interests. Through these matters, Plante helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Benjamin J. Plante has developed a practice that combines municipal counseling with litigation and administrative advocacy. His fellowship background also reflects experience serving clients through access-to-justice work. In serving municipalities and property stakeholders, Plante brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Plante helps municipalities and property stakeholders address taxation, land use, public records, and administrative disputes with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Participant, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Mead Fellowship

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Saint Anselm College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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