Blake E. McCartney

Blake E. McCartney is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on employment and labor law and school law. He advises public and private employers and educational institutions on workplace and school-related legal issues. His work includes investigations, discrimination and harassment matters, employee leave, wage and hour questions, collective bargaining, unemployment proceedings, discipline, and policy or handbook development.

McCartney earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law and a B.A. from Colby College. His academic record and early public-interest work support a practice that requires careful legal analysis and fact development. This background supports McCartney’s legal analysis and problem solving in employment, labor, and school law, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

McCartney’s experience includes workplace and school investigations, representation before the Maine Human Rights Commission and unemployment authorities, collective bargaining, and day-to-day employment counseling. McCartney assists clients in responding to complaints, developing policies, managing employee issues, and preparing for administrative or labor-related proceedings. Through these matters, McCartney helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Blake E. McCartney has received the Maine Law Foundation Alumni Award and served through the Mead Fellowship program. His practice bridges preventive counseling and contested employment matters for employers and schools. In serving employers and educational institutions, McCartney brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. McCartney helps organizations manage workplace compliance, employee relations, investigations, and labor issues with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Justice Andrew M. Mead Fellowship for Pro Bono Service, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (2024)

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

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

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